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  Studio Album · No. 5

In Your Honor Songwriting Credits by Foo Fighters

2005 Roswell / RCA Records 20 tracks 83 min

Produced by Nick Raskulinecz, Foo Fighters  ·  Engineered by Nick Raskulinecz (mixing, disc 1), Elliot Scheiner (mixing, disc 2), Bob Ludwig (mastering)

Roswell / RCA Records Alternative RockPost-GrungeHard RockAcoustic Rock
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Authorship
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Holds writing credit on 20 of 20 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 20 / 20 documented

Who wrote the songs?

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Foo Fighters's roles on this album

Share of the 20 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

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By the Numbers

20
Tracks
4
Lyricists
2
Producers
2005
Released

Awards & Recognition 1

Grammy Award for Best Rock Album (2006, Nominated)
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In Your Honor is a double album: disc one is a hard rock set produced by Nick Raskulinecz (who also mixed it) and disc two is an acoustic set produced by Foo Fighters and mixed by Elliot Scheiner; Bob Ludwig mastered both. Recorded January-March 2005 at Studio 606 West in Los Angeles, it features guest appearances from John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin (mellotron on the title track), Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age (vocals on "Over and Out"), and others. "Best of You" peaked at #18 on the Billboard Hot 100, the band's highest US chart peak to that point. The album received five nominations at the 48th Grammy Awards (2006), including Best Rock Album, but won none.

In Your Honor is the fifth studio album by Foo Fighters, released in June 2005 on RCA Records. It is a double album with a hard rock electric disc and an acoustic folk-influenced disc, produced by Nick Raskulinecz with additional production from Adam Kasper, and the most formally ambitious project in the band's catalog in terms of structure and guest appearances. Grohl wrote all material; Disc one includes 'Best of You' (which became one of the most played rock radio songs of the decade and spent seven weeks at number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart), 'DOA,' and 'In Your Honor'; disc two includes the acoustic ballads 'Miracle,' 'The Last Song,' and 'Still,' with guest appearances from John Paul Jones, Norah Jones, and Josh Homme. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 with 173,000 first-week sales and has been certified double platinum in the United States; the electric disc received stronger critical attention while the acoustic disc was seen as demonstrating Grohl's melodic range beyond the power chord framework. In Your Honor represents the commercial and creative peak of the band's RCA period and confirmed their position as one of the defining acts of mainstream rock in the mid-2000s. The double album format allowed Grohl to demonstrate the full range of his songwriting, from the anthemic hard rock of 'Best of You' to the acoustic introspection of 'The Last Song,' and established that Foo Fighters could sustain a 24-track artistic statement without the creative dilution that the format typically generated.

Track Listing & Credits 20 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
In Your Honor
Dave GrohlTaylor HawkinsNate MendelChris Shiflett Dave GrohlTaylor HawkinsNate MendelChris Shiflett Nick RaskulineczFoo Fighters Dave Grohl (Lead Vocals, Guitar)Nate Mendel (Bass)Taylor Hawkins (Drums)Chris Shiflett (Guitar)
2
No Way Back
Dave GrohlTaylor HawkinsNate MendelChris Shiflett Dave GrohlTaylor HawkinsNate MendelChris Shiflett Nick RaskulineczFoo Fighters Dave Grohl (Lead Vocals, Guitar)Nate Mendel (Bass)Taylor Hawkins (Drums)Chris Shiflett (Guitar)
3
Best of You #18
Dave GrohlTaylor HawkinsNate MendelChris Shiflett Dave GrohlTaylor HawkinsNate MendelChris Shiflett Nick RaskulineczFoo Fighters Dave Grohl (Lead Vocals, Guitar)Nate Mendel (Bass)Taylor Hawkins (Drums)Chris Shiflett (Guitar)
4
DOA
Dave GrohlTaylor HawkinsNate MendelChris Shiflett Dave GrohlTaylor HawkinsNate MendelChris Shiflett Nick RaskulineczFoo Fighters Dave Grohl (Lead Vocals, Guitar)Nate Mendel (Bass)Taylor Hawkins (Drums)Chris Shiflett (Guitar)
5
Hell
Dave GrohlTaylor HawkinsNate MendelChris Shiflett Dave GrohlTaylor HawkinsNate MendelChris Shiflett Nick RaskulineczFoo Fighters Dave Grohl (Lead Vocals, Guitar)Nate Mendel (Bass)Taylor Hawkins (Drums)Chris Shiflett (Guitar)
6
The Last Song
Dave GrohlTaylor HawkinsNate MendelChris Shiflett Dave GrohlTaylor HawkinsNate MendelChris Shiflett Nick RaskulineczFoo Fighters Dave Grohl (Lead Vocals, Guitar)Nate Mendel (Bass)Taylor Hawkins (Drums)Chris Shiflett (Guitar)
7
Free Me
Dave GrohlTaylor HawkinsNate MendelChris Shiflett Dave GrohlTaylor HawkinsNate MendelChris Shiflett Nick RaskulineczFoo Fighters Dave Grohl (Lead Vocals, Guitar)Nate Mendel (Bass)Taylor Hawkins (Drums)Chris Shiflett (Guitar)
8
Resolve
Dave GrohlTaylor HawkinsNate MendelChris Shiflett Dave GrohlTaylor HawkinsNate MendelChris Shiflett Nick RaskulineczFoo Fighters Dave Grohl (Lead Vocals, Guitar)Nate Mendel (Bass)Taylor Hawkins (Drums)Chris Shiflett (Guitar)
9
The Deepest Blues Are Black
Dave GrohlTaylor HawkinsNate MendelChris Shiflett Dave GrohlTaylor HawkinsNate MendelChris Shiflett Nick RaskulineczFoo Fighters Dave Grohl (Lead Vocals, Guitar)Nate Mendel (Bass)Taylor Hawkins (Drums)Chris Shiflett (Guitar)
10
End Over End
Dave GrohlTaylor HawkinsNate MendelChris Shiflett Dave GrohlTaylor HawkinsNate MendelChris Shiflett Nick RaskulineczFoo Fighters Dave Grohl (Lead Vocals, Guitar)Nate Mendel (Bass)Taylor Hawkins (Drums)Chris Shiflett (Guitar)
11
Still
Dave GrohlTaylor HawkinsNate MendelChris Shiflett Dave GrohlTaylor HawkinsNate MendelChris Shiflett Nick RaskulineczFoo Fighters Dave Grohl (Lead Vocals, Guitar)Nate Mendel (Bass)Taylor Hawkins (Drums)Chris Shiflett (Guitar)Rami Jaffee (Keyboards)
12
What If I Do?
Dave GrohlTaylor HawkinsNate MendelChris Shiflett Dave GrohlTaylor HawkinsNate MendelChris Shiflett Nick RaskulineczFoo Fighters Dave Grohl (Lead Vocals, Guitar)Nate Mendel (Bass)Taylor Hawkins (Drums)Chris Shiflett (Guitar)Rami Jaffee (Keyboards)
13
Miracle
Dave GrohlTaylor HawkinsNate MendelChris Shiflett Dave GrohlTaylor HawkinsNate MendelChris Shiflett Nick RaskulineczFoo Fighters Dave Grohl (Lead Vocals, Guitar)Nate Mendel (Bass)Taylor Hawkins (Drums)Chris Shiflett (Guitar)John Paul Jones (Piano)Petra Haden (Violin)
14
Another Round
Dave GrohlTaylor HawkinsNate MendelChris Shiflett Dave GrohlTaylor HawkinsNate MendelChris Shiflett Nick RaskulineczFoo Fighters Dave Grohl (Lead Vocals, Guitar)Nate Mendel (Bass)Taylor Hawkins (Drums)Chris Shiflett (Guitar)John Paul Jones (Mandolin)Danny Clinch (Harmonica)Rami Jaffee (Keyboards)
15
Friend of a Friend
Dave Grohl Dave Grohl Nick RaskulineczFoo Fighters Dave Grohl (Lead Vocals, Guitar)
16
Over and Out
Dave GrohlTaylor HawkinsNate MendelChris Shiflett Dave GrohlTaylor HawkinsNate MendelChris Shiflett Nick RaskulineczFoo Fighters Dave Grohl (Lead Vocals, Guitar)Nate Mendel (Bass)Taylor Hawkins (Drums)Chris Shiflett (Guitar)Rami Jaffee (Keyboards)
17
On the Mend
Dave GrohlTaylor HawkinsNate MendelChris Shiflett Dave GrohlTaylor HawkinsNate MendelChris Shiflett Nick RaskulineczFoo Fighters Dave Grohl (Lead Vocals, Guitar)Nate Mendel (Bass)Taylor Hawkins (Drums)Chris Shiflett (Guitar)Rami Jaffee (Keyboards)Nick Raskulinecz (Double Bass)
18
Virginia Moon
Dave GrohlTaylor HawkinsNate MendelChris Shiflett Dave GrohlTaylor HawkinsNate MendelChris Shiflett Nick RaskulineczFoo Fighters Dave Grohl (Lead Vocals, Guitar)Norah Jones (Vocals, Piano)Joe Beebe (Guitar)
19
Cold Day in the Sun
Taylor Hawkins Taylor Hawkins Nick RaskulineczFoo Fighters Taylor Hawkins (Lead Vocals, Drums)Dave Grohl (Guitar)Nate Mendel (Bass)Chris Shiflett (Guitar)Rami Jaffee (Keyboards)Nick Raskulinecz (Bass Guitar)
20
Razor
Dave Grohl Dave Grohl Nick RaskulineczFoo Fighters Dave Grohl (Lead Vocals, Guitar)Nate Mendel (Bass)Taylor Hawkins (Drums)Chris Shiflett (Guitar)Josh Homme (Guitar (guest))

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Frequently Asked Questions In Your Honor

Who produced In Your Honor by Foo Fighters?
Disc one of In Your Honor was produced by Nick Raskulinecz, who also mixed it. Disc two (the acoustic album) was produced by Foo Fighters and mixed by Elliot Scheiner. Bob Ludwig mastered both discs. The album was recorded January through March 2005 at Studio 606 West in Los Angeles and released June 14, 2005, through RCA Records.
Who are the guest musicians on In Your Honor by Foo Fighters?
In Your Honor features several guest musicians: John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin plays mellotron on the title track; Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age contributes vocals to "Over and Out"; Norah Jones, Brides of Destruction's Motley Crue-adjacent bassist Nikki Sixx... (verify). The album's guest roster reflects Grohl's wide industry connections.
What did Best of You by Foo Fighters peak at on the Billboard Hot 100?
"Best of You" peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100, the band's highest-charting US single at that point. It also reached number 1 on both Mainstream Rock Tracks (four weeks at the top) and Hot Modern Rock Tracks (seven weeks). Billboard later ranked it at number 91 on its all-time Alternative Airplay top-100 list.
Did In Your Honor by Foo Fighters win a Grammy Award?
In Your Honor did not win any Grammy Awards despite receiving five nominations at the 48th Grammy Awards in 2006, including Best Rock Album. It was the first Foo Fighters album since The Colour and the Shape (1997) not to win a Grammy.
Is In Your Honor by Foo Fighters a double album?
Yes, In Your Honor is a double album. Disc one is a 10-track hard rock album, and disc two is a 10-track acoustic album. Both discs were released simultaneously on June 14, 2005, through RCA Records. The combined runtime is approximately 83 minutes and 17 seconds.
What is the runtime of In Your Honor by Foo Fighters?
In Your Honor runs approximately 83 minutes and 17 seconds across 20 tracks on two discs. Disc one (the rock album) runs approximately 42 minutes; disc two (the acoustic album) runs approximately 41 minutes. It was released June 14, 2005, through RCA Records.
Where was In Your Honor by Foo Fighters recorded?
In Your Honor was recorded at Studio 606 West in Los Angeles, California, between January and March 2005. Studio 606 is Foo Fighters' own recording facility, first used on There Is Nothing Left to Lose (1999). Both the hard rock disc one and acoustic disc two were recorded at the same studio.

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