Foo Fighters - The Pretender
2007
Foo Fighters is an American rockband formed in Seattle in 1994, founded initially as a one-man project by former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl. Foo Fighters have won 15 Grammy Awards, including Best Rock Album five times, making them among the most successful rock acts in Grammy history. In 2021, the band was announced as recipients of the first-ever "Global Icon" award at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021, their first year of eligibility.
"The Pretender" was the first single from their sixth album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (2007). It is one of their most successful songs; peaking at number 37 on the US Billboard Hot 100 (making it their third top-40 single), only "Learn to Fly" and "Best of You" beat its position on the Billboard Hot 100.
"The Pretender" was a 2008 Grammy Award nominee for Best Rock Song and Record of the Year, and won the Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance. The music video was nominated for a 2008 MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video, but lost to Linkin Park's "Shadow of the Day".
As of January 2024, the song has over 562 million views on YouTube, making it the band's most-viewed video on the platform.
"The Pretender" received a total of 76% yes votes!
Dave Grohl has previously featured in the polls as a drummer on "No One Knows" at #87, as well as Nirvana's cover of "The Man Who Sold the World" at #118.
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Oh my fucking god Dave Grohl cheating on his wife and having a whole ass baby outside of his marriage was not on my 2024 bingo card
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Dave Grohl, 1997.
Photo : Lisa Johnson.
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In light of the Dave Grohl news: Has Courtney Love *ever* been wrong about a man, though?
Even with Kurt, she was always: “Look, I know he’s a dirtbag, but I can’t help being in love with him.”
She kept telling you Dave wasn’t as nice as pretended to be.
Courtney right now:
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this is genuinely how I look rn after seeing the dave grohl shit. he’s literally my idol it’s so hard to believe he did something like that.
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