Snow ((Hey Oh))
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| "Snow ((Hey Oh))" | ||
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| Single by Red Hot Chili Peppers | ||
| from the album Stadium Arcadium | ||
| B-side(s) | "Funny Face" "I'll Be Your Domino" |
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| Released | November 20, 2006 | |
| Format | CD single Digital Download |
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| Recorded | March - December 2005 at The Mansion in Los Angeles, California | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 4:41 | |
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | |
| Writer(s) | Flea/Kiedis/Frusciante/Smith | |
| Producer(s) | Rick Rubin | |
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| Red Hot Chili Peppers singles chronology | ||
| "Tell Me Baby" (2006) |
"Snow ((Hey Oh))" (2006) |
"Desecration Smile" (2007) |
| "Snow ((Hey Oh))" | ||
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| Song by Red Hot Chili Peppers | ||
| from the album Stadium Arcadium | ||
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 5:34 | |
| Stadium Arcadium track listing | ||
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Snow ((Hey Oh)) is a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, originally released on the band's double album Stadium Arcadium on May 9, 2006.
It is a softer, more melodic song, much like the songs from By the Way. The song is driven by a very fast guitar riff by Frusciante, and is one of the few songs played with bass chords by Flea.
Frusciante.net revealed that this was going to be the third of seven songs released as a single off Stadium Arcadium. Before even being released as a single, it climbed to number fifty-three in the UK iTunes top 100 on May 13.
In an interview, Tony Kaye, who also directed the video for "Dani California," told MTV he would be directing the video for the song. However his footage wasn't used (pictures of this shoot can be seen here [1]). Instead, Warner commissioned director Nick Wickham to shoot a new video showing the band at the 17 October and 18 October 2006 shows at Continental Airlines Arena in New Jersey, along with black and white film of fans at the parking lot and lines at the live show. This video, which premiered early November 2006, can be watched on the band's official YouTube channel, here.
On January 17, 2007, "Snow ((Hey Oh))" became the band's record breaking 11th number one Modern Rock single in the United States and is the third chart topping Modern Rock single from Stadium Arcadium.
They also performed this song on February 11 2007 at the 49th annual Grammys. When they performed this song, thousands of white confetti came down from the roof representing snow. After their performance they won the Grammy for Rock Album of the Year for Stadium Arcadium.
[edit] Track listings and formats
Maxi-single
- "Snow ((Hey Oh))" - 4:41
- "Funny Face" - 4:46
- "I'll Be Your Domino" - 3:54
International CD-single
- "Snow ((Hey Oh))" - 4:41
- "Funny Face" - 4:46
CD-single
- "Snow ((Hey Oh))" - 4:41
- "Permutation" [live] - 3:43
Picture disk" (UK Only)
- "Snow ((Hey Oh))" - 4:41
- "Funny Face" - 4:46
| Preceded by "Anna-Molly" by Incubus |
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one single January 27, 2007 - February 20, 2007 |
Succeeded by "Pain" by Three Days Grace |
