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This article is about the Foo Fighters song. For the Duncan Sheik album, seeWhite Limousine. For the Dolly Parton album, seeWhite Limozeen. For the Dolly Parton song, seeWhite Limozeen (song).

2011 single by Foo Fighters

"White Limo"

Single byFoo Fighters

from the albumWasting Light

Released

March 28, 2011^[1]

Genre

Length

3:22

Foo Fighters singles chronology

"Rope"
(2011)

"White Limo"
(2011)

"Walk"
(2011)

Music video

"White Limo" onYouTube

"White Limo" is a song by Americanrock bandFoo Fighters. It is the second single from their seventh studio albumWasting Light. The single was released on March 28, 2011 as aniTunes digital download.

Composition

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In an interview withClassic Rock, Dave Grohl stated that the lyrics for "White Limo" were written in just two minutes.^[2]MTV writer Chris Ryan noted that the song showedDave Grohl going back to his roots inhardcore punk, describing it as "...a blistering, paint-stripping thrash track that mixes mosh-inducing hard-core with the Foo’s penchant for melody."^[3]Revolver described the song as "the mostmetal track on "Wasting Light", and one of the most metal Foo Fighters songs ever."^[4] The song has also been categorized as simplyhard rock.^[5]

Release

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On February 12, 2011, a music video was released for "White Limo", featuringLemmy ofMotörhead.^[6] It was the first full song released fromWasting Light,^[6] however, it was the second official single, released on March 28, 2011.^[1] It was preceded by "Rope" earlier that month.^[7]

English musicianLiam Howlett, best known as a member ofthe Prodigy, remixed the song uponDave Grohl's request and released it on October 16, 2011.^[8]

Reception

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"White Limo" was chosen as the winner of theGrammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance in 2012.^[9]

Merchandise

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The Foo Fighters have made available from their official merchandise website adie-cast White Limo Figurine.^[10]

Charts

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Chart (2011)	Peak position
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)^[11]	28

Awards

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Year	Award	Results
2012	Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance	Won

References

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^^a ^b"White Limo - Single by Foo Fighters - Single on iTunes".iTunes. Archived fromthe original on March 8, 2016. RetrievedMarch 3, 2016.
^"I have all these huge fucking riffs, I can scream for three hours... LET'S GO!",Classic Rock, May 2011
^Ryan, Chris (February 16, 2011)."New Song: Foo Fighters' 'White Limo'".mtv.com. Viacom. Archived fromthe original on March 31, 2016. RetrievedMarch 3, 2016.
^Koenig, Sarah (April 12, 2011)."Review: Foo Fighters – Wasting Light".Revolver. Archived fromthe original on March 14, 2016. RetrievedMarch 13, 2016.
^"Foo Fighters hit Brighton as thousands gather on seafront".The Argus. 10 September 2014. RetrievedMarch 13, 2016.
^^a ^bLipshutz, Jason (February 15, 2011)."Foo Fighters RevealWasting Light Album".Billboard.com. RetrievedMarch 4, 2016.
^Lipshutz, Jason (February 23, 2011)."Foo Fighters Unveil Rip-Roaring 'Rope' Single, 'Wasting Light' Art".Billboard.com. Prometheus Global Media. RetrievedMarch 4, 2016.
^Goodwyn, Tom (October 16, 2011)."Hear The Prodigy's remix of Foo Fighters' 'White Limo'".NME. Archived fromthe original on March 26, 2019. RetrievedMarch 26, 2019.
^"Grammy Winners List 2012". MTV. February 12, 2012. Archived fromthe original on September 3, 2012. RetrievedMarch 3, 2016.
^White Limo Figurine foofighters.com. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
^"Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart on 17/4/2011 – Top 40".Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 9, 2014.

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" "Asking for a Friend"
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 Take Cover 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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