# Foo Fighters revisit their debut single during Jimmy Kimmel residency

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/foo-fighters-go-back-to-the-start-on-kimmel-with-this-is-a-call/
- Published: 2026-10-28T16:10:31+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T16:19:50+00:00
- Original publisher: Rolling Stone
- Original article: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/foo-fighters-perform-this-is-a-call-kimmel-1235649146/
- Topics: Art, Celebrity, Culture, Elections, Entertainment, Music, Politics, TV

## Key points

- Foo Fighters played their 1995 first single on Kimmel.
- Grohl wrote the debut album after Nirvana.
- The band began its residency with a song from its latest album.

## Summary

Foo Fighters performed “This Is a Call” on Tuesday during their week-long residency on Jimmy Kimmel Live, returning to the first single from their 1995 debut album. The performance brought the band’s early history into focus, including Dave Grohl’s decision to move on from being Nirvana’s drummer and become a lead singer.

Grohl wrote the debut record in 1994 as he sought a new direction, later describing fronting a band as frightening. The Kimmel residency began on Monday with “Window”, from the Foo Fighters’ 12th album, Your Favorite Toy, released earlier this year. That album followed 2023’s But Here We Are, their first since drummer Taylor Hawkins died.

## Coverage

- [Rolling Stone: Foo Fighters revisit their debut single during Jimmy Kimmel residency](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/foo-fighters-perform-this-is-a-call-kimmel-1235649146/)
- [Consequence: Foo Fighters Race Through “This Is a Call” on Kimmel: Watch](https://consequence.net/2026/10/foo-fighters-this-is-a-call-kimmel-watch/)

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