Spit Shine
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| "Spit Shine" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Foo Fighters | |
| from the album Your Favorite Toy | |
| Released | April 24, 2026 |
| Studio | Dave Grohl's home |
| Length | 3:21 |
| Label | |
| Songwriter | Foo Fighters |
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| Music video | |
| "Spit Shine" on YouTube | |
"Spit Shine" is a song by the American rock band Foo Fighters, released as the sixth track on their twelfth studio album Your Favorite Toy (2026). The song received mixed reviews and a music video was made for it.
Composition and lyrics
"Spit Shine" is a punk rock, rock, garage rock track which is described in a press release as a "nightmare come true for connoisseurs of disemboweling, dismemberment and rock and roll."
Critical reception
In a review for Classic Rock magazine, Mark Beaumont states that it "spins and spirals past like a punk club en route to Oz." Steven Loftin writes that it "features Nate Mendel’s bass underlying the rollercoaster riff and some frenetic vocal work from Grohl." Clash magazine noted that in their review that it is a "punk-fuelled assault which hits the listener with a brilliantly unapologetic energy". The Times critic Will Hodgkinson notes that it "takes aim at Grohl’s own insatiable ambition." Raul Stanciu wrote in a Sputnikmusic review that it "successfully brings back the chaotic energy of the early days." Michele Yamamoto called it in an Under the Radar magazine review "arguably the most energetic offering, with minimal melody and maximal clipping."
Music video
The song's music video starts with an emergency alert system flashing which reads; "This is not a test — a viral outbreak has occurred. It is highly contagious and potentially lethal. Please stay indoors and do not panic.," and after a few seconds, shows the band and a small audience performing the song in all white clothes in front of a Lemmy from Motörhead mural during a zombie apocalypse, where the zombies kill the audience members and, by the end of the video, the band can be seen splattered in blood. The video was directed by Dave Grohl and casting was done by his daughter Harper.
Credits and personnel
According to the liner notes of Your Favorite Toy, except where noted:
- Dave Grohl – guitar, vocals
- Pat Smear – guitar
- Chris Shiflett – guitar
- Nate Mendel – bass
- Rami Jaffee – piano, keyboards, theremin
- Ilan Rubin – drums
References
- 1 2 Blistein, Jon (April 30, 2026). "Foo Fighters Serve Up Blood, Guts, and Rock and Roll in New Zombie-Filled 'Spit Shine' Video". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 1, 2026. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
- 1 2 "Foo Fighters - Your Favorite Toy: Reviews". Clash. April 22, 2026. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
- ↑ Stickler, Jon (April 30, 2026). "Foo Fighters Unveil Video For 'Your Favorite Toy' Track Spite Shine". Stereoboard. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
- ↑ Sharpies, Grant (April 23, 2026). "Foo Fighters, 'Your Favorite Toy' Album Review". AV Club. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
- 1 2 "Watch: Foo Fighters Perform In Front Of Lemmy Mural In 'Spit Shine' Music Video". Blabbermouth. April 30, 2026. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
- ↑ Beaumont, Mark (April 19, 2026). "Troubled times call for torrential measures on new Dave Grohl and Co album". Classic Rock. Future plc. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
- ↑ Loftin, Steven (April 24, 2026). "Foo Fighters: Your Favorite Toy review - playful and fuzz-filled fun". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
- ↑ Hodgkinson, Will (April 23, 2026). "Foo Fighters: Your Favourite Toy review — punk rock for the middle-aged". The Times. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
- ↑ Stanciu, Raul (April 26, 2026). "Review: Foo Fighters - Your Favorite Toy". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
- ↑ Yamamoto, Michele (April 26, 2026). "Your Favorite Toy". Under the Radar. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
- ↑ Wilkes, Emma (April 30, 2026). "Foo Fighters face zombie apocalypse in gory new 'Spit Shine' video, directed by Dave Grohl". NME. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
- ↑ Stickler, Jon (April 30, 2026). "Foo Fighters Unveil Video For 'Your Favorite Toy' Track Spite Shine - Stereoboard". Stereoboard. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
- ↑ Your Favorite Toy (Album liner notes). Foo Fighters. 2026.
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