"This Is a Call" is the first major single released by 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...

 from their self-titled debut album

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. It was released in 1995. No video was made for the song.

Dave Grohl

Dave Grohl

David Eric "Dave" Grohl is an American rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter who is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter for Foo Fighters; the former drummer for Nirvana and Scream; and the current drummer for Them Crooked Vultures...

 said about the song: "The chorus says 'This is a call to all my past resignation'. It's just sort of like a little wave to all the people I ever played music with, people I've been friends with, all my relationships, my family. It's a hello, and in a way a thank you."

The song debuted at number 12 on the Modern Rock Tracks

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Alternative Songs is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. It lists the 40 most-played songs on modern rock radio stations, most of which are alternative rock songs...

 chart and quickly rose to a peak of number 2, held off the top by Alanis Morissette

Alanis Morissette

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's hit "You Oughta Know

You Oughta Know

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". The song also charted at number 5 in the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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, their highest peaking single in this chart along with "All My Life

All My Life (Foo Fighters song)

"All My Life" is a song by the American alternative rock band Foo Fighters, released as the first single from their fourth album, One by One...

", with both holding this record until "Best of You

Best of You

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" reached number 4 in 2005.

The band played the song live on The Late Show With David Letterman toward the end of the summer in 1995. It was the band's first national television performance. Since this performance David Letterman had become an avid fan of the band and 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...

 have played on the show 11 times.

"This Is a Call" was released as a downloadable content

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 for the Rock Band

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 series of video games on December 23, 2008.

Singles

12" UK vinyl promo single

1. "This Is a Call" (Grohl) - 3:52
2. "Podunk" (Grohl) - 3:03

7" Vinyl single Stamped Label / French CD single / Japan CD single / 7" single

1. "This Is a Call"
2. "Winnebago" (Grohl, Turner) - 4:11

7" One-sided vinyl single / UK promo CD

1. "This Is a Call"

12" luminous vinyl single / UK CD single / Radio promo CD

1. "This Is a Call"
2. "Winnebago"
3. "Podunk"

Cassette tape single / Australian CD single / Dutch CD single

1. "This Is a Call"
2. "Winnebago"
3. "Podunk (Cement Mix)"
   • "Podunk (Cement Mix)" is really just "Podunk". The band
     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...
     
      played a prank on the collectors so they called it "Podunk (Cement Mix)".

Chart positions

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	9
Canadian RPM RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... Singles Chart	35
Canadian RPM Alternative 30 Canadian rock/alternative chart The Canadian rock/alternative chart was first published on June 11, 1995 by RPM magazine under the name Alternative 30. The song which held the number-one spot on this first chart was "More Human than Human" by White Zombie...	1
Dutch Singles Chart	32
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	16
New Zealand Singles Chart	11
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	5
US Modern Rock Tracks	2
US Mainstream Rock Tracks Mainstream Rock Tracks Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music. Modern rock tracks are counted in the Alternative Songs chart.This chart began with the March 21, 1981, issue...	6