It peaked at number 89 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Long Road to Ruin" topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for seven consecutive weeks and reached number two on the Mainstream Rock Tracks in early 2008. The video features an appearance by actress Rashida Jones, and was directed by Jesse Peretz, who had previously collaborated with the band for " Big Me", " Learn to Fly", " The One", and " Low". The music video was released on November 1, 2007, with the single released on December 3, 2007. " Long Road to Ruin" is the second single from the Foo Fighters' sixth studio album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace. " Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)" (2008) The stock footage would later be used at the end of the video for "White Limo", a track from the following album.Īn alternative version of the video, consisting of the Davy Grolton Band performance in its entirety, is available on Entertainment Weekly's website, and available to buy on iTunes.2007 single by Foo Fighters "Long Road to Ruin"įrom the album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Graceĭave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel and Chris Shiflett Grolton is clearly in an open-top Jaguar E-Type, but in what was likely an intentional continuity error (or the fact that the E-Type was too valuable to destroy), the vehicle that's crashed appears to be a 1990s Porsche 911. The final scene has him intentionally driving off a cliff in a typical 1970s television or movie death scene, with the vehicle bursting into flames during the fall. The video is interspersed throughout with scenes of Grolton driving in a car, wistfully singing the song. Grolton becomes hysterical before continuing his pursuit. He ends the performance to give chase with the fans behind him, but when he finally finds her, she has driven off. While singing, he sees her amidst the audience filled with the ravenous girls, but she leaves after realizing he has spotted her. The scene is inter-cut with flashbacks about Jules. The band is also portrayed by the other Foo Fighter members, in attire appropriate of the era. The video then cuts to a concert in a mall where he fronts "The Davy Grolton Band" and performs the song. After wiping away tears, he accommodates and interacts with them. Upset, Grolton goes outside, only to find screaming teenage girls who want his autograph. Backstage, Grolton's cast mates read a magazine about him becoming a rock star, and later place his debut album on a dartboard and throw darts at it. There are various accidents and rifts on-stage (a fight between the cast, Grolton inadvertently hitting Jules in the face). In order to avoid confusion with the soap opera (also entitled "Long Road to Ruin") and the "real world", the scenes in the soap opera have brown tones to make it more vintage, while the real world retains normal color. Actress Rashida Jones guest stars as "Racinda Jules" ("Susan Belfontaine", the doctor's love interest). Bassist Nate Mendel plays "Ned Bender" ("Saul Goode", the show's shady antagonist). Guitarist Chris Shiflett plays "Christopher Mishomotohama" ("Little Jimmy", a severely injured child). Drummer Taylor Hawkins plays "Ty Hawkstone" ("Les Groper", Davidoff's womanizing colleague). Grohl plays "Davy Grolton", who stars as the main doctor, "Hansom Davidoff". As seen in the opening credit sequence, the Foo Fighters portray the actors who in turn portray the show's characters. The music video of the song is a comedic spoof of a stereotypical 1970s-era hospital soap opera ( General Hospital in particular), and is essentially a "show within a show". "Holiday in Cambodia" (Dead Kennedys cover, live from MTV Video Music Awards 2007, featuring Serj Tankian)."Big Me" (Live from Wal-Mart soundcheck). "Keep the Car Running" (Arcade Fire cover, live from Brighton 18 August 2007).In the United Kingdom, "Long Road to Ruin" peaked in the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart and number one on the UK Rock Chart. The song's number-one position on the Modern Rock chart, gave the Foo Fighters a record-setting feat by becoming the first act to reach number one on the chart in each of four consecutive years. "Long Road to Ruin" topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for seven consecutive weeks and reached number two on the Mainstream Rock Tracks in late 2008.
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