Breakout (Foo Fighters song)
"Breakout" is a song by Foo Fighters. It is the second track and fourth single from their third album "There Is Nothing Left to Lose". History. The single was released as a two disc set in the UK and Europe, and also had separate releases in the Netherlands, Australia and Japan. Promotional singles were also released in the US for radio play. The song appeared as a playable track in "Lego Rock Band". Music video. The video was directed by The Malloys, and served as a tie-in to the song's appearance in the film  Me, Myself & Irene. It mainly features Dave Grohl playing a character who has a "multiple personality" disorder (just like Charlie Baileygates/Hank, Jim Carrey's character in the film) while taking his girlfriend to see the movie at a drive-in. In addition to Grohl's mom, Ginny, as the woman who flips him off while he is driving, the video also features some of the actors from the "Me, Myself & Irene" including Traylor Howard, who played Charlie's ex-wife Layla, and Tony Cox, who played the limo driver, along with Anthony Anderson, who played Jamal Baileygates & Jerod Mixon  who played Shonté Jr. Baileygates. The MTV series "Making the Video" documented the making of the music video. Live recordings. A live version recorded on November 23, 1999 at the Barrowlands for the BBC Radio 1's "Rock Show" programme was released as a B-side to the CD versions of the "Generator" single. Two live versions were released on the Everywhere but Home DVD, recorded in Toronto and Reykjavík. A live version filmed at Hyde Park on June 17, 2006 was released on the "Live at Hyde Park" DVD. A live version filmed at Wembley Stadium on June 7 , 2008 was released on the "Live at Wembley Stadium" DVD.