Wasting Light

2011 album by Foo Fighters
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Wasting Light

Summary

Wasting Light is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 0.9% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,222 views/month, #549 of 60,676).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wasting Light received the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album[3].
  • Wasting Light's instance of is recorded as album[4].
  • Wasting Light's genre is hard rock[5].
  • Wasting Light was produced by Butch Vig[6].
  • Among the performers on Wasting Light was Foo Fighters[7].
  • Wasting Light's record label is recorded as Roswell Records[8].
  • Wasting Light's record label is recorded as RCA Records[9].
  • Wasting Light's place of publication is recorded as United States[10].
  • Wasting Light is part of Foo Fighters' albums in chronological order[11].
  • Wasting Light's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • Wasting Light was distributed by compact disc[13].
  • Wasting Light was distributed by LP record[14].
  • Wasting Light was distributed by music download[15].
  • Wasting Light was distributed by music streaming[16].
  • Wasting Light was released on April 12, 2011[17].
  • Wasting Light's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Album of the Year[18].
  • Wasting Light's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wasting Light'}[19].
  • Wasting Light's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2877'}[20].
  • Wasting Light's charted in is recorded as Top Albums France[21].
  • Wasting Light's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[22].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Wasting Light was performed by Foo Fighters[7]. It was produced by Butch Vig[6].

Publication

Wasting Light was published on April 12, 2011[17]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Its genre is hard rock[5]. It is part of Foo Fighters' albums in chronological order[11]. Recorded distribution format include compact disc[13], LP record[14], music download[15], and music streaming[16].

Reception

Wasting Light received the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album[3].

Why It Matters

Wasting Light ranks in the top 0.9% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,222 views/month, #549 of 60,676).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

What awards did Wasting Light receive?

Honors received include Grammy Award for Best Rock Album[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . grammy.com. grammy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . grammy.com. grammy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . lescharts.com. Retrieved . lescharts.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Krzysztof 13 · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Anydecentmusic album id → 2855
    Wikipedia languages → ['cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'fy', 'gl', 'hu', 'id', 'it', 'ka', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8435]]: 2855"
  2. 27d ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Record label → Roswell Records, RCA Records
    Instance of → album
    Language of work or name → English
    Instance of → —
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6839]]: Music/WastingLight"
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