traveled to Virginia to write third album

In 1998, the Foo Fighters traveled to Grohl’s home state of Virginia, to write their third album. However, Grohl and Stahl were unable to co-operate as songwriters; Grohl told Kerrang! in 1999, “in those few weeks it just seemed like the three of us were moving in one direction and Franz wasn’t.” Grohl was distraught over the decision to fire Stahl as the two had been friends since childhood. Shortly after that, Mendel called Grohl to say he was quitting to reunite with Sunny Day Real Estate, only to reverse his decision the next day. The remaining trio of Grohl, Mendel, and Hawkins spent several months recording the band’s third album, There Is Nothing Left to Lose , in Grohl’s home studio. The album spawned several singles, including ” Learn to Fly “, the band’s first to reach the US Billboard Hot 100 . Other singles included ” Stacked Actors “, ” Generator “, ” Next Year “, and ” Breakout “.