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Arlandria (song)
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| Single by Foo Fighters | ||||
| from the album Wasting Light | ||||
| Released | 5 September 2011 | |||
| Format | digital download | |||
| Recorded | September 6–December 21, 2010 in Dave Grohl's garage | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, post-grunge, hard rock | |||
| Length | 4.28 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Writer(s) | Dave Grohl | |||
| Producer | Butch Vig | |||
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"Arlandria" is a song from the Foo Fighters' seventh studio album Wasting Light. It was promoted only in the UK as the album's third single. It was released as a digital download on 5 September 2011.[1]
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Music video
The official music video used to promote the song was a live performance taken from the iTunes Festival London 2011, performed at the Roundhouse, London, UK.
Song information
The title is a reference to Arlandria, the Alexandria, Virginia neighborhood where Dave Grohl lived.[2] The lyrics include a reference to "Rain Rain Go Away", which Dave Grohl justified his choice by saying "there’s something about the sing-song cadence of children’s music that has its place in rock."[3]
Charts
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart (The Official Charts Company)[4] | 79 |
| UK Rock Chart (The Official Charts Company)[5] | 1 |
References
- ^ http://www.songonlyrics.com/foo-fighters-will-release-arlandria-as-a-new-single
- ^ http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-state-of-nova/post/arlandria-gets-its-own-full-foo-fighters-song/2011/04/19/AFfwBz8D_blog.html
- ^ Collis, Clark (2011-04-15). "Dave Grohl Q&A: The Foo Fighters frontman talks about the new Foos album, saying no to 'Glee,' and playing 'Smells LIke Teen Spirit' for the first time in 18 years". Entertainment Weekly. http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/04/15/foo-fighters-dave-grohl-interview-nirvana/. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
- ^ http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=50566
- ^ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/10/2011-09-24
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