All My Life

"All My Life" is a song by the American rock band Foo Fighters. It came out on September 24, 2002, as the first single from their fourth album, One by One. The track won a Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance. It held the number one spot on the Alternative Songs chart for ten weeks in a row and reached number three on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. It also made the top five on the UK Singles Chart.

Dave Grohl said the song started as an instrumental and went through different versions. At first, it was very dissonant and noisy, with a middle section that reminded him of the Surfaris' "Wipe Out." He described it as nuts. The band recorded the instrumental without knowing how to sing over it. Their manager told them it was the one, and they were surprised he thought people would like it. Grohl has stated the lyrics are about his enjoyment of performing oral sex on women, calling it a little dirty and a pleasure-giving experience.

The song was the sixth best-performing alternative song on the Alternative Songs chart of the 2000s and the tenth best-performing rock song on the Rock Songs chart of that decade. Grohl noted the band wanted a heavier single after songs like "Learn to Fly" and "Next Year." In September 2023, Billboard ranked "All My Life" at number 55 on its list of the top 100 most successful songs in the history of the Alternative Songs chart (then called Alternative Airplay). In March 2005, Q magazine placed it at number 94 on its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. It was also nominated for the Kerrang! Award for Best Single.

The song is widely considered one of the Foo Fighters' best. In 2020, Kerrang ranked it number two on their list of the 20 greatest Foo Fighters songs, and in 2021, American Songwriter ranked it number five on their list of the 10 greatest.

A version recorded for Later... with Jools Holland on November 26, 2002, was released on the DVD Later... Louder with Jools Holland. An unaired interview with Grohl and drummer Taylor Hawkins from that day was included as a bonus feature. A live version from Hyde Park on June 17, 2006, appeared on the Live at Hyde Park DVD, and another from Wembley Stadium on June 7, 2008, appeared on the Live at Wembley Stadium DVD.

The song appeared in the 2003 film Identity and the 2004 film The Perfect Score. It was used in a trailer for the 2005 film Sahara. It was released as downloadable content for the Rock Band video game series on August 18, 2009, and is playable on Rock Revolution and Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits. Welsh rock band Feeder uses the opening lines as an interlude during live performances of "Lost and Found." It was used in a promotional video for the Australian Tennis Open by Eurosport. Part of the song highlighted the Best Movie nominee Spider-Man at the 2003 MTV Movie Awards. In Chile, it appeared in the children's puppet show 31 Minutos in an episode called "Ahorrando."

The band members on the track are Dave Grohl on vocals and rhythm guitar, Chris Shiflett on lead guitar, Nate Mendel on bass, and Taylor Hawkins on drums.

The single was released in multiple formats. CD1 included "All My Life," a cover of "Sister Europe" by the Psychedelic Furs, "Win or Lose" (a reworked version of the older song "Make a Bet"), and a director's cut video. CD2 included "All My Life," a cover of "Danny Says" by the Ramones, and "The One." The 7-inch vinyl and Japanese CD single had "All My Life" and "Sister Europe." The promo single had a radio edit and the full version.

The music video, directed by Grohl, is a performance video. He wanted to show what the band is like playing live, in contrast to their earlier comedic videos. It shows the band performing on stage in front of a video screen at The Forum in Inglewood, California, though it was actually shot inside Bakersfield's Mechanics Bank Arena. At the end, it is revealed they were playing in an empty arena. In January 2021, Grohl said he has dreams about still being in Nirvana and that there is an empty arena waiting for them to play. The video was included as a DVD extra with the CD version of the album. As of November 2023, it had 107 million views on YouTube.