| "Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)" | ||||
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| Single by Foo Fighters | ||||
| from the album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace | ||||
| Released | April 7, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | March–June 2007 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, post-grunge | |||
| Length | 3:41 | |||
| Label | Roswell/RCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Gil Norton | |||
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"Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)" is the third single released from the Foo Fighters' 2007 album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace. The single was released as a digital-only release in the UK via iTunes.[1] No physical retail singles were released; however, promotional singles were released for radio airplay.[2] The B-side is a cover of Paul McCartney & Wings' "Band on the Run", which was previously released on Radio 1 Established 1967.[3]
Dave Grohl commented on the song, saying "For this song, it was a working title that stuck, because that was a song that we had demoed and it sounded like this really bright, poppy, late '80s R.E.M. song that would have been off their 'Green' or something like that."[4] AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine says the song has a riff as nimble as those on Foo Fighters' debut album.[5]
A live version filmed at Wembley Stadium on June 7, 2008, was released on the Live at Wembley Stadium DVD.
Personnel adapted from Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace liner notes[6]
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japan (Japan Hot 100)[7] | 95 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[8] | 194 |
