DOA (Foo Fighters song)

"DOA"
Single by Foo Fighters
from the album In Your Honor
Released	September 5, 2005
Format	7", CD
Recorded	January–March 2005
Genre	Alternative rock, hard rock
Length	4:13
Label	Roswell, RCA
Writer(s)	Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett
Producer(s)	Nick Raskulinecz, Foo Fighters
Certification	Gold (RIAA)[1]
Foo Fighters singles chronology
"Best of You" (2005) "DOA" (2005) "Resolve" (2005)
Alternate covers CD2 7" yellow vinyl

"DOA" is the second song released as a single from Foo Fighters' fifth album, In Your Honor.

Song information

DOA refers to the medical term "dead on arrival". The song reached number one on Billboard's Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart for six non-consecutive weeks. The cover artwork features an Ampeg Dan Armstrong guitar.

In other media

"DOA" has also been released as a Rock Band and Rock Band 2 DLC track on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network on December 23, 2008.

Track listings

CD1
No.	Title	Length
1.	"DOA"	4:12
2.	"I Feel Free" (Cream cover)	2:56

CD2
No.	Title	Length
1.	"DOA"	4:12
2.	"Skin and Bones"	3:35
3.	"I Feel Free" (Cream cover)	2:56
4.	"Best of You" (video)	4:17

Yellow vinyl
No.	Title	Length
1.	"DOA"	4:12
2.	"Razor" (live acoustic version)	4:48

Music videos

The video for the single shows the band in a 360° revolving room and on a train where objects act as if the train is rotating. The band said that the video made them feel ill and they felt like wetting themselves. It was directed by Michael Palmieri.

Another music video was also aired on MTV2 on the program Video Mods that featured Darth Maul, Boba Fett, Darth Vader, and General Grievous in the place of the real band members. The video also featured clips from the video game Star Wars: Battlefront II.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2005) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[2] 39 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[3] 86 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] 34 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[5] 25 US Billboard Hot 100[6] 68 US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[7] 5 US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[8] 1

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/Sales United States (RIAA)[9] Gold 500,000^^ ^*sales figures based on certification alone

Other versions

• An early version of the song, listed as a demo, was released on the CD1 version of the "Resolve" single and Five Songs and a Cover.
• A version recorded on August 23, 2005 at Maida Vale Studios in London for the BBC Radio 1 was released on the Radio 1's Live Lounge compilation.
• A live version filmed at Hyde Park on June 17 2006 was released on the Live at Hyde Park DVD.

References

1. RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - Foo Fighters singles. RIAA.com.
2. "Australian-charts.com – Foo Fighters – DOA". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
3. "Dutchcharts.nl – Foo Fighters – DOA" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
4. "Charts.org.nz – Foo Fighters – DOA". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
5. "Foo Fighters: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
6. "Foo Fighters – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Foo Fighters. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
7. "Foo Fighters – Chart history" Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs for Foo Fighters. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
8. "Foo Fighters – Chart history" Billboard Alternative Songs for Foo Fighters. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
9. "American single certifications – Foo Fighters – DOA". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 08 April 2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help) If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH