My Friends (song)
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| Single by Red Hot Chili Peppers from the album One Hot Minute |
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| B-side | "Let's Make Evil" "Stretch" |
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| Released | 1995 | ||||
| Format | CD | ||||
| Recorded | 1995 | ||||
| Genre | Alternative rock | ||||
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | ||||
| Producer | Rick Rubin | ||||
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"My Friends" is a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the fourth track on their 1995 album One Hot Minute. It is a melodic ballad and was released as the second single from the album. It's the only song from One Hot Minute to be included on their Greatest Hits compilation, though the music video for "Aeroplane", appears on the DVD. It became the band's third #1 single on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. Lyrically, "My Friends" is one of the more moodier and introspective songs on the album, exploring the loneliness and emptiness people feel. Singer Anthony Kiedis then stresses that those people "hurt by the cold" are not alone and are loved. The song is about the difficult times Flea went through; he was going through a painful divorce of his first wife and felt even more depressed because the writing and recording of One Hot Minute was a painstakingly slow and disappointing process that took almost a year and a half.
The surreal music video depicts the band in many incarnations on a small boat, stranded in a large stretch of treacherous water. This video was directed by Anton Corbijn. Anthony Kiedis admits that he thought this video wasn't very good, as it wasn't realistic. They had a second video recorded for the song, directed by Gavin Bowden, where they were in a studio. The latter can be seen on their Greatest Hits DVD and on the band's YouTube account, although many fans still prefer the original version.
The chorus was used as part of "Weird Al" Yankovic's polka medley "The Alternative Polka" in his Bad Hair Day album.
[edit] Track list
CD single (1995)
- "My Friends (Album)"
- "Coffee Shop (Album)"
- "Let's Make Evil (Previously Unreleased)"
- "Stretch (Previously Unreleased)"
CD version 2 (1995)
- "My Friends (Album)"
- "Coffee Shop (Album)"
- "Let's Make Evil (Previously Unreleased)"
12" Single (1995)
- "My Friends (Album)"
- "Coffee Shop (Album)"
- "Let's Make Evil (Previously Unreleased)"
- "Stretch (Previously Unreleased)"
| Preceded by "Name" by Goo Goo Dolls |
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one single November 18, 1995 - December 9, 1995 |
Succeeded by "Glycerine" by Bush |
