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"Arlandria" is a song by American rock band Foo Fighters, released from their seventh studio album Wasting Light on September 18, 2011, as the fourth single in the United Kingdom.

Song information

The title is a reference to Arlandria, the Alexandria, Virginia, neighborhood where Dave Grohl lived.[1] The lyrics include a reference to "Rain Rain Go Away," which Dave Grohl justified by saying "there's something about the singsong cadence of children's music that has its place in rock."[2]

Arlandria is also referenced in the song "Headwires" off their 1999 album There Is Nothing Left to Lose. At the end of that song, Grohl repeats the phrase "The sun is on Arlandria".[3]

Music video

The first official music video used to promote the song was a live performance taken from the iTunes Festival London 2011, performed at the Roundhouse, London, UK.

On 22 June 2019 a second music video was released through the band's YouTube channel.[4] It depicts a man being chased around San Francisco by numerous groups of costumed vigilantes. The video was released alongside three other videos for songs from Wasting Light, as well as a video for "The One".

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Scotland (OCC)[5] 72
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 79
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[7] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[8] Gold 35,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[9] Gold 30,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Jackman, Tom (2011-04-21). "Arlandria gets its own Foo Fighters song". The Washington Post.
  2. ^ Collis, Clark (2011-04-15). "Dave Grohl Q&A: The Foo Fighters frontman talks about the new Foos album, saying no to 'Glee,' and playing 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' for the first time in 18 years". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  3. ^ "Headwires - Foo Fighters". Retrieved 2017-09-01.
  4. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Foo Fighters - Arlandria (Official Music Video)". YouTube.
  5. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  6. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  7. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  8. ^ "ARIA October 2023 Single Accreditations" (PDF). dropbox.com. ARIA. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  9. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Foo Fighters – Arlandria" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 12 December 2023.

External links


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlandria_(Foo_Fighters_song)