Sonic Highways

Sonic Highways is the eighth studio album by the American rock band Foo Fighters. It was produced by Butch Vig and was released on November 10, 2014, on RCA Records.[3] In writing the album's eight songs, singer and guitarist Dave Grohl traveled to eight cities across the United States to conduct interviews with musicians, recording engineers, record producers, and other individuals discussing each city's musical history, which he used as inspiration for the songs' lyrics. The band and Vig then traveled to a different recording location in each city to record the songs.[4] Each track features contributions from one or more musicians with ties to that city's musical history. The process was filmed for a companion television series, Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways, which was broadcast on HBO in the months surrounding the album's release.[5][6]

This article is about the album. For the companion television series, see Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways.

Sonic Highways
Studio album by Foo Fighters
Released	November 10, 2014
Recorded	September 2013 – July 2014
Studio	Electrical Audio, Chicago, Illinois Inner Ear Studios, Arlington County, Virginia Southern Ground Studios, Nashville, Tennessee Studio 6A, Austin, Texas Rancho De La Luna, Joshua Tree, California Preservation Hall, New Orleans, Louisiana Robert Lang Studios, Seattle, Washington The Magic Shop, New York City, New York
Genre	Alternative rock post-grunge hard rock[1]
Length	42:03
Label	Roswell RCA
Producer	Butch Vig
Foo Fighters chronology
Medium Rare (2011) Sonic Highways (2014) Songs from the Laundry Room (2015)
Singles from Sonic Highways
"Something from Nothing" Released: October 16, 2014 "The Feast and the Famine" Released: October 24, 2014 "Congregation" Released: October 31, 2014 "What Did I Do? / God As My Witness" Released: November 6, 2014 "Outside" Released: August 4, 2015[2]

Background and writing

Despite initially announcing a break after supporting Wasting Light, Grohl later stated in January 2013 that the band had started writing material for an eighth studio album.[7] On February 20, 2013, at the Brit Awards, Grohl said he was flying back to America the following day to start work on the next album.[8] In an August 2013 interview with XFM, Grohl announced that their next album was slated for a 2014 release, saying:

"Well, I’ll tell you, we have been in our studio writing and in the past few weeks we’ve written an album and we are going to make this album in a way that no-one’s ever done before and we’re pretty excited about it... It’s a little ways off – it’s not ready to happen right now – but I think next year is going to be a really big year for the Foo Fighters, without question."[9]

According to lead guitarist Chris Shiflett, Grohl would finish the lyrics just before recording his vocals, the last part of each song. This time the compositions would drift away from "love letters and confused relationships" to deal with the feelings Grohl had regarding each city during production.[10]

Recording

Further information: Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways

On September 6, 2013, lead guitarist Chris Shiflett posted a photo to his Instagram account that indicated 13 songs were being recorded for the album.[11] Keyboardist Rami Jaffee recorded parts for three songs, one of which is entitled "In the Way."[12] Butch Vig, who produced the band's prior album, Wasting Light, confirmed he produced Sonic Highways as well.[13][14] On July 30, 2014, Vig revealed that the band had finished recording and mixing the new album and that it was slated to be released a month after the Sonic Highways TV series.[15] In an August 2014 press release, Grohl spoke about the album, saying: "This album is instantly recognizable as a Foo Fighters record, but there's something deeper and more musical to it. I think that these cities and these people influenced us to stretch out and explore new territory, without losing our ‘sound’."[3]

Packaging

The album artwork by Stephan Martiniere[16] has a cityscape amalgamating landmarks of every town used for production - Seattle's Space Needle, the Hollywood Sign in Los Angeles - and a recurring motif of the number eight, marking both the Foo Fighters' eighth album and infinity (∞).[3] The vinyl pressings of the album are packaged in nine different covers, depicting each of the eight cities and the "Forever" building shaped like the infinity symbol.[4] Most retailers would not guarantee which cover the purchaser would receive, and album art is "randomly selected" for orders from the band's official website.[17]

Promotion

Main article: Sonic Highways World Tour

On January 16, 2014, a picture was posted to the Foo Fighters Facebook page with several master tapes, some labeled "LP 8".[18] On May 15, 2014, it was announced that the band's eighth album would be released in November 2014 and that the Foo Fighters would commemorate the album and their 20th anniversary with an HBO TV series directed by Dave Grohl entitled Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways.[19] On August 11, 2014, it was announced that the album would be titled Sonic Highways and released on November 10, 2014.[20]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	6.4/10[21]
Metacritic	68/100[22]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[23]
The A.V. Club	B−[24]
The Daily Telegraph	[25]
Entertainment Weekly	B[26]
The Guardian	[27]
NME	7/10[28]
Pitchfork	5.6/10[29]
Q	[30]
Rolling Stone	[31]
Uncut	8/10[32]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 68, based on 31 reviews indicating "generally favorable reviews".[22] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic says the album "celebrates not the coiled fury of underground rock exploding into the mainstream, the way the '90s-happy Wasting Light did, but rather the classic rock that unites the U.S. from coast to coast."[23] Philip Cosores at Consequence of Sound stated "the album plays out more like a bonus feature, something that can enhance the series’ enjoyment or simply further inform the experience".[1]

Patrick Doyle from Rolling Stone noted that some of the album's songs are among "the band's most ambitious moments yet".[31] Stuart Berman of Pitchfork was more critical of the album, stating "Foo Fighters completely demystify their own creative process, effectively turning the Sonic Highways project into a glorified homework assignment—educational, perhaps, but laboriously procedural."[29]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, with sales of 190,000 copies in the United States.[33] As of September 2015, it has sold 490,000 copies in the US.[34]

Track listing

No.	Title	Recording location	Length
1.	"Something from Nothing" (featuring Rick Nielsen)	Electrical Audio, Chicago, Illinois	4:49
2.	"The Feast and the Famine" (featuring Peter Stahl and Skeeter Thompson)	Inner Ear Studios, Arlington County, Virginia	3:50
3.	"Congregation" (featuring Zac Brown)	Southern Ground Studios, Nashville, Tennessee	5:12
4.	"What Did I Do?/God as My Witness" (featuring Gary Clark, Jr.)	Studio 6A, Austin, Texas	5:44
5.	"Outside" (featuring Joe Walsh and Chris Goss)	Rancho De La Luna, Joshua Tree, California	5:15
6.	"In the Clear" (featuring the Preservation Hall Jazz Band)	Preservation Hall, New Orleans, Louisiana	4:04
7.	"Subterranean" (featuring Ben Gibbard)	Robert Lang Studios, Seattle, Washington	6:08
8.	"I Am a River" (featuring Tony Visconti and Kristeen Young)	The Magic Shop, New York City, New York	7:09
Total length:			42:03

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[35]

Band Dave Grohl – lead and backing vocals; rhythm guitar; acoustic guitar, cymbals, and EBow on "Subterranean"; producer Pat Smear – rhythm guitar; lead guitar; producer Nate Mendel – bass guitar; producer Taylor Hawkins – drums; backing vocals; producer Chris Shiflett – lead guitar; "devil pickin'" on "Congregation"; backing vocals on "In the Clear"; producer Additional musicians Mark Braud – trumpet on "In the Clear" Zac Brown – "devil pickin'" and backing vocals on "Congregation" Gary Clark, Jr. – lead guitar on "What Did I Do?/God as My Witness" Charlie Gabriel – clarinet on "In the Clear" Ben Gibbard – backing vocals on "Subterranean" Chris Goss – backing vocals on "Outside" Drew Hester – percussion on "Congregation"; tambourine on "What Did I Do?/God as My Witness" and "I Am a River" Ben Jaffe – tuba on "In the Clear" Rami Jaffee – clavinet; organ; mellotron; piano; Wurlitzer electric piano; backing vocals on "In the Clear"; "space keys" on "I Am a River" Ronell Johnson – tuba and backing vocals on "In the Clear" Barrett Jones – EBow on "Subterranean" Freddie Lonzo – trombone on "In the Clear" Los Angeles Youth Orchestra – strings on "I Am a River" Clint Maedgen – saxophone and backing vocals on "In the Clear" Rick Nielsen – baritone guitar on "Something From Nothing" Jim Rota – backing vocals on "In the Clear" Peter Stahl – backing vocals on "The Feast and the Famine" Skeeter Thompson – backing vocals on "The Feast and the Famine" Tony Visconti – string arrangement on "I Am a River" Joe Walsh – lead guitar on "Outside" Kristeen Young – backing vocals on "I Am a River"

Production Justin Armstrong – studio assistance (Robert Lang Studios) Brandon Bell – studio assistance (Southern Ground Studios) Charlie Bolois – studio assistance (Studio 6A, Rancho De La Luna, and Preservation Hall) Dakota Bowman – studio assistance (Atomic Sound) James Brown – recording engineer, mixing engineer Reuben Cohen – mastering Marcel Fernandez – studio assistance (Robert Lang Studios) Kabir Hermon – studio assistance (The Magic Shop) John Lousteau – studio assistance (Atomic Sound, Studio 6A, and Preservation Hall); backing vocals on "In the Clear" Gavin Lurssen – mastering Matt Mangano – studio assistance (Southern Ground Studios) Greg Norman – studio assistance (Electrical Audio) Jon San Paolo – studio assistance (Electrical Audio) Matthias Schneeberger – studio assistance (Rancho De La Luna) Chris Shurtleff – studio assistance (The Magic Shop) Ben Simoneti – studio assistance (Southern Ground Studios) Butch Vig – producer Don Zientara – studio assistance (Inner Ear Studios) Artwork Stephan Martiniere – cover illustration Ringo – photographs Andrew Stuart – photographs Morning Breath, Inc. – art direction and design

From top to bottom: Sonic Highways features contributions from guest musicians Mark Braud, Zac Brown, Gary Clark, Jr., Ben Gibbard, Chris Goss, Ben Jaffe, Freddie Lonzo, Rick Nielsen, Peter Stahl, Skeeter Thompson, Tony Visconti, Joe Walsh, and Kristeen Young, among others.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2014) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[36] 1 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[37] 3 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[38] 1 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[39] 4 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[40] 3 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[41] 4 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[42] 5 French Albums (SNEP)[43] 18 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[44] 2 Greek Albums (IFPI)[45] 39 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[46] 35 Irish Albums (IRMA)[47] 5 Italian Albums (FIMI)[48] 7 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[49] 12 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[50] 2 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[51] 2 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[52] 3 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[53] 10 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[54] 8 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[55] 9 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[56] 5 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[57] 2 UK Albums (OCC)[58] 2 US Billboard 200[59] 2 US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[60] 1 US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[61] 1 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[62] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position Australian Albums Chart[63] 16 Belgium (Flanders) Albums Chart[64] 20 Italian Albums Chart[65] 72 New Zealand Albums Chart[66] 18 UK Albums Chart[67] 26 US Billboard 200[68] 99 US Billboard Alternative Albums [69] 13 US Billboard Hard Rock Albums[70] 5 US Billboard Rock Albums[71] 20 Chart (2015) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[72] 76 US Billboard 200[73] 126 US Billboard Hard Rock Albums[74] 3 US Billboard Rock Albums[75] 13 US Billboard Soundtrack Albums[76] 9 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Australia (ARIA)[77] Platinum 70,000^^ Austria (IFPI Austria)[78] Gold 7,500^* Canada (Music Canada)[79] Platinum 80,000^^ Germany (BVMI)[80] Gold 100,000^^ Italy (FIMI)[81] Gold 25,000^* Netherlands (NVPI)[82] Gold 20,000^^ New Zealand (RMNZ)[83] Platinum 15,000^^ United Kingdom (BPI)[84] Platinum 316,770[85]^^ United States (RIAA)[86] Gold 500,000^^ ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Year	Peak chart positions
		US [87]	US Alt [88]	US Main [89]	US Rock [90]	AUS [91]	AUT [92]	BEL [93]	CAN [94]	FIN [95]	GER [96]	JPN [97]	NLD [98]	NZ [99]	PL [100]	PT [101]	SCO [102]	UK [103]	UK Rock [104]
"Something from Nothing"	2014	—^[A]	1	1	8	53	75	42	63	22	100	63	57	32	18	45	56	73	1
"Congregation"		—	5	1	21	—	73	12^[B]	—	—	97	—	—	—	—	38	68	—	4
"Outside"	2015	—	11	7	39	—	—	21^[B]	—	—	—	—	—	—	29	—	—	—	10
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

• A ^ "Something from Nothing" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 but peaked on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 singles chart at number 1.[105]
• B ^ "Congregation" and "Outside" did not chart on the Belgian Ultratop chart but charted on the Belgian Ultratip chart.

Other charted songs

List of songs, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Year	Peak chart positions
		US Rock [90]	BEL [93]	FIN Air [106]	PL [107]	PT [108]	SCO [109]	UK Rock [110]
"The Feast and the Famine"	2014	37	16^[C]	—	—	27	93	4
"What Did I Do? / God As My Witness"		37	—	—	—	33	—	6
"I Am a River"	2015	—	—	61	25	—	—	15
"In the Clear"		—	—	—	24	—	—	11
"Subterranean""		—	—	—	—	—	—	18
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

• C ^ "The Feast and the Famine", did not chart on the Belgian Ultratop chart but charted on the Belgian Ultratip chart.

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