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“Waiting On A War” by Foo Fighters
From the album Medicine at Midnight (2021)
“Waiting On A War” by Foo Fighters appears on 13 radio countdowns from 12 stations in 2021. It was first released in 2021 on the album Medicine at Midnight. Its best result is #3 on the 102.1 The Edge The Top 21 of 2021. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #3 alternative song of 2021 and #47 of the '20s.
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"Waiting on a War" arrived on January 14, 2021, Dave Grohl's 52nd birthday, as the third single from Foo Fighters' tenth album, Medicine at Midnight, and the band played it for the first time that night on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. It's an aching ballad in the spirit of "Give Peace a Chance", with Grohl turning over the fear of a dark future.
For most of its length he sings over acoustic guitar, with Nate Mendel's bass, Taylor Hawkins' drums and strings from Charlie Bisharat, Songa Lee-Kitto, Alma Fernandez and Jacob Braun. Then it swells, and for the final minute the electric guitars crash in and it turns into full-band, vintage-flavored hard rock. Greg Kurstin produced it, and it sounded more like the Foo Fighters of old than the album's earlier singles.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2021 | 91 |
| 2021 | 3 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | 102.1 The Edge The Top 21 of 2021 | 21 |
| 2021 | 42 | WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD | WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2021 | 104 |
| 2021 | 70 | 90.9 The Bridge Kansas City, MO | 90.9 The Bridge Top 90 Songs of 2021 | 90 |
| 2021 | 19 | 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2021 | 107 |
| 2021 | 50 | 90.9 The Bridge Kansas City, MO | 90.9 The Bridge Top 90 Most Played Songs of 2021 | 90 |
| 2021 | 30 | WYEP Pittsburgh, PA | WYEP Top 91 Songs of 2021 | 91 |
| 2021 | 43 | 98KUPD Phoenix, AZ | 98KUPD Top 98 of 2021 | 98 |
| 2021 | 14 | X96 Salt Lake City, UT | X96 Top 50 Songs of 2021 | 50 |
| 2021 | 84 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2021 | 200 |
| 2021 | 35 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2021 | 103 |
| 2021 | 24 | WERS 88.9 Boston, MA | WERS Top 88 Songs of 2021 | 88 |
| 2021 | 17 | ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA | ALT 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2021 | 51 |
Also listed as: Waiting on a War.
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