My Friends (song)
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| Single by Red Hot Chili Peppers | ||
| from the album One Hot Minute | ||
| B-side(s) | "Let's Make Evil" "Stretch" |
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| Released | 1995 | |
| Format | CD | |
| Recorded | 1995 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | |
| Producer(s) | Rick Rubin | |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers singles chronology | ||
| "Warped" (1995) |
"My Friends" (1995) |
"Aeroplane" (1996) |
"My Friends" is a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers from 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, although for an unknown reason the music video for "Aeroplane", another song off One Hot Minute, appears on the DVD that accompanies the compilation CD. 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. It could also be about how Anthony Kiedis felt at the time about friend and former bandmate John Frusciante's leaving and subsequent drug abuse which left Frusciante effectively dead, in poverty and consumed by drugs.
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, although many fans still prefer the original version.
The chorus was used as part of a polka medley in "Weird Al" Yankovic's "The Alternative Polka" on 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)"
