Foo Fighters announce new greatest hits album ‘The Essential Foo Fighters’

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Foo Fighters have announced details of a new ‘best of’ compilation – ‘The Essential Foo Fighters’ will come out next month.The new album is due for release on October 28 via Sony Music, and follows their ‘Greatest Hits’ album from 2009.Available on CD and double vinyl, the album features 19 tracks on CD, with two extra songs (‘Breakout’ and ‘Waiting On A War’) on the LP.

The career-spanning collection features the biggest songs from the band’s career, including two versions of ‘Everlong’ alongside ‘My Hero’, ‘Best Of You’, ‘Monkey Wrench’ and more.Pre-orders for the album are available here and you can see its cover and tracklist below.The Essential Foo Fighters is a collection pulled from their studio album discography including a selection of fan…Posted by Foo Fighters on Wednesday, September 14, 2022Side A:1. ‘Everlong’2. ‘Making A Fire’3. ‘Times Like These’4. ‘Rope’5. ‘Monkey Wrench’Side B:1. ‘My Hero’2. ‘Cold Day In The Sun’3. ‘Big Me’4. ‘Long Road To Ruin’5. ‘Shame Shame’6. ‘Best Of You’Side C:1. ‘All My Life’2. ‘The Pretender’3. ‘This Is A Call’4. ‘Waiting On A War’ (vinyl only)5. ‘Walk’Side D:1. ‘Learn To Fly’2. ‘The Sky Is A Neighborhood’3. ‘Breakout’ (vinyl only)4. ‘These Days’5. ‘Everlong’ – Acoustic VersionEarlier this month (September 3), Foo Fighters hosted a star-studded tribute concert for late drummer Taylor Hawkins at London’s Wembley Stadium.The tribute gig hosted sets from the likes of Queen, Liam Gallagher, Them Crooked Vultures, Brian Johnson and Lars Ulrich, ahead of a touching closing show from Foo Fighters themselves.The band’s greatest hits-filled finale saw them team up with a revolving cast of guest drummers including Travis Barker, Nandi Bushell and Hawkins’ 16-year-old son Shane.NME‘s latest.