I'll Stick Around

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"I'll Stick Around"
Single by Foo Fighters
from the album Foo Fighters
B-side"How I Miss You"
ReleasedSeptember 4, 1995 (1995-09-04)[1]
StudioRobert Lang (Seattle, Washington)
Genre
Length3:52
Label
Songwriter(s)Dave Grohl
Producer(s)
  • Foo Fighters, Barrett Jones
  • Miti Adhikari (live)
Foo Fighters singles chronology
"This Is a Call"
(1995) 		"I'll Stick Around"
(1995) 		"For All the Cows"
(1995)
Music video
"I'll Stick Around" on
YouTube

"I'll Stick Around" is the second single released by American

Foo Fighters from their 1995 self titled debut album, Foo Fighters
.

Background

The song's lyrics are about American singer-songwriter Courtney Love. "I don't think it's any secret that 'I'll Stick Around' is about Courtney," Dave Grohl said in 2009. "I've denied it for fifteen years, but I'm finally coming out and saying it. Just read the fucking words!"[2] The song has been labeled grunge,[3] alternative rock,[4] and power pop.[4]

Music video

The video for this song was the first Foo Fighters

stop-action animation") and brushing his teeth with what appears to be a switchblade.[5]

The video also appeared in Beavis and Butt-Head.[6]

Other versions

  • A live version recorded on May 25, 1997, at the
    B-side to the CD2 version of the "Everlong
    " single.

Track listings

7-inch red vinyl single and Cardsleeve CD single

  1. "I'll Stick Around"
  2. "How I Miss You"

UK CD and 12-inch single

  1. "I'll Stick Around"
  2. "How I Miss You"
  3. "Ozone" (Ace Frehley cover)

Japanese CD maxi-single

  1. "I'll Stick Around"
  2. "How I Miss You"
  3. "Ozone" (Ace Frehley cover)
  4. "For All the Cows" (live at the Reading Festival, August 26, 1995)
  5. "Wattershed" (live at the Reading Festival, August 26, 1995)

Personnel

Musicians on the album

Musicians in the music video

Charts

References

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. September 2, 1995. p. 31.
  2. ISBN 978-0-306-81956-8
    .
  3. ^ O’Brien, Jon (September 18, 2017). "The 10 Best Foo Fighters Songs". Paste. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "The 95 Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1995". Spin. August 6, 2015. p. 4. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  5. ISBN 978-0-85712-021-2
    .
  6. ^ "Hey that's the dude from Nirvarna!". Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved December 17, 2020 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 29 Oct 1995". ARIA. Retrieved July 12, 2017 – via Imgur. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
  8. ^ "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 2793." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  9. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. September 23, 1995. p. 16. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  10. ^ "Foo Fighters: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  11. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  12. ^ "Foo Fighters Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  13. ^ "Foo Fighters Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  14. ^ "Foo Fighters Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  15. ^ "Airplay Monitor Best of '96: Mainstream Rock Tracks" (PDF). Airplay Monitor. Vol. 4, no. 53. December 27, 1996. p. 23. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
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