One by One (Foo Fighters album)

One by One
Studio album by Foo Fighters
Released	October 22, 2002
Recorded	April–May 2002 at Studio 606 in Alexandria, Virginia
Genre	Alternative rock, post-grunge[1][2]
Length	55:11
Label	RCA
Producer	Foo Fighters Adam Kasper, Nick Raskulinecz
Foo Fighters chronology
There Is Nothing Left to Lose (1999) One by One (2002) In Your Honor (2005)
Singles from One by One
"All My Life" Released: September 7, 2002 "Times Like These" Released: January 20, 2003 "Low" Released: June 23, 2003 "Have It All" Released: September 22, 2003

One by One is the fourth studio album by alternative rock band Foo Fighters, released on October 22, 2002 on RCA. The album is the first to feature guitarist Chris Shiflett.

There are two versions of this album released, one with a white cover and another with a black cover. A limited edition was also released with both covers. The limited edition bonus DVD includes audio and video versions (stereo and 5.1 channel mixes) of the tracks "All My Life" and "Walking a Line", audio-only versions (stereo and 5.1 mixes) of "The One" and other special features. A double 10-inch vinyl version was also released. A later DVD-Audio release contained 5.1 mixes of every track.

One by One won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album in 2004. The album gave the Foo Fighters their first UK #1 album and also gave them a #3 peak in the U.S. However, lead singer Dave Grohl has stated that it is his least favorite album: "I was kinda pissed at myself for the last record... four of the songs were good, and the other seven I never played again in my life. We rushed into it, and we rushed out of it."^[3] This album was the second Foo Fighters album to have a song reach the top of the Modern Rock Tracks chart, with "All My Life". The title One by One was taken from first single "All My Life". "Tired of You" was featured in the Chris Rock movie, I Think I Love My Wife.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Austin Chronicle	[5]
BBC Online	Average[6]
Robert Christgau	(B-)[7]
E! Online	Favorable[8]
Entertainment Weekly	Favorable[9]
NME	[10]
PopMatters	Average[11]
Rolling Stone	[12]
The Tune
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Initial critical response to One by One was positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 75, based on 19 reviews.^[4]

Track listing

All songs by Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel and Chris Shiflett, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"All My Life"	4:23
2.	"Low"	4:28
3.	"Have It All"	4:58
4.	"Times Like These"	4:26
5.	"Disenchanted Lullaby"	4:33
6.	"Tired of You"	5:12
7.	"Halo"	5:06
8.	"Lonely as You"	4:37
9.	"Overdrive"	4:30
10.	"Burn Away"	4:59
11.	"Come Back"	7:49
Total length:		55:11

Limited bonus disc
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Snoof" (live)	4:24
2.	"Times Like These" (live)	4:35
3.	"Low" (live)	4:35
4.	"Aurora" (live)	9:08
5.	"Monkey Wrench" (live)	8:21

Limited edition
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Walking a Line"	3:56
13.	"Sister Europe" (The Psychedelic Furs cover)	5:10
14.	"Danny Says" (Ramones cover Featuring Greg Bissonette on Drums)	2:58
15.	"Life of Illusion" (Joe Walsh cover)	3:40
16.	"For All the Cows" (live in Amsterdam)	3:31
17.	"Monkey Wrench" (live in Melbourne)	4:01
18.	"Next Year" (live) (Chinese/U.K. version only)	4:12

Special edition DVD

The album was also originally released with a limited edition bonus DVD which contained:

• "All My Life" Video / 5.1 Audio / Stereo Audio versions
• "Walking a Line" Video / 5.1 Audio / Stereo Audio versions
• "The One" 5.1 Audio / Stereo Audio versions
• Extras - Making of video + other clips
• DVD-ROM - Screensavers, Buddy Icons & Weblinks
• Photo Gallery

Personnel

• Dave Grohl – lead vocals, backing vocals, rhythm guitar
• Chris Shiflett – lead guitar, lead vocals on "Danny Says"
• Nate Mendel – bass
• Taylor Hawkins – drums, lead vocals on "Life of Illusion"

Guest musicians

• Brian May – guitar on "Tired of You"
• Krist Novoselic - backing vocals on "Walking a Line"
• Greg Bissonette - drums on "Danny Says"

Production

• Producers: Foo Fighters, Adam Kasper, Nick Raskulinecz
• Engineer: Nick Raskulinecz
• Mixing: Bob Ludwig, Jim Scott
• Mastering: A.J. Lara, Bob Ludwig, Bob Michaels
• Production coordination: Melinda Pepler
• Digital editing: A.J. Lara
• Authoring: Eddie Escalante
• Quality control: Kehni Davis
• Graphic design: Rupesh Pattni
• Photography: Anton Corbijn, Joshua White
• Artwork: Raymond Pettibon
• Illustrations: Raymond Pettibon, Joshua White
• Liner notes: Hiro Arishima

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart[13]	1
Austrian Albums Chart[13]	19
Belgian Albums Chart (Vl)[13]	22
Belgian Albums Chart (Wa)[13]	24
Canadian Albums Chart[14]	3
Danish Albums Chart[13]	20
Finnish Albums Chart[13]	5
French Albums Chart[13]	26
German Albums Chart[citation needed]	5
Dutch Albums Chart[13]	12
Irish Albums Chart[citation needed]	1
Italian Albums Chart[citation needed]	45
New Zealand Albums Chart[13]	3
Norwegian Albums Chart[13]	2
Swedish Albums Chart[13]	3
Swiss Albums Chart[13]	28
UK Albums Chart[15]	1
U.S. Billboard 200[14]	3
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums[14]	3

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year	Winner	Category
2002	All My Life	Best Hard Rock Performance
2003	One by One	Best Rock Album

Tour

The One By One Tour began in the fall of 2002, and ran until late summer 2003. The concert on July 7, 2003, at Arrow Hall was filmed for the Everywhere but Home DVD.

References

1. ^ "One By One Review". Ultimate Guitar. http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/foo_fighters/one_by_one. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "One by One - Foo Fighters". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/album/one-by-one-r583578. 
3. ^ Scaggs, Austin. "Foos Reclaim Their Honor". Rolling Stone. April 29, 2005.
4. ^ ^{a b} "Foo Fighters:One By One (2002): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/foofighters/onebyone. Retrieved 2009-04-02. 
5. ^ "Foo Fighters - Music Review". The Austin Chronicle. http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/review?oid=oid%3A108649. 
6. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/rockandalt/reviews/foofighters_one.shtml^{[dead link]}
7. ^ "Foo Fighters". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=foo+fighters. 
8. ^ http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Music/RevID/0,1107,2809,00.html^{[dead link]}
9. ^ "One by One Review". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/review/music/0,6115,365697~4~0~onebyone,00.html. 
10. ^ "Foo Fighters : One By One". NME. http://www.nme.com/reviews/foo-fighters/6769. 
11. ^ "Foo Fighters: One by One". PopMatters. http://popmatters.com/music/reviews/f/foofighters-one.shtml. 
12. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/foofighters/albums/album/122941/review/5944267/one_by_one^{[dead link]}
13. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l} "Foo Fighters - One By One - swisscharts.com". swisscharts.com. http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Foo+Fighters&titel=One+By+One&cat=a. Retrieved 10 August 2011. 
14. ^ ^{a b c} One by One (Foo Fighters album) at Allmusic
15. ^ "Chart Stats - Foo Fighters - One By One". chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=35518. Retrieved 4 July 2011. 

Preceded by From Now On by Will Young

UK number one album November 2, 2002 – November 8, 2002

Succeeded by A New Day at Midnight by David Gray