Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)

"Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)" is the third single released from the Foo Fighters' 2007 album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace. The single was released as a digital-only release in the UK via iTunes.^[1] No physical retail singles were released; however, promotional singles were released for radio airplay.^[2] The B-side is a cover of Paul McCartney & Wings' "Band on the Run", which was previously released on Radio 1 Established 1967.^[3]

"Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)"
Single by Foo Fighters
from the album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Released	April 7, 2008
Recorded	March–June 2007
Genre	Alternative rock, post-grunge
Length	3:41
Label	Roswell/RCA
Songwriter(s)	Dave Grohl Taylor Hawkins Nate Mendel Chris Shiflett
Producer(s)	Gil Norton
Foo Fighters singles chronology
"Long Road to Ruin" (2007) "Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)" (2008) "Let It Die" (2008)

Reception

Dave Grohl commented on the song, saying "For this song, it was a working title that stuck, because that was a song that we had demoed and it sounded like this really bright, poppy, late '80s R.E.M. song that would have been off their 'Green' or something like that."^[4] AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine says the song has a riff as nimble as those on Foo Fighters' debut album.^[5]

Other versions

A live version filmed at Wembley Stadium on June 7, 2008, was released on the Live at Wembley Stadium DVD.

Track listing

1. "Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)" – 3:41
2. "Band on the Run" – 5:09 (Paul McCartney and Wings cover, 2007)

Personnel

Personnel adapted from Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace liner notes^[6]

Foo Fighters

• Dave Grohl – vocals, lead guitar
• Chris Shiflett – rhythm guitar
• Nate Mendel – bass
• Taylor Hawkins – drums, backing vocals

Additional Personnel

• Drew Hester - percussion

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[7]	95
UK Singles (OCC)[8]	194