Making A Fire

The opening track of Medicine at Midnight, "Making A Fire" was the first song written for the album and paved the way for its upbeat, David Bowie-esque pop sound. Speaking to Steve Lamacq's BBC Radio 6 Music show, frontman Dave Grohl said: "We felt like that was the perfect place to start. The groove in that song, it's almost like a DJ sort of breakbeat. We had touched on something we hadn't necessarily done before."

Medicine At Midnight is a departure of sorts from the band's normal loud hard rock sound with nods to funk and dance. Grohl explained to NME that since it's the Foo's 10th record they decided to do something that sounded fresh, so they set out to record a party album. "A lot of our favourite records have these big grooves and riffs," he said. "I hate to call it a funk or dance record, but it's more energetic in a lot of ways than anything we've ever done and it was really designed to be that Saturday night party album. It was written and sequenced in a way that you put on, and nine songs later you'll just put it on again. Y'know, songs like 'Making A Fire.' To me that's rooted in Sly & The Family Stone grooves, but amplified in the way that the Foo Fighters do it."

I've waited a lifetime to live It's time to ignite, I'm making a fire The song serves as an introduction to the album as Grohl stamps his intention to make a groove-oriented party record.