Knock Me Down
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| Single by Red Hot Chili Peppers | ||
| from the album Mother's Milk | ||
| B-side(s) | "Millionaires Against Hunger" "Show Me Your Soul" |
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| Released | August 22, 1989 | |
| Recorded | 1989 | |
| Genre | Funk Metal, Rock | |
| Length | 3:44 | |
| Label | EMI/Capitol Records | |
| Writer(s) | Flea/Kiedis/Smith/Frusciante | |
| Producer(s) | Michael Beinhorn | |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers singles chronology | ||
| "Me & My Friends" (1987) | "Knock Me Down" (1989) | "Higher Ground" (1989) |
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| Song by Red Hot Chili Peppers | ||
| from the album Mother's Milk | ||
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 3:44 | |
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"Knock Me Down" is a single from the Red Hot Chili Peppers album Mother's Milk.
It was written as an anti-heroin song after the death of original guitarist Hillel Slovak, and refers to the ongoing heroin struggles of lead singer Anthony Kiedis: "If you see me getting mighty / If you see me getting high / Knock me down". A video was recorded featuring Alex Winter of Bill and Ted fame.
Kiedis and John Frusciante sing all the lyrics simultaneously, but the record label edit of the song is mixed in a way that has Frusciante's vocals set louder than Kiedis' throughout the song, giving the song a different sound to the others on Mother's Milk. The original, longer version of this song is featured on the bonus Mother's Milk CD as well as various live Hendrix covers. It is also sometimes played with additional background vocals, namely a woman who sings near the end of the song after the interlude, as well singing a countermelody over the chorus. This harmonises the three way vocals creating a very memorable and recognisable chorus.
This was the first song by the band to make it onto the Modern Rock Charts, where it made it to #6.
[edit] Track Listings
CD single (1989)
- "Knock Me Down" – 3:44
- "Millionaires Against Hunger" (Previously Unreleased) – 3:28
- "Fire" – 2:03
CD version 2 (1989)
- "Knock Me Down" – 3:44
- "Punk Rock Classic" – 1:47
- "Magic Johnson" – 2:57
- "Special Secret Song Inside" – 3:16
7" single (1989)
- "Knock Me Down" – 3:44
- "Punk Rock Classic" – 1:47
- "Pretty Little Ditty" – 1:37
7" version 2 (1989)
- "Knock Me Down" – 3:44
- "Punk Rock Classic" – 1:47
- "Pretty Little Ditty" – 1:37
7" version 3 (1989)
- "Knock Me Down" – 3:44
- "Show Me Your Soul" (Previously Unreleased) – 4:22
7" version 4 (1989)
- "Knock Me Down" – 3:44
- "Punk Rock Classic" – 1:47
- "Magic Johnson" – 2:57
- "Special Secret Song Inside" – 3:16
12" single (1989)
- "Knock Me Down" – 3:44
- "Millionaires Against Hunger" (Previously Unreleased) – 3:28
- "Fire" – 2:03
- "Punk Rock Classic" – 1:47
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