Digitally remastered and expanded edition including bonus material. The Colour and the Shape is the second studio album by the American rock band Foo Fighters. Produced by Gil Norton, it was released through Capitol Records and the group's own Roswell Records on May 20, 1997. The record is the debut of the Foo Fighters as a group, as the band's previous record, Foo Fighters (1995), was primarily recorded by frontman Dave Grohl and friend Barrett Jones as a demo. Main singles "Monkey Wrench", "Everlong" and "My Hero" peaked within the Top Ten on United States rock radio, and the album charted at #3 in the United Kingdom.