The Sky Is a Neighborhood
Foo Fighters
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Ah ah Ah ah Ah ah The sky is a neighborhood So keep it down heart is a storybook A star burned out The sky is a neighborhood Don't make a sound Lights coming up ahead Don't look now The sky is a neighborhood The sky is a neighborhood Don't look now Oh my dear Heaven is a big band now Gotta get to sleep somehow Bangin' on the ceiling Bangin' on the ceiling Keep it down Oh my dear Heaven is a big band now Gotta get to sleep somehow Bangin' on the ceiling Bangin' on the ceiling Keep it down Mind is a battlefield All hope is gone Trouble to the right and left Whose side you're on? Thoughts like a minefield I'm a ticking bomb Maybe you should watch your step Don't get lost The sky is a neighborhood The sky is a neighborhood Don't get lost Oh my dear Heaven is a big band now Gotta get to sleep somehow Bangin' on the ceiling Bangin' on the ceiling Keep it down Oh my dear Heaven is a big band now Gotta get to sleep somehow Bangin' on the ceiling Bangin' on the ceiling Keep it down The sky is a neighborhood heart is a storybook A star burned out Something coming up ahead Don't look now Oh my dear Heaven is a big band now Gotta get to sleep somehow Bangin' on the ceiling Bangin' on the ceiling Keep it down Oh my dear Heaven is a big band now Gotta get to sleep somehow Bangin' on the ceiling Bangin' on the ceiling Keep it down (The sky is a neighborhood) Oh my dear Heaven is a big band now Gotta get to sleep somehow (The sky is a neighborhood) Bangin' on the ceiling Bangin' on the ceiling Keep it down The sky is a neighborhood
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Written by: Nathan Mendel, David Eric Grohl, Oliver Hawkins, Pat Smear, Christopher Shiflett, Rami Jaffee
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10 facts about this song
Band Origin"The Sky Is a Neighborhood" is a prominent song released by Foo Fighters, an American rock band founded by Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl in 1995 after the death of Kurt Cobain.
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Album InfoThe song is the second single from their ninth studio album 'Concrete and Gold'.
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Chart PerformanceUpon its release, "The Sky Is a Neighborhood" peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart in 2017, their second single from the album to do so.
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Celestial InspirationThe song was inspired by Grohl’s fascination with space and the universe. He stated in an interview with BBC that he got the idea for the song when he was lying outside, looking up at the stars.
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Accompanying VideoThe song's music video directed by Dave Grohl, features his daughters, Violet and Harper. In the video, they play two children reading a bedtime story that comes to life.
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Award NominationsThe song's music video was nominated for two MTV Video Music Awards in 2018, including Best Rock Video and Best Visual Effects.
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Public DebutInterestingly, the song was first performed live at an acoustic benefit concert at the Fillmore in San Francisco in May 2017, months before the official release in August.
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Song LyricsThe lyrics of the song were inspired by a conversation Grohl had with his children about the vastness of the universe. The song uses star imagery to discuss the challenges of human connection.
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Use in MediaIn 2020, the song was used in the end credits of the film “The Turning”.
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Unique SoundDave Grohl described "The Sky Is a Neighborhood" as the biggest sounding Foo Fighters song to date, thanks to its combination of choral vocals, string orchestration and heavy rock instrumentation.
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