"Cheer Up, Boys" is the third single released from the Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters is an American alternative rock band originally formed in 1994 by Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl as a one-man project following the dissolution of his previous band. The band got its name from the UFOs and various aerial phenomena that were reported by Allied aircraft pilots in World War...

' 2007 album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

The album debuted at the top of the UK album chart, selling 135,685 albums in its first week. The album also went platinum in its first week in both Australia and New Zealand. In the U.S., it entered the Billboard 200 album chart at #3, selling 168,000 copies in its first week, and has since been...

. The single was released as a digital-only release in the UK via iTunes. No physical retail singles were released however promotional singles

Promotional recording

A promotional recording, or promo, is an audio or video recording distributed for free, usually in order to promote a recording that is or soon will be commercially available...

 were released for radio air play. The B-side is a cover of Paul McCartney & Wings' "Band on the Run

Band on the Run (song)

"Band on the Run" is the title song from Paul McCartney & Wings' acclaimed Band on the Run album. The single sold one million copies in 1974 in the United States, where it reached number 1, and it went to number 3 in the United Kingdom...

", which was previously released on Radio 1 Established 1967

Radio 1 Established 1967

The compilation album Radio 1 Established 1967 is a collection of covers especially recorded for Radio 1 by a number of artists. The album celebrates the 40th anniversary of BBC Radio 1. There are 40 songs recorded by 40 different artists . Each artist was given a year, and were allowed to cover a...

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Reception

Dave Grohl commented on the song, saying "For this song, it was a working title that stuck, because that was a song that we had demoed and it sounded like this really bright, poppy, late '80s REM song that would have been off their 'Green' or something like that." Allmusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine says the song has a riff as nimble as those on Foo Fighters' debut album

Foo Fighters (album)

Foo Fighters is the debut album by the Foo Fighters. At the time, the only official member of the Foo Fighters was Dave Grohl, who wrote and recorded the entire album himself at Robert Lang Studios in Seattle, Washington in 1994, prior to organizing the band...

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Track listings

1. "Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)" - 3:41
2. "Band on the Run
   Band on the Run (song)
   "Band on the Run" is the title song from Paul McCartney & Wings' acclaimed Band on the Run album. The single sold one million copies in 1974 in the United States, where it reached number 1, and it went to number 3 in the United Kingdom...
   
   " - 5:09 (Paul McCartney and Wings cover, 2007)