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Foo Fighters are lifting the veil on their new album Medicine at Midnight (out Feb. 5) by sharing a “secret” playlist via Spotify.

According to the band, these tracks are “the songs that inspired Medicine at Midnight’s creation,” including offerings by icons like David Bowie (“Let’s Dance”) and Iron Maiden (“Running Free”) as well as newer acts like MGMT (“Congratulations”).

Grohl has previously described Medicine at Midnight as brimming with “anthemic, huge, sing-along rock songs. It’s kind of like a dance record, but not an EDM, disco, modern dance record. It’s got groove.”

Check out the full list of songs as well as the embed via Spotify below:

Foo Fighters present: ‘The Music Behind The Music of Medicine At Midnight’ – Tracklist:

  • Stranger on the Town – The Damned
  • Let’s Dance – David Bowie
  • Running Free – Iron Maiden
  • Heading Out to the Highway – Judas Priest
  • Only You Can Rock Me – UFO
  • Surrender – Cheap Trick
  • Fame – David Bowie
  • Just What I Needed – The Cars
  • Congratulations – MGMT
  • Sick Things – Alice Cooper
  • Black Cross – 45 Grave
  • Kiss This – The Struts
  • Annie – that dog
  • Shanty Town – Desmond Decker