“Walk” won Best Rock Song at the 2012 Grammy Awards. The Foo Fighters track was written by Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear, and appeared on the band’s 2011 album Wasting Light.
The song is built around a gradual, emotional rise before exploding into a full-band chorus. Its lyrics describe persistence and starting over, which helped make it one of the album’s defining songs. The accompanying music video also echoed the film Falling Down, with Grohl portraying a frustrated commuter whose day spirals out of control.
A common mix-up is confusing Best Rock Song with performance categories. “Walk” also won the 2012 Grammy for Best Rock Performance, while Wasting Light won Best Rock Album. “Everlong,” “Learn to Fly” and “The Pretender” were all major Foo Fighters songs, but none won this specific 2012 songwriting award.