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Wasting light is het zevende studioalbum van de band Foo Fighters. Het werd uitgebracht op 12 april 2011 door RCA Records. Een bekende single van dit album is Rope. Het album werd geproduceerd door Butch Vig die ook bij het nummer 'Back & forth' meespeelt als gastartiest. Bij dit album werd vooral de nadruk gelegd op het zijn van een echte rockband. Onder andere Bob Mould en Krist Novoselic waren gastartiesten bij de opnames.

Dave Grohl, de leadzanger van Foo Fighters beschrijft het album als hun zwaarste album tot nu toe. Niet alleen Dave Grohl, maar ook officiële muziekinstanties geven positieve feedback omtrent het album. Tijdens de eerste week werden er 235.000 exemplaren van verkocht. In Vlaanderen behaalde het de eerste plaats in de Ultratop. In Nederland behaalde het de tweede plaats in de Album Top 100.

Op 12 februari 2012 won de band tijdens de Grammy Awards vijf onderscheidingen, waarvan vier voor dit album: Best Rock Performance en Best Rock Song voor "Walk", Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance voor "White limo" en Best Rock Album voor het hele album. (De vijfde Grammy was voor de dvd Back and forth). Met hun vier prijzen domineerde de band de Rock-categorie volledig.

Wasting Light is the seventh studio album by American rock band Foo Fighters, released on April 12, 2011, through Roswell and RCA Records. Wanting to capture the essence of their earlier work and avoid the artificiality of digital recording, Foo Fighters recorded the album in the garage of frontman Dave Grohl in Encino, California, using only analog equipment. The sessions were produced by the band alongside Butch Vig, with whom Grohl had worked on Nirvana's Nevermind. Since the old equipment did not allow for many mistakes to be corrected in post-production, the band spent three weeks rehearsing the songs, and Vig had to relearn outdated editing techniques. The band sought a heavier and rawer sound in contrast to the experimentation of their previous albums. Most of the lyrics were written as Grohl reflected upon his life and possible future. Guest musicians include Bob Mould, Krist Novoselic, Jessy Greene, Rami Jaffee and Fee Waybill. Pat Smear played as an official member of the band for the first time since The Colour and the Shape (1997).

The recording sessions were documented on the band's website and Twitter. Promotion included the documentary Back and Forth and a worldwide concert tour that included performances in fans' garages. Wasting Light was preceded by the successful single "Rope", which became only the second song ever to debut at number one on Billboard's Rock Songs chart. The follow-up single, "Walk", also charted highly. Wasting Light debuted at number one in eleven countries, including the United States, and received positive reviews from most music critics, who praised the production and songwriting. In 2012, Wasting Light earned four Grammy Awards, including Best Rock Album.