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From album
The Colour and the Shape
Foo Fighters · 1997 · Track 12
Details
Duración5:03
ÁlbumThe Colour and the Shape
Año1997
ISRCUSRW29600012
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The story behind
The song Walking After You by Foo Fighters has an interesting journey that goes beyond its appearance on the album The Colour and the Shape. Originally, it was recorded in December 1996 at WGNS Studios in Washington, D.C., during a break in the album sessions. In this first version, Dave Grohl handled the vocals, recorded in a single take, and all the instrumental parts, except for the bass, which was played by Nate Mendel. The recording was done by Geoff Turner. This version, with a duration of 5:03, was produced by Gil Norton and released under the Roswell and Capitol labels.
Later, in 1998, a re-recorded version of Walking After You was included on the soundtrack album for the film The X-Files. For this new recording, the full band was involved, including Taylor Hawkins and Franz Stahl, and with the vocal collaboration of Craig Wedren. The production of this edition was the responsibility of Jerry Harrison, a member of Talking Heads, and it took place in early 1998 at Ocean Way Studios in Hollywood. During the vocal recording, Grohl became so emotional that he broke down, and that take is the one used in the final mix. This version, which is almost a minute shorter than the original, incorporates a piano passage in the bridge and features more complex drums and guitars. The music video, directed by fashion photographer Matthew Rolston, shows Grohl interacting with actress Arly Jover in a setting that evokes an asylum or prison, with old television screens projecting clips from classic films and cartoons.