DOA (Foo Fighters song) explained

DOA
Cover:	Foo Fighters DOA CD2.jpg
Caption:	Standard international artwork
Type:	single
Artist:	Foo Fighters
Album:	In Your Honor
Released:	September 5, 2005
Recorded:	January–March 2005
Genre:	Alternative rock, hard rock
Length:	4:13
Label:	Roswell, RCA
Producer:	Foo Fighters Nick Raskulinecz
Prev Title:	Best of You
Prev Year:	2005
Next Title:	Resolve
Next Year:	2005

"DOA" is the second song released as a single from Foo Fighters' fifth album, In Your Honor.

Song information

DOA refers to the medical term "dead on arrival". The song reached number one on Billboard's Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart for six non-consecutive weeks. The cover artwork features an Ampeg Dan Armstrong guitar.

Live Performances

The band claimed it was the hardest song from In Your Honor to play live. "DOA" was played often on the In Your Honor tour and the Echoes Silence Patience and Grace tour. It was played just once on the Wasting Light tour. It was not played again until the Sonic Highways tour in 2015, where it was requested by a group of fans. It hasn't been played live since then.^[1]

In other media

"DOA" has also been released as a Rock Band and Rock Band 2 DLC track on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network on December 23, 2008.

Personnel

• Dave Grohl – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Chris Shiflett – lead guitar
• Nate Mendel – bass
• Taylor Hawkins – drums

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005–06)	Peak position
Canada Rock Top 30 (Radio & Records)^[2]	1
Netherlands (Mega Top 50)^[3]	24

Year-end charts

Chart (2006)	Position
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)^[4]	20
US Mainstream Rock Songs (Billboard)^[5]	36

Other versions

• An early version of the song, listed as a demo, was released on the CD1 version of the "Resolve" single and Five Songs and a Cover.
• A version recorded on August 23, 2005 at Maida Vale Studios in London for the BBC Radio 1 was released on the Radio 1's Live Lounge compilation.
• A live version filmed at Hyde Park on June 17, 2006 was released on the Live at Hyde Park DVD.

Notes and References

1. Web site: DOA by Foo Fighters song statistics | setlist.fm.
2. Web site: Radio & Records Magazine. Radio & Records. December 9, 2005. 91. October 6, 2019.
3. Book: Arens . Bart . Kruize . Edgar . Adams . Ed . 2013 . Mega Top 50 presenteert: 50 Jaar Hitparade . Netherlands . Spectrum . 335 . 9789000331000 . September 7, 2023.
4. Web site: Alternative Songs – Year-End 2006. Billboard. September 6, 2018.
5. Web site: Mainstream Rock Songs – Year-End 2006. Billboard. September 6, 2018.