Love Dies Young is a song by American rock band Foo Fighters. It was released as the fifth and final single from their tenth studio album, Medicine at Midnight, on November 22, 2021.[1] It was the final Foo Fighters single to feature drummer and songwriter Taylor Hawkins before his death on March 25, 2022.
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| from the album Medicine at Midnight | ||||
| Released | November 22, 2021 | |||
| Recorded | October 2019 – February 2020 | |||
| Studio | Unnamed house in Encino, Los Angeles | |||
| Length | 4:21 | |||
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Directed by Dave Grohl, the music video depicts the band as synchronized swimmers with their faces deepfaked onto each swimmer. Their coach played by Jason Sudeikis begins with a 4 minute speech berating them before going out to perform for a group of judges in a competition. The end of the video pays homage to the Babe Ruth incident from the film Caddyshack where the group finishes their routine with a perfect score until one member defecates in the pool causing all the judges to start throwing up and the coach runs out of the pool area with a frightened expression. Pat Smear, who is shown in a hazmat suit cleaning the contaminated pool, finds the feces on the floor and eats it.
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| Canada Rock (Billboard)[2] | 1 |
| Czech Republic (Modern Rock)[3] | 3 |
| UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[4] | 18 |
| US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[5] | 3 |