Studio Album · No. 3
There Is Nothing Left to Lose Songwriting Credits by Foo Fighters
Produced by Adam Kasper, Foo Fighters · Engineered by Adam Kasper (recording, mixing), Andy Wallace (mixing), Bob Ludwig (mastering)
Holds writing credit on 11 of 11 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 11 / 11 documented
Scored across the 11 tracks with documented writers, by whether Foo Fighters carries a lyricist or composer credit.
Share of the 11 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
By the Numbers
Awards & Recognition 2
There Is Nothing Left to Lose was self-produced by Foo Fighters for the first time, with Adam Kasper co-producing and handling most recording and mixing (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8-11), Andy Wallace mixing three tracks, and Bob Ludwig mastering. Recorded at Studio 606, the band's own facility in the San Fernando Valley, the first album made there, it was released November 2, 1999, through RCA Records. "Learn to Fly" peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100, the band's first-ever Hot 100 entry. The album won Best Rock Album at the 43rd Grammy Awards (2001), along with Best Short Form Music Video for "Learn to Fly."
There Is Nothing Left to Lose is the third studio album by Foo Fighters, released in November 1999 on RCA Records. It was the first on a new label after Capitol, and the first recorded at Grohl's home studio in Alexandria, Virginia, which Grohl had built specifically for the sessions. Grohl wrote all material; the album is the most melodically accessible of the first three records and the most deliberately pop-oriented, with 'Learn to Fly,' 'Breakout,' and 'Stacked Actors' among the principal tracks. 'Learn to Fly' became the band's first number-one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and the album won the Grammy for Best Rock Album, the first of six consecutive Grammy wins in the category. The album reached number ten on the Billboard 200 and has been certified triple platinum in the United States; its softer, more studio-polished production reflected both the home recording context and a conscious decision to foreground melody over distortion in a way that expanded the band's commercial range. There Is Nothing Left to Lose marks the beginning of Foo Fighters' commercial consolidation, the album where arena rock became the explicit target rather than a byproduct of a more underground aesthetic.