But Here We Are is in nearly equal measure the 11th Foo Fighters album and the first chapter of the band’s new life. Shame Shame" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart but peaked at number nine on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.

Kids would come up to me and say 'Nirvana was my favourite band' and I'd say 'well here, have this'".He later rated the album a three-star honorable mention in his Consumer Guide book, indicating "an enjoyable effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well treasure". Originally scheduled for 2020, the album was delayed to February 5, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The album's tour resulted in the band's first video album, 2003's Everywhere but Home, featuring live concert footage from the One by One tour. Big Me" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 but peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay (Radio Songs) chart.

Grohl said that he recorded the album just for fun, describing it as a cathartic experience to recover from the suicide of Nirvana bandmate Kurt Cobain.Now I look at them and some of them seem to actually have meaning", [6] [18] and revealed that a few songs have lyrics inspired by "personal experiences of the last four or five years", with the standout being " Big Me", an "out-and-out love song" to Grohl's then-wife Jennifer Youngblood that he described as his favorite track on the album. Grohl also went to a cassette duplication lab in Seattle and created 100 cassette copies of the session and started handing them to friends for feedback and "I'd give tapes to everybody. Hearing Voices" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 21 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. During the sessions, Grohl was invited by Tom Petty to perform with The Heartbreakers on Saturday Night Live one month later. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af "British certifications – Foo Fighters".