Rope

This is the first single by the American rock band Foo Fighters, from their seventh studio album Wasting Light. The single premiered on radio on February 23, 2011 and was officially released on March 1, 2011.

"Rope," along with the rest of the album, was helmed by Nevermind producer Butch Vig. "This whole project has been really cool," Grohl told the BBC. "I haven't made a record with Butch for 20 years."

Wasting Light was recorded in Dave Grohl's garage using only analog equipment. Grohl explained why the Foos became a garage band in an interview with Q magazine: "In my hotel room in Perth, Australia, on a Them Crooked Vultures tour, it all came to me. I was sitting writing a new song and I thought, 'OK, we should make a documentary about the recording of this new album and make it a history of the band too. Rather than just record the album in the most expensive studio with the most state-of-the-art equipment, what if Butch and I were to get back together after 20 years and dust off the tape machines and put them in my garage?' I literally backed the minivan out of the garage, pulled the lawnmower out, put a drum set in it and set up mics. We soundproofed the garage door so that my neighbors wouldn't call the f--king cops."