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“This Is A Call” by Foo Fighters

From the album Foo Fighters (1995)

“This Is A Call” by Foo Fighters appears on 55 radio countdowns from 26 stations between 1995 and 2024. It was first released in 1995 on the album Foo Fighters. Its best result is #10 on the WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1995. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #27 alternative song of 1995, #380 alternative song of all time and #259 of the '90s.

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"This Is a Call" introduced the Foo Fighters to the world in June 1995 as the lead single from their self-titled debut album, and here's the kicker: at that point the Foo Fighters were just one man. Dave Grohl wrote it, sang it and played every instrument himself, guitar, bass and drums, and co-produced it with Barrett Jones, with Steve Culp engineering and Tom Rothrock and Rob Schnapf mixing.

You'd never guess it was a solo job. The song hurtles along on punk rock energy, big fuzzy guitars and a pounding backbeat, but there's a sweet, sticky melody at its core, and Grohl's voice slides from a croon to a full-lunged yell right on cue. It's loud, joyous and a little bit goofy, the sound of somebody having the time of his life making a racket. Capitol put it out, and "I'll Stick Around" was next up.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1995 53 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1995 107
1995 82 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1995 91
1995 39 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1995 101
1995 10 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1995 100
1995 82 Radio 104.1 Hartford-New Haven, CT WMRQ Top 104 Songs of 1995 104
1995 13 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL The Buzz Top 103 Alternative Songs of '95 103
1995 37 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 1995 100
1995 23 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 95 Songs of 1995 95
1995 31 WDRE Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA WDRE Top 103.9 Songs of 1995 104

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1995 809 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 521 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1998 989 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 338 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 453 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 236 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 212 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 867 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 219 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 386 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 56 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
1999 963 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2000 387 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 376 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 425 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 190 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 376 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 459 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2002 415 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 161 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 376 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 200 Q101 Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 375 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 376 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 239 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2005 377 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 313 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2006 462 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2007 271 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 323 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 293 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 373 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 297 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 291 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 293 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 292 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 289 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2016 904 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2020 307 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2020) 420
2021 412 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2021 295 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2021) 420
2022 172 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s 900
2022 290 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2022) 420
2023 586 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2023 264 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2023) 420
2024 381 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2024) 400

Also listed as: This is a Call; This Is a Call.

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