These Days

The Foo Fighters released "These Days" as the fourth single from their album Wasting Light, though it was the fifth single in the United Kingdom. Dave Grohl wrote the song, and Butch Vig co-produced it. Grohl has called it his favorite song he has ever written. At the 2012 Pukkelpop festival on August 18, the band played "These Days" in memory of those who died or were hurt during a severe thunderstorm at the same event the year before. The music video, directed by Wayne Isham, came out on January 30, 2012, and used live footage from the band's June 2011 shows in Milton Keynes as well as their tours of Australia and New Zealand. Rolling Stone magazine ranked it the fourth best single of the year. By April 9, 2012, the song had spent sixteen weeks on the Australian Singles Chart and earned a gold certification in Australia.