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The hit song "Everlong" is a song by American rock band Foo Fighters, which was released in August 1997 as the second single from their 1997 studio album "The Colour and the Shape." The song reached No. 3 on the US Billboard Alternative Songs chart and the Canadian RPM Rock/Alternative chart.
The song "Everlong" is one of the Foo Fighters' most distinctive songs. The video for the song was nominated for Best Rock Video at the 1998 MTV Music Awards. The video is surreal and satirical in nature, and was directed by Michel Gondry. It is partly a parody of the movie "Dead Evil," and reached 200 million views on YouTube on May 11, 2021.
The song "Everlong" was praised by listeners and music critics. In 2009, VH1 ranked it 28th on its list of the 100 best hardcore songs. In 2013, Rolling Stone magazine held a poll in which "Everlong" was named the best song of Foo Fighters.