Low was the third single to be released from the Foo Fighters‘ fourth album One by One, released in 2002. It was released as a single in June 23, 2003. Dave Grohl described “Low” as:
“The kind of song that you pray would be a single. It’s the one that everybody likes, but there’s just no way ’cause it’s too weird.”
The song began as an instrumental demo written by Grohl and drummer Taylor Hawkins in Hawkins‘ home studio in Topanga, California, some time after the 2002 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
The official music video features Grohl and Jack Black entering a motel, where they proceed to get drunk, cross-dress and wreck the motel room. Originally, Grohl wanted to just film Black dancing in drag for four minutes with no edits, but director Jesse Peretz convinced him otherwise, instead creating the storyline about rednecks in lingerie at a motel room. The video was banned on MTV for its content.
A live version recorded on December 4, 2002, at the Oslo Spektrum was released with the Special Norwegian Edition of the One by One album.
Tracklist:
- Low
- Enough Space (Live in Copenhagen, Denmark, 5 December 2002)
- Low (video)
Foo Fighters
Dave Grohl: lead vocals, backing vocals, rhythm and lead guitar
Nate Mendel: bass, production
Taylor Hawkins: drums, percussion, lead vocals on “Life of Ilproduction
Chris Shiflett: lead and rhythm guitar, lead vocals on “Danny Says”, production
Taylor Hawkins (February 17, 1972 March 25, 2022).
