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Foo Fighters

Rescued

Release date: 1st June 2023

From But Here We Are
Track 1
4:19
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The opening single from Foo Fighters' album 'But Here We Are', 'Rescued' arrives as an emotional statement. Released in the aftermath of drummer Taylor Hawkins' death, the track carries the weight of that loss without spelling it out. The song moves through cycles of sudden rupture and longing, its narrator caught between a collapsing inner world and a plea for restoration. "I'm just waiting to be rescued, bring me back to life" becomes both personal cry and collective call, the chorus widening to embrace anyone who feels abandoned or diminished. The song's architecture is built on repetition and accumulation. Verses describe entrapment and encroaching numbness; the chorus insists on universal dignity, naming "kings and queens and in-betweens" as all deserving of the right to move freely, to dance, to live. That levelling impulse, the refusal to rank suffering, gives the track its emotional centre. By the final repetitions, "Rescue me tonight" shifts from plea to incantation, a mantra of mutual care. The album itself is framed as a raw response to the challenges the band has endured, and this song sets that tone: unflinching, direct, and rooted in the simple human need to be brought back to life.

"Rescued" is a single by Foo Fighters, from the album But Here We Are, released 1st June 2023. The track is 4:19 long. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 17 articles about Foo Fighters.

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Lyrics

Rescued

It came in a flash
It came out of nowhere
It happened so fast
And then it was over

Are you thinking, what I'm thinking?
Is this happening now?
Are you feeling, what I'm feeling?
This is happening now

We're all free to some degree to dance under the lights
I'm just waiting to be rescued, bring me back to life
Kings and queens and in-betweens, we all deserve the right
I'm just waiting to be rescued
I'm just waiting to be rescued
We're all just waiting to be rescued tonight

I fell in a trap
My heart's getting colder
It's coming on fast
It's over my shoulder

Are you thinking, what I'm thinking?
Is this happening now?
Are you feeling, what I'm feeling?
This is happening now

We're all free to some degree to dance under the lights
I'm just waiting to be rescued, bring me back to life
Kings and queens and in-betweens, we all deserve the right
I'm just waiting to be rescued
I'm just waiting to be rescued
We're all just waiting to be rescued tonight

To be rescued tonight
Rescue me tonight
Rescue me tonight

We're all free to some degree to dance under the lights
I'm just waiting to be rescued, bring me back to life
Kings and queens and in-betweens, we all deserve the right
I'm just waiting to be rescued
I'm just waiting to be rescued
We're all just waiting to be rescued tonight

To be rescued tonight
Rescue me tonight
Rescue me tonight

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But Here We Are
Foo Fighters
2nd June 2023
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Release year
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  1. 1Rescued
    4:19
  2. 2Under You
    3:39
  3. 3Hearing Voices
    3:49
  4. 4But Here We Are
    4:43

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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Chris Shiflett, Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Rami Jaffee
    Producer
    Foo Fighters, Greg Kurstin
    Drums
    Dave Grohl
    Guitar
    Chris Shiflett, Dave Grohl, Pat Smear
    Bass Guitar
    Nate Mendel
    Lead Vocals
    Dave Grohl
    Mastering Engineer
    Randy Merrill
    Mixing Engineer
    Mark “Spike” Stent
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