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“Breakout” by Foo Fighters
From the album There Is Nothing Left to Lose (1999)
“Breakout” by Foo Fighters appears on 27 radio countdowns from 17 stations between 2000 and 2014. It was first released in 1999 on the album There Is Nothing Left to Lose. Its best result is #13 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 2000. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #42 alternative song of 2000, #2,742 alternative song of all time and #462 of the '00s.
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"Breakout" is the second song on There Is Nothing Left to Lose, the third Foo Fighters album, from 1999, and it was the fourth single pulled from it. Dave Grohl sings and plays guitar, he and Taylor Hawkins both have drum credits, and Nate Mendel holds the bass, with all three sharing the writing credit and Adam Kasper producing with the band.
It's a pressure-cooker rocker that keeps its cool for just so long before Grohl blows his top. The Malloys shot the video as a tie-in with Me, Myself & Irene, casting Grohl as a man with a split personality taking his girlfriend to a drive-in. Actors from the film show up, and Grohl's mom Ginny makes a cameo, flipping him the bird from another car. It later became a playable track in Lego Rock Band.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 898 | KISW | KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) | 999 |
| 2003 | 1962 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 366 | 107.7 The End | The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) | 500 |
| 2004 | 1962 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1951 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2005 | 976 | 99X | 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) | 1000 |
| 2007 | 1295 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1334 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1346 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1378 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1443 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1297 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1215 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
Also listed as: Break Out.
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