My Friends (Red Hot Chili Peppers song)

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". "My Friends" is a song by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers and the fourth track on their sixth studio album, One Hot Minute (1995). It is a melodic ballad and was released in October 1995 by Warner Bros. as the second single from the album. It is 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 number-one single on the US Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart, where it remained for four consecutive weeks, and their first number one on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart, making it the band's first single to top both charts.

The single features two unreleased B-sides. "Stretch" (originally titled Stretch You Out) was intended for the album following the fade out of "One Big Mob". The two were planned to be one song titled "One Big Mob/Stretch You Out" however "Stretch" was not included.

Critical reception

Siân Pattenden from Smash Hits gave "My Friends" four out of five, complimenting it as "a touching lullaby about how ace friends are, even when they're glum. Anthony Kiedis' voice is both brutal and plaintive. A proper song. Absolutely ace."[1]

Music videos

The surreal original music video for "My Friends" 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.[2]

A second video was made for the song, directed by Gavin Bowden,[3] where they were in a studio performing the song. The video was shot in late 1994 at the start of the recording sessions for One Hot Minute, which is why Flea had a beard in the video. It appears on their Greatest Hits DVD.[3]

Live performances

"My Friends" was performed regularly during the One Hot Minute Tour. However, it hasn't been performed in full since 1996, only teased.

On October 2, 2021, Chad Smith and Dave Navarro performed "My Friends" together for the first time in 25 years at the Ohana Festival. They were joined by Taylor Hawkins on vocals, Pat Smear on guitar and Chris Chaney on bass.[4]

Track listings

  • CD and 12-inch single (1995)
  1. "My Friends" (album)
  2. "Coffee Shop" (album)
  3. "Let's Make Evil" (previously unreleased)
  4. "Stretch" (previously unreleased)
  • CD version 2 (1995)
  1. "My Friends" (album)
  2. "Coffee Shop" (album)
  3. "Let's Make Evil" (previously unreleased)

Personnel

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Additional musicians

Charts

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Release history

Region Version Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
United States "My Friends" September 26, 1995 Template:Hlist Warner Bros. [15][16]
United Kingdom October 9, 1995 Template:Hlist [17]
Japan "Warped" / "My Friends" October 10, 1995 CD [18]

References

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