Under You (Foo Fighters song)

"Under You"
Single by Foo Fighters
from the album But Here We Are
ReleasedMay 17, 2023
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Length3:39
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Foo Fighters singles chronology
"Rescued"
(2023) 		"Under You"
(2023) 		"The Glass"
(2023)

"Under You" is a song by American rock band Foo Fighters, released as the second single from their eleventh studio album, But Here We Are, in May 2023.[3]

Composition and reception

"Under You" has been described as melodic punk,[1] and power pop by critics.[2]

According to Rolling Stone, "Under You" was recorded in the wake of Foo Fighters' drummer Taylor Hawkins' death and although it has the "sunny power-pop adjacent feel" of earlier Foo Fighters tracks like "Learn to Fly", the lyrics depict Foo Fighters' frontman Dave Grohl being nearly suffocated by the pain of losing someone. The song was ranked number 100 in Rolling Stone's The 100 Best Songs of 2023.[4]

Commercial performance

In August 2023, "Under You" became Foo Fighters' sixteenth top 10 hit on Billboard's US Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, which broke the record for the band with most top-ten songs on that chart.[5] The following month, the song kept climbing the airplay charts until it concurrently sat on top of the Rock Airplay, Alternative Airplay and Mainstream Rock. As a result, it became the eleventh song by the band to top the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, as they became the band with the most number ones in the charts history.[6]

Charts

References

  1. ^ a b Staff (May 17, 2023). "Foo Fighters Share 'Under You' Single From Upcoming But Here We Are Album". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Rolling Stone Staff (December 1, 2023). "The 100 Best Songs of 2023". Rolling Stone. Under You" has the sunny power-pop-adjacent feel of earlier Foo Fighters tracks like "Learn to Fly"...
  3. ^ Blistein, Jon (May 17, 2023). "Foo Fighters Grapple With Grief on New Song 'Under You". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "The 100 Best Songs of 2023". Rolling Stone. December 1, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  5. ^ Rutherford, Kevin (August 17, 2023). "Foo Fighters Break Record for Most Rock & Alternative Airplay Top 10s". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  6. ^ Anderson, Trevor (September 26, 2024). "Foo Fighters' 'Under You' on Top of Three Rock Radio Charts". Billboard. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  7. ^ "Foo Fighters Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  8. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Overseas – Week of June 7, 2023". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  9. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. June 12, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  11. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  12. ^ "Foo Fighters Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  13. ^ "Foo Fighters Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  14. ^ "Rock & Alternative Airplay Songs – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2023.