Which Foo Fighters album contains the song 'Everlong'?

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The Foo Fighters album that contains “Everlong” is The Colour and the Shape. Released in 1997, it became one of the band's defining records and helped establish their lasting sound in alternative rock.

“Everlong” appears as a central track on the album and was released as its second single, following “Monkey Wrench.” Dave Grohl wrote the song during a break in the album's recording process, reworking an early version at home in Virginia. Its combination of heavy guitars, urgent drums, and an intensely melodic chorus made it one of the group's signature songs.

The Colour and the Shape was the Foo Fighters' second studio album and the first recorded as a full band. The previous self-titled debut had been made almost entirely by Grohl alone. Recording sessions were complicated: the band discarded much of its early work, then rerecorded material at Grandmaster Recorders in Hollywood with Grohl handling drums.

Listeners sometimes confuse “Everlong” with songs from There Is Nothing Left to Lose, the band's next album. That 1999 record includes “Learn to Fly,” but “Everlong” belongs to the 1997 release.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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