One by One (Foo Fighters album)

One by One
A black heart drawing against a white background. On the upper left is "Foo Fighters" in black letters, and on the upper right, "One by One" in red ones.
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 22, 2002 (2002-10-22)[1]
RecordedApril–May 2002
Studio606 (Alexandria, Virginia)
Genre
Length55:11
Label
Producer
Foo Fighters chronology
There Is Nothing Left to Lose
(1999)
One by One
(2002)
In Your Honor
(2005)
Singles from One by One
  1. "All My Life"
    Released: September 24, 2002[3]
  2. "Times Like These"
    Released: 2003
  3. "Low"
    Released: June 23, 2003
  4. "Have It All"
    Released: September 22, 2003

One by One is the fourth studio album by American rock band Foo Fighters, released on October 22, 2002, through Roswell and RCA Records. Production on the album was troubled, with initial recording sessions considered unsatisfying and raising tensions between the band members. They eventually decided to redo the album from scratch during a two-week period at frontman Dave Grohl's home studio in Alexandria, Virginia. The album, which includes the successful singles "All My Life" and "Times Like These", has been noted for its introspective lyrics and a heavier, more aggressive sound compared to the band's earlier work, which Grohl said was intended to translate the energy of the Foo Fighters' live performances into a recording. This was the first album recorded with Chris Shiflett as part of the band, and the first in which Grohl did not play drums, as drum duties were permanently assigned to Taylor Hawkins.

The album was a commercial success, topping the charts in Australia, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, and sold over one million copies in the United States. One by One was positively received by critics, who praised its sound and production, and won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album in 2004, the second for the band.

  1. ^ "Billboard". October 19, 2002.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference allmusic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Welcome to Foofighters.com". WaybackMachine. Archived from the original on October 12, 2002. Retrieved September 15, 2016.