These Days (Foo Fighters song)

"These Days" is the fourth single, (fifth in the United Kingdom), from the American rock band Foo Fighters' seventh studio album Wasting Light. It was written by Dave Grohl and co-produced by Butch Vig. Dave Grohl has stated that it is his favorite song that he has ever written. On August 18, 2012, the Foo Fighters performed "These Days" at Pukkelpop, as a tribute to the people who either died or were injured there a year earlier, due to a violent thunderstorm that raged over the festival grounds.

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Music video

The official video was released on January 30, 2012. The video featured live shots from their June 2011 Milton Keynes performances, Australian and New Zealand tour. It was directed by Wayne Isham.^[2]

Reception

The writers of Rolling Stone magazine named it the fourth best single of the year.^[3] As of April 9, 2012 "These Days" spent sixteen weeks on the Australian Singles Chart,^[4] and was certified gold in Australia.^[5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2011–12)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[4]	60
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)^[6]	10
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[7]	63
Canada Rock (Billboard)^[8]	1
Czech Republic Modern Rock (IFPI)^[9]	8
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)^[10]	37
UK Singles (OCC)^[11]	169
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)^[12]	4
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)^[13]	11
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)^[14]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)^[15]	2

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[16]	Platinum	70,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!". FMQB. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
^ Watch the new Foo Fighters video, “These Days” | AUX New Music Archived 2012-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
^ "50 Best Singles of 2011: Foo Fighters, 'These Days'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "The ARIA Report: Issue 1154" (PDF). webarchive.nla.gov.au. April 16, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-15. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
^ "Accreditations - 2012 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
^ "Foo Fighters – These Days" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
^ "Foo Fighters Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
^ "Foo Fighters Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
^ "CZ - Radio - Top 20 Modern Rock - Foo Fighters - Rescued" (in Czech). IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
^ "Foo Fighters - Mexico Ingles Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
^ "Chart Log UK – 2012". zobbel.de. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
^ "Foo Fighters Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
^ "Foo Fighters Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
^ "Hot Rock Songs: Year End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 16 November 2023.

v t e Foo Fighters
Dave Grohl Nate Mendel Pat Smear Chris Shiflett Rami Jaffee Josh Freese William Goldsmith Franz Stahl Taylor Hawkins
Studio albums	Foo Fighters The Colour and the Shape There Is Nothing Left to Lose One by One In Your Honor Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace Wasting Light Sonic Highways Concrete and Gold Medicine at Midnight But Here We Are
EPs	Five Songs and a Cover Songs from the Laundry Room Saint Cecilia Foo Files
Live albums	Skin and Bones
Compilations	Greatest Hits Medium Rare The Essential Foo Fighters
Videos	Everywhere but Home Skin and Bones Live at Wembley Stadium
Singles	"This Is a Call" "I'll Stick Around" "For All the Cows" "Big Me" "Alone + Easy Target" "Monkey Wrench" "Everlong" "My Hero" "Walking After You" "Learn to Fly" "Stacked Actors" "Generator" "Breakout" "Next Year" "The One" "All My Life" "Times Like These" "Low" "Have It All" "Best of You" "DOA" "Resolve" "No Way Back"/"Cold Day in the Sun" "Miracle" "The Pretender" "Long Road to Ruin" "Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)" "Let It Die" "Wheels" "Rope" "White Limo" "Walk" "Arlandria" "These Days" "Bridge Burning" "Something from Nothing" "The Feast and the Famine" "Congregation" "What Did I Do? / God as My Witness" "Outside" "Saint Cecilia" "Run" "The Sky Is a Neighborhood" "The Line" "Shame Shame" "No Son of Mine" "Waiting on a War" "Making a Fire" "Love Dies Young" "Rescued" "Under You" "Show Me How"
Other songs	"Friend of a Friend" "Marigold"
Concert tours	Wasting Light Tour Sonic Highways World Tour Concrete and Gold Tour Everything or Nothing at All Tour
Associated acts	Nirvana Late! Tenacious D Sunny Day Real Estate Germs Scream Probot Killing Joke Queens of the Stone Age Nine Inch Nails Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders The Fire Theft Jackson United Me First and the Gimme Gimmes No Use for a Name Them Crooked Vultures The Birds of Satan The Wallflowers
Films	Back and Forth Sonic Highways Studio 666
Related	Discography Songs Awards and nominations Members 24 Hours of Foo Roswell Records Hail Satin
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