Marigold (Dave Grohl song)

"Marigold"
"Marigold"
Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, California
Length	3:20
Label	RCA/Roswell
Songwriter(s)	Dave Grohl
Producer(s)	Gil Norton

"Marigold"
"Marigold"
	Cannon Falls, Minnesota
Length	2:33
Label	DGC
Songwriter(s)	Dave Grohl
Producer(s)	Steve Albini

"Color Pictures of a Marigold"
"Color Pictures of a Marigold"
Song by Late!
from the album Pocketwatch
Released	1992
Recorded	February 16, 1991 at Upland Studios in Arlington, Virginia
Length	3:13
Label	Simple Machines
Songwriter(s)	Dave Grohl
Producer(s)	Barrett Jones, Geoff Turner

"Marigold" (originally titled "Color Pictures of a Marigold") is a song written and composed by American rock musician Dave Grohl, that was first released on Pocketwatch, an album Grohl issued under the pseudonym Late! in 1992.

A version was recorded and released in 1993 by

B-side to the "Heart-Shaped Box" single. A live version was later featured on the Foo Fighters' release Skin and Bones

in 2006, garnering "Marigold" the distinction of being the only song released by both Nirvana and Foo Fighters, Grohl's two most distinguished bands.

History

Pocketwatch

"Marigold" was originally recorded by

Simple Machines in 1992 as part of the label's Tool Cassette Series.^[1] The song is listed in the liner notes

under its original title, "Color Pictures of a Marigold," and is one of just two songs on the album to feature only vocals and guitar.

Nirvana

In February 1993, Grohl entered

B-side, along with "Milk It", to "Heart-Shaped Box",^[2] the first single from In Utero (Grohl is credited for playing drums and singing lead vocal on "Marigold", but not guitar or backing vocal). The song would later appear on the third disc of the posthumous rarities box set With the Lights Out in 2004 and on 20th anniversary editions of the In Utero album in 2013. The song received some airplay on US alternative and active rock radio in 1996,^[3] after it appeared on the import release of Nirvana's European Singles box set as the B-side to the "Heart-Shaped Box" single.^[4] KROQ Music Director Lisa Worden, introduced “Marigold” to the radio waves after discovering the B-side on the single in the import box set. The song was then picked up by alternative radio stations in New York, Chicago, and Atlanta. Despite the spontaneous success of the song, Geffen Records and Grohl refused to capitalize on it and made it known that copies of the song would not be sent out to radio stations to promote airplay.^[4]

Foo Fighters

"Marigold" was performed live for the first time by Grohl during the

Winnebago" and "Friend of a Friend

".

Releases and personnel

The following is a list of the only official releases to feature the song "Marigold" and the personnel that contributed to them.

Artist	Recording studio	Date recorded	Release	Personnel
Late!	Upland Studios	December, 1990 - July, 1991	Pocketwatch Released: 1992 Label: Simple Machines Format: cassette (CS)	Dave Grohl – vocals, guitar
Nirvana	Upland Studios	December, 1990 - July, 1991	In Utero (deluxe) (Disc 2) Released: September 24, 2013 Labels: DGC, Geffen, Universal Format: 12-inch, CD	Dave Grohl – vocals, guitar
	Pachyderm Studios	February 12–26, 1993	"Heart-Shaped Box" single Released: August 23, 1993 Labels: DGC, Geffen Formats: 12-inch, CD , CS	Dave Grohl – vocals, guitar, drums^[2] Krist Novoselic – bass^[2] Kera Schaley - cello ^[2]
			With the Lights Out Released: November 23, 2004 Labels: DGC, Geffen, Universal Format: 3xCD+DVD box set
			In Utero (deluxe) (Disc 1) Released: September 24, 2013 Labels: DGC, Geffen, Universal Format: 12-inch, CD
Foo Fighters	Pantages Theatre (Hollywood)	August 29–31, 2006	Skin and Bones Released: November 7, 2006 Labels: RCA, Roswell Formats: CD, DVD	Dave Grohl – vocals, guitar Chris Shiflett – guitar Nate Mendel – bass Taylor Hawkins – drums Pat Smear – guitar backing vocals Drew Hester – vibraphone Rami Jaffee – piano, mellotron

References

^ "Dave Grohl sessions".
^ Borzillo, Carrie (April 23, 1994). "Cobain Death Spurs Rush at Retail" (PDF). Billboard. p. 102. Retrieved July 28, 2021. One song, "Marigold," written by Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, appeared on the import version of the "Heart-Shaped Box" single
^
- "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 12 April 1996. p. 98. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"
- "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 19 April 1996. p. 83. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 26 April 1996. p. 78. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"
- "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 3 May 1996. p. 88. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"
- "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 10 May 1996. p. 80. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"
- "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 10 May 1996. p. 81. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"
- "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 17 May 1996. p. 79. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"
- "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 17 May 1996. p. 80. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"
- "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 24 May 1996. p. 78. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"
- "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 24 May 1996. p. 79. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"
- "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 24 May 1996. p. 96. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"
- "Active Rock Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 7 June 1996. p. 75. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 7 June 1996. p. 83. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 7 June 1996. p. 84. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- "Active Rock Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 14 June 1996. p. 80. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"
- "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 14 June 1996. p. 88. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"
- "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 14 June 1996. p. 89. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- "Active Rock Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 21 June 1996. p. 85. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"
- "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 21 June 1996. p. 94. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"
- "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 21 June 1996. p. 95. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"
- "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 28 June 1996. p. 96. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"
- "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 5 July 1996. p. 84. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 19 July 1996. p. 96. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
^ ^a ^b HOCHMAN, STEVE (1996-04-07). "No Foo-ling, That's Nirvana". Los Angeles Times.

^{^} Simple Machines: Tool Cassette Series
^{^} LiveNirvana.com - Sessions History
^{^} FooFightersLive.com - 2006 Tour History

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/q-a-dave-grohl-on-kurts-last-days-and-the-making-of-in-utero-20130924

[1] "Dave Grohl sessions".

[2] Borzillo, Carrie (April 23, 1994). "Cobain Death Spurs Rush at Retail" (PDF). Billboard. p. 102. Retrieved July 28, 2021. One song, "Marigold," written by Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, appeared on the import version of the "Heart-Shaped Box" single

[3] 
"Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 12 April 1996. p. 98. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"

"Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 19 April 1996. p. 83. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

"Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 26 April 1996. p. 78. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"

"Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 3 May 1996. p. 88. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"

"Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 10 May 1996. p. 80. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"

"Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 10 May 1996. p. 81. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"

"Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 17 May 1996. p. 79. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"

"Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 17 May 1996. p. 80. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"

"Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 24 May 1996. p. 78. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"

"Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 24 May 1996. p. 79. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"

"Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 24 May 1996. p. 96. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"

"Active Rock Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 7 June 1996. p. 75. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

"Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 7 June 1996. p. 83. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

"Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 7 June 1996. p. 84. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

"Active Rock Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 14 June 1996. p. 80. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"

"Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 14 June 1996. p. 88. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"

"Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 14 June 1996. p. 89. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

"Active Rock Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 21 June 1996. p. 85. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"

"Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 21 June 1996. p. 94. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"

"Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 21 June 1996. p. 95. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"

"Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 28 June 1996. p. 96. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"

"Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 5 July 1996. p. 84. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

"Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 19 July 1996. p. 96. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

[4] "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 12 April 1996. p. 98. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"

[5] "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 19 April 1996. p. 83. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

[6] "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 26 April 1996. p. 78. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"

[7] "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 3 May 1996. p. 88. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"

[8] "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 10 May 1996. p. 80. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"

[9] "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 10 May 1996. p. 81. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"

[10] "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 17 May 1996. p. 79. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"

[11] "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 17 May 1996. p. 80. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"

[12] "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 24 May 1996. p. 78. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"

[13] "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 24 May 1996. p. 79. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"

[14] "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 24 May 1996. p. 96. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"

[15] "Active Rock Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 7 June 1996. p. 75. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

[16] "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 7 June 1996. p. 83. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

[17] "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 7 June 1996. p. 84. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

[18] "Active Rock Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 14 June 1996. p. 80. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"

[19] "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 14 June 1996. p. 88. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"

[20] "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 14 June 1996. p. 89. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

[21] "Active Rock Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 21 June 1996. p. 85. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"

[22] "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 21 June 1996. p. 94. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"

[23] "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 21 June 1996. p. 95. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"

[24] "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 28 June 1996. p. 96. Retrieved July 28, 2021. In some instances the song is searchable in the PDF as "Mangold"

[25] "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 5 July 1996. p. 84. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

[26] "Alternative Playlists" (PDF). Radio & Records. Radio & Records. 19 July 1996. p. 96. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

[LosAngelesTimes-4] HOCHMAN, STEVE (1996-04-07). "No Foo-ling, That's Nirvana". Los Angeles Times.

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v t e Dave Grohl
Discography
Solo releases	Pocketwatch "Marigold" "Mantra" "Cut Me Some Slack" "Play" Dream Widow
Directorial work	Sound City Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways From Cradle to Stage
Bands	Dain Bramage Scream Nirvana Foo Fighters Probot Queens of the Stone Age Tenacious D Them Crooked Vultures Sound City: Real to Reel Sound City Players
Other	The Hanukkah Sessions The Storyteller

v t e Foo Fighters
Dave Grohl Nate Mendel Pat Smear Chris Shiflett Rami Jaffee Josh Freese William Goldsmith Franz Stahl Taylor Hawkins
Studio albums	Foo Fighters The Colour and the Shape There Is Nothing Left to Lose One by One In Your Honor Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace Wasting Light Sonic Highways Concrete and Gold Medicine at Midnight But Here We Are
EPs	Five Songs and a Cover Songs from the Laundry Room Saint Cecilia Foo Files
Live albums	Skin and Bones
Compilations	Greatest Hits Medium Rare The Essential Foo Fighters
Videos	Everywhere but Home Skin and Bones Live at Wembley Stadium
Singles	"This Is a Call" "I'll Stick Around" "For All the Cows" "Big Me" "Alone + Easy Target" "Monkey Wrench" "Everlong" "My Hero" "Walking After You" "Learn to Fly" "Stacked Actors" "Generator" "Breakout" "Next Year" "The One" "All My Life" "Times Like These" "Low" "Have It All" "Best of You" "DOA" "Resolve" "No Way Back"/"Cold Day in the Sun" "Miracle" "The Pretender" "Long Road to Ruin" "Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)" "Let It Die" "Wheels" "Rope" "White Limo" "Walk" "Arlandria" "These Days" "Bridge Burning" "Something from Nothing" "The Feast and the Famine" "Congregation" "What Did I Do? / God as My Witness" "Outside" "Saint Cecilia" "Run" "The Sky Is a Neighborhood" "The Line" "Shame Shame" "No Son of Mine" "Waiting on a War" "Making a Fire" "Love Dies Young" "Rescued" "Under You" "The Glass"
Other songs	"Friend of a Friend" "Marigold"
Concert tours	Wasting Light Tour Sonic Highways World Tour Concrete and Gold Tour Everything or Nothing at All Tour
Associated acts	Nirvana Late! Tenacious D Sunny Day Real Estate Germs Scream Probot Killing Joke Queens of the Stone Age Nine Inch Nails Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders The Fire Theft Jackson United Me First and the Gimme Gimmes No Use for a Name Them Crooked Vultures The Birds of Satan The Wallflowers
Films	Back and Forth Sonic Highways Studio 666
Related	Discography Songs Awards and nominations Members 24 Hours of Foo Roswell Records Hail Satin
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