The Pretender (Foo Fighters song)

"The Pretender"
"The Pretender"
Single by Foo Fighters
from the album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Released	August 21, 2007
Recorded	March–June 2007
Genre	Hard rock
Length	4:30
Label	Roswell; RCA;
Songwriter(s)	Dave Grohl; Taylor Hawkins; Nate Mendel; Chris Shiflett;
Producer(s)	Gil Norton
Foo Fighters singles chronology
Music video
	"The Pretender" on YouTube

"The Pretender" is a song by American rock band Foo Fighters. It was the first single from the group's 2007 album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace. It is one of Foo Fighters' most successful songs; peaking at number 37 on the US Billboard Hot 100 (making it their third top-40 single), only "Learn to Fly" and "Best of You" beat its position on the Billboard Hot 100.

^ George, Richard (November 11, 2009). "Foo Fighters Greatest Hits Review". IGN. Retrieved October 5, 2019. Most, like I once did, would try to define Grohl and his Foo companions (Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel and Chris Shiflett) as strictly being hard rock. And with hits like "Pretender", "All My Life" and "Everlong", it's tough to argue that point.

[1] George, Richard (November 11, 2009). "Foo Fighters Greatest Hits Review". IGN. Retrieved October 5, 2019. Most, like I once did, would try to define Grohl and his Foo companions (Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel and Chris Shiflett) as strictly being hard rock. And with hits like "Pretender", "All My Life" and "Everlong", it's tough to argue that point.

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