"Let It Die" is the fourth single from the Foo Fighters' sixth album, Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace. It was only released as a promotional single in 2007 and no physical retail single was released. It was, however, available commercially as a digital downloadable single.
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Meaning
The song's meaning was hinted in a Canadian Television interview. It was mentioned that it was about personal fights between people, and those people breaking apart, and that the fights are meaningless overall. Further speculation leads to Grohl's forbearance between Courtney Love, and Kurt Cobain (Grohl's former bandmate from Nirvana and Love's husband)'s relationship, drug use, and financial arrangements. Grohl indirectly admitted to the song being about Courtney Love in an interview in 2007.
Live performances
The song was a staple on the Echoes, Silence, Patience, and Grace tour. It was also played often on the Wasting Light tour but was dropped in 2012. It was not played again until the Concrete and Gold tour in 2017, where it has been played occasionally.
Track listing
The single has currently only been released as an iTunes exclusive digital download, listed as a digital EP.
All songs by Foo Fighters, except where noted.
"Let It Die" – 4:05
"Keep the Car Running" (Arcade Fire cover) – 3:25
"If Ever" – 4:14
"Come Alive" (demo version) – 5:30
Personnel
Personnel adapted from Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace liner notes.
Foo Fighters
Dave Grohl – rhythm guitar, vocals
Taylor Hawkins – drums
Nate Mendel – bass
Chris Shiflett – lead guitar
Additional personnel
Pat Smear – guitar
Rami Jaffee – keyboards
Drew Hester – percussion
Production
Gil Norton – production
Adrian Bushby – engineering
John Lousteau – engineering assistance
Jake Davies – Pro Tools engineering
Rich Costey – mixing
Claudius Mittendorfer – mixing assistance
Brian Gardner – mastering