Run ( Foo Fighters song ) - wikipedia Run ( Foo Fighters song ) `` Run '' Single by Foo Fighters from the album Concrete and Gold Released June 1, 2017 ( 2017 - 06 - 01 ) Format Digital download Genre Hard rock Length 5 : 23 Label RCA Songwriter ( s ) Dave Grohl Taylor Hawkins Nate Mendel Pat Smear Chris Shiflett Producer ( s ) Greg Kurstin Foo Fighters singles chronology `` Saint Cecilia '' ( 2015 ) `` Run '' ( 2017 ) `` The Sky Is a Neighborhood '' ( 2017 ) `` Saint Cecilia '' ( 2015 ) `` Run '' ( 2017 ) `` The Sky Is a Neighborhood '' ( 2017 ) Music video `` Run '' on YouTube `` Run '' is a song by American rock band Foo Fighters. It was released as a single on June 1, 2017, and is off their ninth studio album, Concrete and Gold. The song topped the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart in July 2017. Contents 1 Background 2 Music video 3 Composition and themes 4 Reception 5 Personnel 6 Charts 7 References 8 External Links Background The song had first been played live in February 2017. The studio version of the song was released as a single on June 1, 2017, making it the band 's first single since `` Saint Cecilia '' in 2015. Many music journalists noted the song was expected, but not confirmed, to be off of the band 's upcoming ninth studio album, Concrete and Gold. The single was a surprise release, without any prior indication being made of its existence, other than the band 's vague allusions to working on music over the course of 2017. Seven weeks after its initial release, the song topped the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart, the seventh song from the band to do so. Music video A music video for the song was released on the same day. The video features the band performing the song in a nursing home ( abandoned St Luke 's Hospital in Pasadena, CA ), in make - up making them appear as elderly versions of themselves, and end up inciting a riot amongst other patients and orderlies. Multiple outlets, including Billboard and People magazines, felt the music video was an homage to One Flew Over the Cuckoo 's Nest, while Team Rock noted its additional similarity to the film Cocoon. The video ends with a brief choreographed dance routine, noted by Variety and ABC News as being similar to the routine done in Michael Jackson 's video for the song `` Thriller ''. The video was directed by band frontman Dave Grohl. The old age makeups were designed by Tony Gardner, and created by Alterian, Inc. The video was inspired by drummer Taylor Hawkins lamenting having to do promotional work for the song and album cycle while the band was beginning to look older ; when Grohl told him that `` it does n't really matter '', Hawkins proposed taking it in the opposite direction, and purposefully making themselves look older, inspiring Grohl to write up a treatment for the video. Composition and themes The song is approximately five - and - a-half minutes long, and features a 40 - second intro with just soft guitar notes and mellow vocals by Grohl. After the intro, the song erupts into a hard rock sound, featuring heavy, distorted guitar riffs, thunderous drums, and alternating melodically sung and screamed vocals by Grohl. The song features breakdowns similar to that found in heavy metal and noise rock music. A number of outlets described the song as one of the heaviest rock songs the band has ever released. Lyrically, the line `` Wake up / run for your life with me '' is urgently repeated through the song by Grohl. Reception The song was generally well - received upon release, with many journalists praising the band for maintaining their high - energy rock sound with the song, while being over twenty years into their career. People praised the song for being `` a return to full - speed - ahead rock. Like the best of Foo Fighters, it 's hard and occasionally hilarious. '' Similarly, NPR praised the song for being `` an enjoyably ludicrous bit of viral silliness '' and concluded `` ' Run ' itself is no joke : Eight ( and perhaps soon to be nine ) albums into his Foo Fighters career, Grohl still wails with the infectiously unhinged force of a kid a third his age. '' Personnel Dave Grohl -- lead vocals, guitar Chris Shiflett -- guitar Pat Smear -- guitar Nate Mendel -- bass Taylor Hawkins -- drums Rami Jaffee -- keyboards Charts Chart ( 2017 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 53 Belgium ( Ultratip Flanders ) 9 Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 76 Canada Rock ( Billboard ) 5 Finland Download ( Latauslista ) 11 Finnish Airplay ( Radiosoittolista ) 60 France ( SNEP ) 106 Hungary ( Single Top 40 ) 10 Mexico Ingles Airplay ( Billboard ) 28 Netherlands Single Tip ( MegaCharts ) 23 New Zealand Heatseekers ( RMNZ ) Poland ( LP3 ) 9 Portugal ( AFP ) 85 Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) 34 Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) 41 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 79 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 64 UK Download ( Official Charts Company ) 33 UK Rock and Metal ( Official Charts Company ) US Digital Songs ( Billboard ) 43 US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) 6 US Hot Rock Songs ( Billboard ) 7 US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) US Rock Airplay ( Billboard ) References ^ Jump up to : Foo Fighters Release Heavy New Song ' Run ' with Funny Video radio.com. Retrieved June 1, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Watch now : Foo Fighters stage a literal `` Oldchella '' in new `` Run '' video abcnewsradioonline.com. Retrieved June 1, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Foo Fighters Crank Up the Heavy on New Song ' Run ' billboard.com. Retrieved June 1, 2017. Jump up ^ Young, Alex ( June 20, 2017 ). `` Foo Fighters announce new album, Concrete and Gold, due out in September ''. Consequence of Sound. Retrieved June 20, 2017. Jump up ^ Foo Fighters Prove You 're Never Too Old to Rock With ' Run ' Video Loudwire.com. Retrieved June 1, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Watch Foo Fighters Perform as Retirees in Crazy New `` Run '' Video pitchfork.com. Retrieved June 1, 2017. Jump up ^ Foo Fighters surprise fans with rowdy new song, ' Run ' ew.com. Retrieved June 1, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Foo Fighters -- `` Run '' spin.com. Retrieved June 1, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Foo Fighters Are Back ! Elderly Dave Grohl Leads a Nursing Home Revolt in Video for New Song, ' Run ' people.com. Retrieved June 1, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Foo Fighters ' New Song, ' Run, ' Sparks A Nursing - Home Uprising npr.org. Retrieved June 1, 2017. Jump up ^ Foo Fighters Return with `` Run '' Video exclaim.ca. Retrieved June 1, 2017. Jump up ^ Foo Fighters ' New ' Run ' Single and Video Stages a Nursing Home Riot diffuser.fm. Retrieved June 1, 2017. Jump up ^ http://www.billboard.com/artist/302285/foo-fighters/chart?f=376 Jump up ^ http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7873839/foo-fighters-mainstream-rock-songs-run Jump up ^ Watch the Foo Fighters mind - warping new video, Run teamrock.com. Retrieved June 1, 2017. Jump up ^ Watch Foo Fighters Rage With Retirees in Surprise ' Run ' Video rollingstone.com. Retrieved June 1, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Foo Fighters Return With the Bruising ' Run ' Single and Video ( Watch ) variety.com. Retrieved June 1, 2017. Jump up ^ http://www.nme.com/news/music/foo-fighters-dave-grohl-the-guy-who-did-our-make-up-in-run-was-in-the-thriller-video-2083021 ^ Jump up to : Foo Fighters return with glorious new single `` Run '' and video -- watch consequenceofsound.net. Retrieved June 1, 2017. Jump up ^ Foo Fighters Release New Song and Video, `` Run '' metalsucks.net. Retrieved June 1, 2017. Jump up ^ Listen to `` Run, '' the first new Foo Fighters single since 2015 avclub.com. Retrieved June 1, 2017. Jump up ^ `` ARIA Chart Watch # 424 ''. auspOp. June 10, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Foo Fighters -- Run '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratip. Retrieved June 30, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Foo Fighters -- Chart history '' Canadian Hot 100 for Foo Fighters. Retrieved June 13, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Foo Fighters -- Chart history '' Billboard Canada Rock for Foo Fighters. Retrieved June 13, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Foo Fighters : Run '' ( in Finnish ). Musiikkituottajat -- IFPI Finland. Retrieved June 10, 2017. Cite error : Invalid < ref > tag ; name `` dl_FIN_Foo_Fighters '' defined multiple times with different content ( see the help page ). Jump up ^ `` Lescharts.com -- Foo Fighters -- Run '' ( in French ). Les classement single. Retrieved June 15, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Archívum -- Slágerlisták -- MAHASZ '' ( in Hungarian ). Single ( track ) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved June 17, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Foo Fighters - Mexican Ingles Airplay search results ''. billboard.com. Retrieved September 4, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Netherlands Single Tip Chart - June 17, 2017 ''. Mega Charts. June 25, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2017. Jump up ^ `` NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart ''. Recorded Music NZ. June 12, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017. Jump up ^ `` RUN ''. Polskie Radio. Retrieved September 10, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Portuguesecharts.com -- Foo Fighters -- Run ''. AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved June 18, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Archive Chart : 2017 - 06 - 09 ''. Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved June 10, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Spanishcharts.com -- Foo Fighters -- Run '' Canciones Top 50. Retrieved June 17, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Foo Fighters -- Run ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved June 12, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Foo Fighters : Artist Chart History '' Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 16, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Archive Chart : 2017 - 06 - 09 '' UK Singles Downloads Chart. Retrieved July 20, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Archive Chart : 2017 - 06 - 09 '' UK Rock Chart. Retrieved June 9, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Foo Fighters -- Chart history '' Billboard Digital Songs for Foo Fighters. Retrieved June 17, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Foo Fighters -- Chart history '' Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Foo Fighters. Retrieved June 13, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Foo Fighters -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Foo Fighters. Retrieved June 13, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Foo Fighters -- Chart history '' Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs for Foo Fighters. Retrieved August 26, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Foo Fighters -- Chart history '' Billboard Rock Airplay for Foo Fighters. Retrieved July 5, 2017. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Foo Fighters Dave Grohl Nate Mendel Pat Smear Taylor Hawkins Chris Shiflett Rami Jaffee William Goldsmith Franz Stahl Studio albums Foo Fighters The Colour and the Shape There Is Nothing Left to Lose One by One In Your Honor Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace Wasting Light Sonic Highways Concrete and Gold EPs Five Songs and a Cover Songs from the Laundry Room Saint Cecilia Live albums Skin and Bones Compilations Greatest Hits Medium Rare Media Everywhere but Home Skin and Bones Live at Wembley Stadium Foo Fighters : Back and Forth Foo Fighters : Sonic Highways Singles `` This Is a Call '' `` I 'll Stick Around '' `` For All the Cows '' `` Big Me '' `` Exhausted '' `` Alone + Easy Target '' `` Monkey Wrench '' `` Everlong '' `` My Hero '' `` Walking After You '' `` Learn to Fly '' `` Stacked Actors '' `` Generator '' `` Breakout '' `` Next Year '' `` The One '' `` All My Life '' `` Times Like These '' `` Low '' `` Have It All '' `` Best of You '' `` DOA '' `` Resolve '' `` No Way Back '' / `` Cold Day in the Sun '' `` Miracle '' `` The Pretender '' `` Long Road to Ruin '' `` Cheer Up, Boys ( Your Make Up Is Running ) '' `` Let It Die '' `` Wheels '' `` Rope '' `` White Limo '' `` Walk '' `` Arlandria '' `` These Days '' `` Bridge Burning '' `` Something from Nothing '' `` The Feast and the Famine '' `` Congregation '' `` What Did I Do ? / God As My Witness '' `` Outside '' `` Saint Cecilia '' `` Run '' `` The Sky Is a Neighborhood '' `` The Line '' Other songs `` Friend of a Friend '' `` Marigold '' Concert tours Foo Fighters live performances Sonic Highways World Tour Concrete and Gold Tour Associated acts Nirvana Late ! 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