Foo Fighters Pack a Punch For ‘Your Favorite Toy’ Performance on ‘Kimmel’: Watch
Foo Fighters performed “Your Favorite Toy” on Jimmy Kimmel Live as part of a four-night residency, bringing their loud, direct rock sound to a studio much smaller than the stadiums they usually play. The appearance highlighted the band’s latest album and its continued success.
The album was released in April and debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Hard Rock Albums chart, giving the Foo Fighters their eighth chart-topper there. The residency also featured “Window” and the older “This Is A Call”; the band is touring internationally and is due to play KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas in Los Angeles on 12 December.
In short
- Foo Fighters played “Your Favorite Toy” on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
- The album earned the band its eighth No. 1 on the hard rock chart.
- Their four-night residency also mixed in a 1995 track.
Explained simply
Foo Fighters are an American rock band formed in 1994 by Dave Grohl, who had been the drummer for Nirvana. The group became known for energetic guitar-driven songs and grew from recording music in a small studio to playing large venues around the world.
“Your Favorite Toy” is the title track of the band’s latest album, released in April. Billboard’s Top Hard Rock Albums chart ranks albums in the hard rock genre, and the record’s debut at number one marked the band’s eighth top spot on that chart.