Medium Rare is a covers album by Foo Fighters. The album was released on April 16, 2011, as a limited-edition vinyl for Record Store Day, an event that celebrates independent record stores.[1] Apart from the new recordings of "Bad Reputation" and "This Will Be Our Year" and the live version of "Young Man Blues", all tracks have been previously released as B-sides or in other compilation albums.[2]
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Compilation album by Foo Fighters | ||||
Released | April 16, 2011 (2011-04-16) | |||
Genre | Rock, hard rock | |||
Length | 45:33 | |||
Label | Roswell/RCA | |||
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A CD edition of the album was also given free to new subscribers of Q magazine for a limited time, with the song "Darling Nikki" omitted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original appearance | Length |
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1. | "Band on the Run" (Paul McCartney & Wings cover) | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney | Radio 1 Established 1967, 2007 (Recorded in 2004) | 5:08 |
2. | "I Feel Free" (Cream cover) | Jack Bruce, Pete Brown | "DOA" single, 2005 | 2:56 |
3. | "A Life of Illusion" (Joe Walsh cover) | Joe Walsh, Kenny Passarelli | "Times Like These" single, 2003 | 3:40 |
4. | "Young Man Blues" (Mose Allison / The Who cover; Live at Austin City Limits, Austin, Texas, September 28, 2008) | Mose Allison | VH1 Rock Honors 2008* | 5:28 |
5. | "Bad Reputation" (Thin Lizzy cover) | Brian Downey, Scott Gorham, Phil Lynott | Not previously recorded, 2011 | 2:33 |
6. | "Darling Nikki" (Prince and The Revolution cover) | Prince | "Have It All" single, 2003 | 3:24 |
7. | "Down in the Park" (Tubeway Army cover) | Gary Numan | Songs in the Key of X & "Monkey Wrench" single CD2, 1997 | 4:07 |
8. | "Baker Street" (Gerry Rafferty cover; Live at the BBC Radio 1 evening session, April 30, 1997) | Gerry Rafferty | "My Hero" single, 1998 | 5:39 |
9. | "Danny Says" (The Ramones cover; featuring Gregg Bissonette on drums) | Joey Ramone | "All My Life" single, 2002 | 2:59 |
10. | "Have a Cigar" (Pink Floyd cover; featuring Brian May) | Roger Waters | Mission: Impossible II soundtrack, 2000 | 4:15 |
11. | "Never Talking to You Again" (Hüsker Dü cover; Live at Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany, December 1, 2002) | Grant Hart | "Low" single, 2003 | 1:45 |
12. | "Gas Chamber" (Angry Samoans cover; Live at the BBC Radio 1 evening session, November 23, 1995) | "Metal Mike" Saunders, Gregg Turner | "Big Me" single & Rock Against Bush, Vol. 2, 1996/2004 | 0:57 |
13. | "This Will Be Our Year" (The Zombies cover) | Chris White | Not previously recorded | 2:44 |
Total length: | 45:33 |
Note: "Darling Nikki" does not appear on the Q magazine CD and Humo release.
Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3] | 51 |
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[4] | 24 |
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[5] | 17 |
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