He ends the performance to give chase with the fans behind him, but when he finally finds her, she has driven off. While singing, he sees her amidst the audience filled with the ravenous girls, but she leaves after realizing he has spotted her. The scene is inter-cut with flashbacks about Jules. The band is also portrayed by the other Foo Fighter members, in attire appropriate of the era. The video then cuts to a concert in a mall where he fronts "The Davy Grolton Band" and performs the song. After wiping away tears, he accommodates and interacts with them. Upset, Grolton goes outside, only to find screaming teenage girls who want his autograph. Backstage, Grolton's cast mates read a magazine about him becoming a rock star, and later place his debut album on a dartboard and throw darts at it. There are various accidents and rifts on-stage (a fight between the cast, Grolton inadvertently hitting Jules in the face.). In order to avoid confusion with the soap opera (also entitled "Long Road to Ruin") and the "real world", the scenes in the soap opera have brown tones to make it more vintage, while the real world retains normal color. Actress Rashida Jones guest stars as "Racinda Jules" ("Susan Belfontaine", the doctor's love interest). Bassist Nate Mendel plays "Ned Bender" ("Saul Goode", the show's shady antagonist). Guitarist Chris Shiflett plays "Christopher Mishomotohama" ("Little Jimmy", a severely injured child). Drummer Taylor Hawkins plays "Ty Hawkstone" ("Les Groper", Davidoff's womanizing colleague). Grohl plays "Davy Grolton", who stars as the main doctor, "Hansom Davidoff". As seen in the opening credit sequence, the Foo Fighters portray the actors who in turn portray the show's characters. The music video of the song is a comedic spoof of a stereotypical 1970s-era hospital soap opera (General Hospital in particular), and is essentially a "show within a show". The success was aided due to a Radio 1 performance and an extensive tour in the UK. Unlike the US, in Europe the song has had major success peaking in the top 40 of the pop charts and number 1 on the UK Rock Chart. With "Long Road to Ruin" topping the Modern Rock Tracks earlier this year, it made Foo Fighters the first act to have a number 1 hit every year for four consecutive years.
The song had been successful in the rock charts but achieved small success on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching #89. "Long Road to Ruin" began with a slow start, but still managed to top the Modern Rock Tracks chart for seven consecutive weeks and reach #2 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks. The video features an appearance by actress Rashida Jones, and was directed by Jesse Peretz, who had previously collaborated with the band for "Big Me", "Learn to Fly", "The One", and "Low". The music video was released on November 1 2007, with the single released on December 3 2007. "Long Road to Ruin" is the second single from the Foo Fighters' sixth studio album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (2007).
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