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Foo Fighters: Back and Forth
Directed byJames Moll
Produced by
  • James Moll
  • Nigel Sinclair
StarringDave Grohl
William Goldsmith
Taylor Hawkins
Nate Mendel
Chris Shiflett
Pat Smear
Franz Stahl
Butch Vig
CinematographyHarris Done
Edited byTim Calandrello
Production
companies
  • Spitfire Productions
  • Allentown Productions
Distributed by
Release dates
  • March 15, 2011(2011-03-15)(SXSW)
  • April 5, 2011(2011-04-05)(U.S.)
Running time
101 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States

Foo Fighters: Back and Forthis a 2011rockumentaryabout the American rock bandFoo Fighters,directed by filmmakerJames Moll.The film documents the band's history and the recording process for their seventh studio albumWasting Light.The film's title is taken from a song of the same name onWasting Light.In 2012,Back and Forthwon theGrammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video.

Background[edit]

The film includes material taken from over 1,000 hours of historical and new footage, and interviews with the current members of Foo Fighters, former bandmembersWilliam GoldsmithandFranz Stahl,and producerButch Vig.FrontmanDave Grohlhas said the main inspiration for the film was the decision to recordWasting Lightin the garage of his mansion inEncino, California– "Personally, I thought it would be a good idea to now tell the story of the last 16 years, so it would make more sense to watch us make a record in a garage. After selling out fucking stadiums and becoming this big rock band, why would you make a garage record? To me the first hour and 20 minutes of the movie is leading up to that moment."[2]He also added that while the band "always believed a little mystery is important to rock’n’roll", he considered it was time to tell their story, and referencing theTom PettydocumentaryRunnin' Down a Dream,"If we wait any longer, we’re going to wind up with a four-hour-long documentary".[3]

Release and reception[edit]

Back and Forthsaw its debut on March 15, 2011 at theSXSWfestival inAustin, Texas.The first session was followed by a surprise Foo Fighters live performance, which included the entirety ofWasting Lightin its setlist.[4]

On 12 February 2012, the documentary won aGrammy Awardin theBest Long Form Music Videocategory.

Charts[edit]

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Australian Music DVDs Chart[5] 1
Austrian Music DVDs Chart[6] 2
Belgian (Flanders) Music DVDs Chart[7] 3
Belgian (Wallonia) Music DVDs Chart[8] 7
Danish Music DVDs Chart[9] 2
Dutch Music DVDs Chart[10] 4
Finnish Music DVDs Chart[11] 1
German Albums Chart[12] 27
Irish Music DVDs Chart[13] 2
Italian Music DVDs Chart[14] 6
New Zealand Music DVDs Chart[15] 1
Norwegian Music DVDs Chart[16] 1
Spanish Music DVDs Chart[17] 10
Swedish Music DVDs Chart[18] 1
Swiss Music DVDs Chart[19] 4
UK Music Videos Chart[20] 1
US DVDs Chart[21] 1

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[22] 2× Platinum 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[23] Gold 25,000^
United States (RIAA)[24] Gold 50,000^

^Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Awards[edit]

Year Award Work Results
2012 NME Award Best Music Film Back and Forth Won
2012 Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video Back and Forth Won

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^"FOO FIGHTERS - BACK AND FORTH(15) ".Arts Alliance Media.British Board of Film Classification.RetrievedDecember 1,2013.
  2. ^Foo Fighters Discuss 'Back and Forth' Documentary at SXSW,Billboard
  3. ^Dave Grohl Q&A: The Foo Fighters frontman talks about the new Foos album, saying no to 'Glee,' and playing 'Smells LIke Teen Spirit' for the first time in 18 years,Entertainment Weekly
  4. ^Foo Fighters Documentary Premiere Followed By Surprise ShowArchived2012-02-08 at theWayback Machine,VH1
  5. ^"ARIA Top 40 Music DVD"(PDF).The ARIA Report(1117): 22. July 25, 2011. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2011-07-29.RetrievedFebruary 3,2013.
  6. ^"Austria Top 40 – Musik-DVDs Top 10 24.06.2011".Austriancharts.at(in German). Hung Medien.RetrievedFebruary 3,2013.
  7. ^"Ultratop Belgian Charts".Ultratop(in Dutch). Hung Medien.RetrievedFebruary 3,2013.
  8. ^"Foo Fighters – Back and Forth [DVD]".Ultratop(in French). Hung Medien.RetrievedFebruary 3,2013.
  9. ^"Musik DVD Top-10".Hitlisten.nu(in Danish).IFPI Denmark.Archived fromthe originalon February 17, 2013.RetrievedFebruary 3,2013.
  10. ^"Dutch Charts Portal".GfKDutch Charts(in Dutch). Hung Medien.RetrievedFebruary 3,2013.
  11. ^"Suomen Virallinen Lista – Musiikki DVD:t 26/2011".Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland(in Finnish).RetrievedFebruary 3,2013.
  12. ^"Album – Foo Fighters, Back and Forth [DVD]".Charts.de(in German).Media Control.Archived fromthe originalon October 31, 2014.RetrievedFebruary 3,2013.
  13. ^"Irish Charts – Singles, Albums & Compilations".IRMA.Archived fromthe originalon June 30, 2011.RetrievedFebruary 3,2013.
  14. ^"Classifiche".FIMI(in Italian). Archived fromthe originalon June 1, 2012.RetrievedFebruary 3,2013.
  15. ^"Top 10 Music DVDs".RIANZ.Archived fromthe originalon February 23, 2013.RetrievedFebruary 3,2013.
  16. ^"DVD Audio Uke 25, 2011".VG-lista(in Norwegian). Archived fromthe originalon 2012-06-03.RetrievedFebruary 3,2013.
  17. ^"Top 20 DVD Musical"(PDF).PROMUSICAE(in Spanish). Media Control GfK International.RetrievedFebruary 3,2013.[permanent dead link]
  18. ^"Sveriges Officiella Topplista".Sverigetopplistan(in Swedish). Archived fromthe originalon December 26, 2015.RetrievedFebruary 3,2013.Search forFoo Fightersand clickSök.
  19. ^"Swiss Charts – Music DVD Top 10 26.06.2011".Hitparade.ch.Hung Medien.RetrievedFebruary 3,2013.
  20. ^"2011-06-25 Top 40 Music Video Archive".Official Charts Company.Archived fromthe originalon February 4, 2013.RetrievedFebruary 3,2013.
  21. ^Fanelli, Damian (June 23, 2011)."'Foo Fighters: Back and Forth' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard DVD Chart ".Guitar World.NewBay Media.RetrievedFebruary 3,2013.
  22. ^"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 DVDs"(PDF).Australian Recording Industry Association.
  23. ^"British video certifications – Foo Fighters – Back and Forth".British Phonographic Industry.RetrievedFebruary 16,2020.
  24. ^"American video certifications – Foo Fighters – Back and Forth".Recording Industry Association of America.

External links[edit]

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