What was Foo Fighters' first single, released in June 1995?

Foo Fighters’ first single, released in June 1995, was “This Is a Call.”

The song was the lead single from the band’s self-titled debut album and introduced Foo Fighters as more than Dave Grohl’s anonymous studio project. Grohl wrote and performed the track during the period when he was recording the album largely by himself, several months after Nirvana ended.

“This Is a Call” was serviced to U.S. alternative radio and commercially issued in the United Kingdom on June 19, 1995. Its release helped establish the band before Foo Fighters arrived in album form later that summer. The song eventually reached number two on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart and number five on the UK Singles Chart.

The other options were later singles or related album tracks. “I'll Stick Around” followed as the second single, while “For All the Cows” and “Big Me” were released afterward. “This Is a Call” is therefore the canonical answer to the band’s first-single question.