Taylor Hawkins’ Death Causes Foo Fighters’ Sales, Streams To Skyrocket [DETAILS]

Taylor Hawkins pushed Foo Fighters to the spotlight for one last time following his death.

Since joining Foo Fighters, Hawkins had contributed a lot to the band's popularity by giving it his everything in the years leading to his death. For the last time, he brought them to the front row by causing a surge on Foo Fighters' sales and streams.

Luminate, formerly MRC Data, recently released preliminary reports about how the late drummer's death caused the rock band's songs to vault by 346 percent.

As reported by Billboard, Foo Fighters' song catalog earned 8.5 million on-demand streams on March 26, the day after the news about Taylor Hawkins' death emerged.

The figure reached the mark after the catalog officially accumulated 1.9 million streams. Thanks to their song, "Everlong" from their sophomore album, "The Color and the Shape."

The song, which became the No. 3 hit on Billboard's Alternative Airplay chart in 1997, earned a whopping 960,000 US streams on March 26 alone. It was 139 percent up from March 25. Hawkins is not part of the song's studio version, but he appeared in its music video.

Following it on the list are "My Hero" (580,000 streams), "The Pretender" (532,000 streams), "Best of You" (517,000 streams), and "Learn to Fly" (505,000 streams).

Foo Fighters' digital downloads also hit a commendable mark, having 6,600 downloads on March 26.

Hawkins' other projects - Taylor Hawkins & the Coattail Riders, NHC, and The Birds of Satan - also saw similar success.

All About Taylor Hawkins' Death

The surge of sales and streams on the Foo Fighters catalog came after the drummer died at the age of 50. He passed away before the band's scheduled performance in Bogotá, Colombia's Festival Esterio Picnic.

"The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins. His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever," the band said on Twitter. "Our hearts go out to his wife, children, and family, and we ask that their privacy be treated with the utmost respect in this unimaginably difficult time."

Hawkins reportedly experienced chest pain while at a hotel in the city. Bogota's secretary of health said that an ambulance was sent to the scene but the medical responders failed to resuscitate the musician.

The preliminary forensic medical study by Colombia's Attorney General's Office revealed that his urine toxicology test detected 10 substances, including opioids, THC, tricyclic antidepressants, and benzodiazepines.

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