Best Rock Song

The Grammy Award for Best Rock Song is a songwriter's award, recognizing best achievement in songwriting across the spectrum of rock music, including metal. Eligible songs must comprise music and lyrics.

47th Annual Grammy Awards • 2005

Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 2003 and Aug 30, 2004

U2 won the 2005 Grammy Award for Best Rock Song with "Vertigo"

Winners & Nominees 2005

Winner

Nominees

Vertigo

U2, Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr.
American Idiot

Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tre Cool
Fall To Pieces

Duff, Dave Kushner, Slash, Matt Sorum, Scott Weiland

Float On

Isaac Brock, Dann Gallucci, Eric Judy, Benjamin Weikel
Somebody Told Me

Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer, Ronnie Vannucci

Previous Winners

Year	Winner	Work
2026	Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross	As Alive As You Need Me To Be	All Nominees
2025	St. Vincent	Broken Man	All Nominees
2024	Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, boygenius	Not Strong Enough	All Nominees
2023	Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth	Broken Horses	All Nominees
2022	David Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear, Foo Fighters	Waiting On A War	All Nominees
2021	Brittany Howard	Stay High	All Nominees
2020	Gary Clark, Jr.	This Land	All Nominees
2019	Jack Antonoff, St. Vincent	Masseduction	All Nominees
2018	Foo Fighters, David Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear	Run	All Nominees
2017	David Bowie	Blackstar	All Nominees
2016	Alabama Shakes, Zac Cockrell, Heath Fogg, Brittany Howard, Steve Johnson	Don't Wanna Fight	All Nominees
2015	Hayley Williams, Taylor York	Ain't It Fun	All Nominees
2014	David Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear	Cut Me Some Slack	All Nominees
2013	Dan Auerbach, Danger Mouse, Patrick Carney, The Black Keys	Lonely Boy	All Nominees
2012	Foo Fighters	Walk	All Nominees
2011	Neil Young	Angry World	All Nominees
2010	Kings Of Leon	Use Somebody	All Nominees
2009	Bruce Springsteen	Girls In Their Summer Clothes	All Nominees
2008	Bruce Springsteen	Radio Nowhere	All Nominees
2007	Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith	Dani California	All Nominees
2006	U2, Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr.	City Of Blinding Lights	All Nominees
2005	U2, Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr.	Vertigo	All Nominees
2004	Jack White	Seven Nation Army	All Nominees
2003	Bruce Springsteen	The Rising	All Nominees
2002	Charlie Colin, Rob Hotchkiss, Patrick Monahan, Jimmy Stafford, Scott Underwood	Drops Of Jupiter	All Nominees
2001	Scott Stapp, Mark Tremonti	With Arms Wide Open	All Nominees
2000	Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith	Scar Tissue	All Nominees
1999	Alanis Morissette	Uninvited	All Nominees
1998	Jakob Dylan	One Headlight	All Nominees
1997	Tracy Chapman	Give Me One Reason	All Nominees
1996	Glen Ballard, Alanis Morissette	You Oughta Know	All Nominees
1995	Bruce Springsteen	Streets Of Philadelphia	All Nominees
1994	David Pirner	Runaway Train	All Nominees
1993	Eric Clapton, Jim Gordon	Layla	All Nominees
1992	Sting	Soul Cages	All Nominees