DOA (Foo Fighters song)

For the Jay-Z song, see D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune).

"DOA"
File:Foo Fighters DOA CD1.jpg
Single by Foo Fighters
from the album In Your Honor
Released	September 5, 2005
Format	7", CD
Recorded	January–March 2005
Genre	Alternative rock, hard rock
Length	4:13
Label	Roswell, RCA
Producer(s)	Nick Raskulinecz, Foo Fighters
Certification	Gold (RIAA)
Foo Fighters singles chronology
"Best of You" (2005) "DOA" (2005) "Resolve" (2005)
Alternate covers CD2 7" Yellow Vinyl 7" Yellow Vinyl

"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.

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.

Track listings

CD1
No.	Title	Length
1.	"DOA"	4:12
2.	"I Feel Free" (Cream cover)	2:56

CD2
No.	Title	Length
1.	"DOA"	4:12
2.	"Skin and Bones"	3:35
3.	"I Feel Free (Cream cover)" (Cream cover)	2:56
4.	"Best of You" (Video)	4:17

Yellow vinyl
No.	Title	Length
1.	"DOA"	4:12
2.	"Razor" (Live acoustic version)	4:48

Music videos

The video for the single shows the band in a 360° revolving room and on a train where objects act as if the train is rotating. The band said that the video made them feel ill and they felt like wetting themselves. It was directed by Michael Palmieri.

Another music video was also aired on MTV2 on the program Video Mods that featured Darth Maul, Boba Fett, Darth Vader, and General Grievous in the place of the real band members. The video also featured clips from the video game Star Wars: Battlefront II.

Charts and certifications

Singles charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)	39
Netherlands (Single Top 100)	86
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)	34
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)	25
US Billboard Hot 100	68
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)	5
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)	Gold	500,000
*sales figures based on certification alone

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.

References

Preceded by "Only" by Nine Inch Nails

Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks number-one single November 26 – December 3, 2005 December 24, 2005 – January 14, 2006

Succeeded by "Hypnotize" by System of a Down