Saint Cecilia

"Saint Cecilia" is a single by American rock band Foo Fighters, from their EP Saint Cecilia. It peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart in 2016. Background and recording The song was first released as a track on Saint Cecilia, a free EP released by the Foo Fighters as a dedication to the victims of the November 2015 Paris Attacks. The song features background vocals by Ben Kweller. The performance was by chance, with Kweller literally passing by the hotel where the band was recording the song. The situation was outlined by Grohl in an October 2015 live performance, prior to the song's release, and then again, with the song's final release: The song was released to rock radio, where it peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs In January 2016, "Saint Cecilia" became the band's twenty-second song to make to the Top 10 on the US Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, tying them with Godsmack for the most Top 10 placements on the chart since August 1995 when Foo Fighters had their first Top 10 with "This Is a Call". Similarly, it was their twenty-ninth song to reach the Alternative Songs Top 20, tying the band with the Red Hot Chili Peppers for second-most top 20 entries in the chart's history, behind U2. Themes and composition Pitchfork described the song as having a "robust chorus built on a progression of straight-strummed barre chords, stacked harmonies and broad lyrics that express a general sense of yearning, including lines such as "Days will come and go/No matter what I say/Nothing's set in stone/No matter what I say".