Skin and Bones (Foo Fighters album)

Skin and Bones
Skin and Bones
Live album by Foo Fighters
Released	November 7, 2006
Recorded	August 29–31, 2006
Venue	Pantages Theatre (Los Angeles)
Genre	Alternative rock; acoustic rock;
Length	78:37
Label	RCA
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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The A.V. Club	B^[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B+^[4]
Melodic	^[5]
NME	7/10^[6]
Now	^[7]
Pitchfork	3.8/10^[8]
Popmatters	^[9]
Rolling Stone	^[10]

Skin and Bones is a live acoustic album by Foo Fighters released on November 7, 2006.

Background

The 15-track set was recorded on August 29, 30 and 31, 2006 at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles and spotlights an expanded eight-piece lineup featuring violinist/singer Petra Haden, former Germs/Nirvana/Foo Fighters guitarist Pat Smear, Wallflowers keyboardist Rami Jaffee, and percussionist Drew Hester. Haden and Jaffee had appeared as guest musicians on the band's previous studio album, In Your Honor. A three-song encore consists of Grohl's solo performances of "Friend of a Friend", "Best of You", and "Everlong". The album debuted at number 21 on the Billboard 200, selling about 49,000 copies in its first week.^[11] This was also the album's peak position on the chart.^[12]

A DVD of the original shows, featuring a total of 21 songs, was released on November 28, 2006. It was directed by Danny Clinch, who appears briefly on-stage to play harmonica on the song "Another Round", reprising the contribution he made to the original album recording of the song for In Your Honor. The UK version of the release is a two-disc set including the band's 2006 (electric) performance at Hyde Park.

The title song was previously released as a B-side on the single "DOA", and was included on the EP Five Songs and a Cover.

Track listing

CD

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Razor"	Dave Grohl	6:48
2.	"Over and Out"	Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett	5:56
3.	"Walking After You"	Grohl	5:18
4.	"Marigold"	Grohl	3:19
5.	"My Hero"	Grohl, Mendel, Pat Smear	4:51
6.	"Next Year"	Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel	4:34
7.	"Another Round"	Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett	4:55
8.	"Big Me"	Grohl	3:01
9.	"Cold Day in the Sun"	Hawkins	3:26
10.	"Skin and Bones"	Grohl	4:00
11.	"February Stars"	Grohl, Smear, Mendel	5:51
12.	"Times Like These"	Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett	5:25
13.	"Friend of a Friend"	Grohl	4:01
14.	"Best of You"	Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett	5:02
15.	"Everlong"	Grohl	6:37

iTunes bonus tracks & videos
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
16.	"Ain't It the Life" (iTunes bonus song)	Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel	4:42
17.	"Video - Skin and Bones" (iTunes bonus with album pre-order)

DVD

Live in Los Angeles (USA)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Dave Grohl	6:05
2.	"Razor"	Grohl	5:55
3.	"Over and Out"	Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett	8:05
4.	"On the Mend"	Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett	4:45
5.	"Walking After You"	Grohl	4:20
6.	"Still"	Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett	5:44
7.	"Marigold"	Grohl	3:28
8.	"My Hero"	Grohl, Mendel, Pat Smear	6:14
9.	"Next Year"	Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel	4:43
10.	"Another Round"	Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett	5:30
11.	"See You"	Grohl, Mendel, Smear	11:51
12.	"Cold Day in the Sun"	Hawkins	5:08
13.	"Big Me"	Grohl	2:51
14.	"What If I Do?"	Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett	8:36
15.	"Skin and Bones"	Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett	4:08
16.	"Ain’t It the Life"	Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel	4:39
17.	"February Stars"	Grohl, Mendel, Smear	5:51
18.	"Times Like These"	Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett	14:50
19.	"Friend of a Friend"	Grohl	3:48
20.	"Best of You"	Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett	5:59
21.	"Everlong"	Grohl	9:10

Live in Hyde Park (UK)

No.	Title	Writer(s)
1.	"In Your Honor"	Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett
2.	"All My Life"	Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett
3.	"Best of You"	Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett
4.	"Times Like These"	Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett
5.	"Learn to Fly"	Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel
6.	"Breakout"	Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel
7.	"Shake Your Blood" (feat. Lemmy of Motörhead)	Grohl, Lemmy
8.	"Stacked Actors"	Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel
9.	"My Hero"	Grohl, Mendel, Pat Smear
10.	"Generator"	Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel
11.	"DOA"	Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett
12.	"Monkey Wrench"	Grohl, Mendel, Smear
13.	"Tie Your Mother Down" (feat. Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen)	May
14.	"Everlong"	Grohl

Note: The whole setlist is not included on the DVD. The song "The One" is excluded, as Taylor Hawkins made a mistake on the drums; mobile phone footage is available on YouTube. "No Way Back" and "This Is a Call" were on the setlist, but were not played due to strict Royal Park regulations.

Personnel

Dave Grohl – lead vocals, guitar
Nate Mendel – bass
Taylor Hawkins – drums, percussion, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Cold Day in the Sun"
Chris Shiflett – guitar

Additional musicians

Petra Haden – violin, mandolin, backing vocals
Drew Hester – percussion and vibes
Rami Jaffee – piano, Mellotron, accordion, organ
Pat Smear – acoustic and electric guitar
Danny Clinch – harmonica on "Another Round"
Nick Raskulinecz – recording, mixing

Chart positions

Album charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[13]	11
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[14]	30
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[15]	7
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[16]	37
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[17]	67
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[18]	33
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[19]	1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[20]	37
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[21]	25
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[22]	51
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[23]	40
UK Albums (OCC)^[24]	35
US Billboard 200^[25]	21

Live in Hyde Park DVD charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Swiss DVD Chart (Sverigetopplistan)^[26]	10

Certifications

Skin and Bones album and DVD certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[27] Album	Gold	35,000^{^}
Australia (ARIA)^[28] DVD	2× Platinum	30,000^{^}
Ireland (IRMA)^[29] album	Gold	7,500^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[30] Album	Platinum	15,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[31] DVD	Gold	2,500^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[32] Album	Platinum	300,000^‡
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Live in Hyde Park DVD certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[33]	4× Platinum	60,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Skin and Bones – Foo Fighters". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation.
^ Kyle, Ryan (December 26, 2006). "Foo Fighters: Skin and Bones". Retrieved August 21, 2017.
^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
^ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (November 3, 2006). "Skin and Bones Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
^ Wippsson, Johan (July 27, 2013). "Foo Fighters – Skin and Bones (live)". Melodic.net. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
^ Stokes, Paul (November 24, 2006). "Album Reviews – Foo Fighters: Skin And Bones". NME.
^ Davies, Evan (November 16–23, 2006). "Disc Guide : Pop / Rock (Foo Fighters: Skin And Bones)". Now. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
^ Mitchum, Bob (December 8, 2006). "Foo Fighters: Skin and Bones". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
^ Schiller, Mike (November 26, 2006). "Foo Fighters: Skin and Bones". Popmatters. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
^ Hiatt, Brian (November 27, 2006). "Skin And Bones". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
^ Katie Hasty. "'NOW 23' Trumps Groban, Urban, Sugarland At No. 1". Billboard.com. November 15, 2006.
^ Artist chart history for Foo Fighters (albums). Billboard.com.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Foo Fighters – Skin and Bones". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Foo Fighters – Skin and Bones" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
^ "Foo Fighters – Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
^ "Ultratop.be – Foo Fighters – Skin and Bones" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Foo Fighters – Skin and Bones" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 47, 2006". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
^ "Charts.nz – Foo Fighters – Skin and Bones". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Foo Fighters – Skin and Bones". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Foo Fighters – Skin and Bones". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Foo Fighters – Skin and Bones". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
^ "Foo Fighters Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
^ Foo Fighters - Hyde Park - DVD hitparade.ch. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
^ "The Irish Charts - 2006 Certification Awards - Gold". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
^ "New Zealand album certifications – Foo Fighters – Skin and Bones". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
^ "New Zealand video certifications – Foo Fighters – Skin and Bones". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
^ "British album certifications – Foo Fighters – Skin and Bones". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
^ ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2015 DVDs aria.com. Retrieved May 11, 2015.

External links

Skin and Bones at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] "Skin and Bones – Foo Fighters". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation.

[2] Kyle, Ryan (December 26, 2006). "Foo Fighters: Skin and Bones". Retrieved August 21, 2017.

[3] Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.

[4] Vozick-Levinson, Simon (November 3, 2006). "Skin and Bones Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2012.

[5] Wippsson, Johan (July 27, 2013). "Foo Fighters – Skin and Bones (live)". Melodic.net. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2013.

[6] Stokes, Paul (November 24, 2006). "Album Reviews – Foo Fighters: Skin And Bones". NME.

[7] Davies, Evan (November 16–23, 2006). "Disc Guide : Pop / Rock (Foo Fighters: Skin And Bones)". Now. Retrieved July 21, 2013.

[pitch-8] Mitchum, Bob (December 8, 2006). "Foo Fighters: Skin and Bones". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved August 21, 2017.

[9] Schiller, Mike (November 26, 2006). "Foo Fighters: Skin and Bones". Popmatters. Retrieved August 21, 2017.

[10] Hiatt, Brian (November 27, 2006). "Skin And Bones". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 10, 2012.

[11] Katie Hasty. "'NOW 23' Trumps Groban, Urban, Sugarland At No. 1". Billboard.com. November 15, 2006.

[12] Artist chart history for Foo Fighters (albums). Billboard.com.

[ac_Australia_Foo_Fighters-13] "Australiancharts.com – Foo Fighters – Skin and Bones". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2013.

[ac_Austria_Foo_Fighters-14] "Austriancharts.at – Foo Fighters – Skin and Bones" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2013.

[15] "Foo Fighters – Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2013.

[ac_Flanders_Foo_Fighters-16] "Ultratop.be – Foo Fighters – Skin and Bones" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2013.

[ac_Germany_Foo_Fighters-17] "Offiziellecharts.de – Foo Fighters – Skin and Bones" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 13, 2013.

[ac_Ireland_Foo_Fighters-18] "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 47, 2006". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved February 13, 2013.

[ac_New_Zealand_Foo_Fighters-19] "Charts.nz – Foo Fighters – Skin and Bones". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2013.

[ac_Norway_Foo_Fighters-20] "Norwegiancharts.com – Foo Fighters – Skin and Bones". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2013.

[ac_Scotland_-21] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 18, 2021.

[ac_Sweden_Foo_Fighters-22] "Swedishcharts.com – Foo Fighters – Skin and Bones". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2013.

[ac_Switzerland_Foo_Fighters-23] "Swisscharts.com – Foo Fighters – Skin and Bones". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2013.

[ac_UK2_-24] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 18, 2021.

[ac_Billboard200_Foo_Fighters-25] "Foo Fighters Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2013.

[26] Foo Fighters - Hyde Park - DVD hitparade.ch. Retrieved April 19, 2015.

[AustraliaFoo_FightersSkin_and_BonesalbumCertRef-27] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 13, 2013.

[AustraliaFoo_FightersSkin_and_BonesvideoCertRef-28] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 13, 2013.

[IrelandFoo_FightersSkin_and_BonesalbumCertRef-29] "The Irish Charts - 2006 Certification Awards - Gold". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved June 6, 2021.

[New_ZealandFoo_FightersSkin_and_BonesalbumCertRef-30] "New Zealand album certifications – Foo Fighters – Skin and Bones". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 20, 2024.

[New_ZealandFoo_FightersSkin_and_BonesvideoCertRef-31] "New Zealand video certifications – Foo Fighters – Skin and Bones". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2013.

[United_KingdomFoo_FightersSkin_and_BonesalbumCertRef-32] "British album certifications – Foo Fighters – Skin and Bones". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 13, 2013.

[ARIA.DVD's.2015-33] ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2015 DVDs aria.com. Retrieved May 11, 2015.

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v t e Foo Fighters
Dave Grohl Nate Mendel Pat Smear Chris Shiflett Rami Jaffee Ilan Rubin William Goldsmith Franz Stahl Taylor Hawkins Josh Freese
Studio albums	Foo Fighters The Colour and the Shape There Is Nothing Left to Lose One by One In Your Honor Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace Wasting Light Sonic Highways Concrete and Gold Medicine at Midnight But Here We Are
EPs	Five Songs and a Cover Songs from the Laundry Room Saint Cecilia Foo Files
Live albums	Skin and Bones
Compilations	Greatest Hits Medium Rare The Essential Foo Fighters
Videos	Everywhere but Home Skin and Bones Live at Wembley Stadium
Singles	"Exhausted" "This Is a Call" "I'll Stick Around" "For All the Cows" "Big Me" "Alone + Easy Target" "Monkey Wrench" "Everlong" "My Hero" "Walking After You" "Learn to Fly" "Stacked Actors" "Generator" "Breakout" "Next Year" "The One" "All My Life" "Times Like These" "Low" "Have It All" "Best of You" "DOA" "Resolve" "No Way Back"/"Cold Day in the Sun" "Miracle" "The Pretender" "Long Road to Ruin" "Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)" "Let It Die" "Wheels" "Rope" "White Limo" "Walk" "Arlandria" "These Days" "Bridge Burning" "Something from Nothing" "The Feast and the Famine" "Congregation" "What Did I Do? / God as My Witness" "Outside" "Saint Cecilia" "Run" "The Sky Is a Neighborhood" "The Line" "Shame Shame" "No Son of Mine" "Waiting on a War" "Making a Fire" "Love Dies Young" "Rescued" "Under You" "Show Me How" "The Teacher" "The Glass" "Today's Song"
Other songs	"Friend of a Friend" "Marigold" "I Am a River"
Concert tours	Wasting Light Tour Sonic Highways World Tour Concrete and Gold Tour Everything or Nothing at All Tour
Associated acts	Nirvana Late! Tenacious D Sunny Day Real Estate Germs Scream Probot Killing Joke Queens of the Stone Age Viva Death Nine Inch Nails Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders The Fire Theft Jackson United Me First and the Gimme Gimmes No Use for a Name Them Crooked Vultures The Birds of Satan The Wallflowers
Films	Back and Forth Sonic Highways Studio 666
Related	Discography Songs Awards and nominations Members 24 Hours of Foo Roswell Records Hail Satin
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