My Friends (Red Hot Chili Peppers song)

"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 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 #1 single on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart where it remained for 4 consecutive weeks, and their first #1 single on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart.^[1] The song has not been performed live since 1996.

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.

Music videos

The surreal original 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.^[2] Anthony Kiedis admits that he thought this video was not very good, as it was not realistic. A second video was made for the song, directed by Gavin Bowden, 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, hence Flea had a beard in the video. It appears on their Greatest Hits DVD.

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)

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[3]	15
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[4]	11
France (SNEP)^[5]	40
Germany (Official German Charts)^[6]	81
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[7]	20
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[8]	50
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[9]	29
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)^[10]	1
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)^[11]	1

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 522.
↑ "the Red Hot Chili Peppers - "My friends"". mvdbase.com. Retrieved 2013-10-09.
↑ "Australian-charts.com – Red Hot Chili Peppers – My Friends". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2858." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
↑ "Lescharts.com – Red Hot Chili Peppers – My Friends" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
↑ "Musicline.de – Red Hot Chili Peppers Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
↑ "Charts.org.nz – Red Hot Chili Peppers – My Friends". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Red Hot Chili Peppers – My Friends". Singles Top 100. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
↑ "Red Hot Chili Peppers: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
↑ "Red Hot Chili Peppers – Chart history" Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs for Red Hot Chili Peppers. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
↑ "Red Hot Chili Peppers – Chart history" Billboard Alternative Songs for Red Hot Chili Peppers. Retrieved November 19, 2016.

Preceded by "Name" by Goo Goo Dolls	Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one single November 18 – December 9, 1995	Succeeded by "Glycerine" by Bush
Preceded by "Name" by Goo Goo Dolls	Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks number-one single December 9 – December 30, 1995	Succeeded by "Cumbersome" by Seven Mary Three
Preceded by Bullet with Butterfly Wings by The Smashing Pumpkins	*Canadian RPM* Alternative 30 number-one single** December 4 – 18, 1995	Succeeded by "One of Us" by Joan Osborne

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Anthony Kiedis

Flea

Chad Smith

Josh Klinghoffer

Studio albums

The Red Hot Chili Peppers (1984)
Freaky Styley (1985)
The Uplift Mofo Party Plan (1987)
Mother's Milk (1989)
Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
One Hot Minute (1995)
Californication (1999)
By the Way (2002)
Stadium Arcadium (2006)
I'm with You (2011)
The Getaway (2016)

EPs

The Abbey Road E.P. (1988)
2011 Live EP (2012)
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Covers EP (2012)
2012-13 Live EP (2014)
Live In Paris EP (2016)

Single series

I'm with You Singles Collection (2012-13)

Live releases

Compilations

Sock-Cess (1989)
What Hits!? (1992)
Live Rare Remix Box (1994)
The Plasma Shaft (1994)
Out in L.A. (1994)
The Best of the Red Hot Chili Peppers (1994)
Under the Covers: Essential Red Hot Chili Peppers (1998)
Greatest Hits (2003)
Road Trippin' Through Time (2011)
I'm Beside You (2013)

Videos

Red Hot Skate Rock (1988)
Psychedelic Sexfunk Live from Heaven (1990)
Positive Mental Octopus (1990)
Funky Monks (1991)
What Hits!? (1992)
Off the Map (2001)
Live at Slane Castle (2003)
Greatest Hits and Videos (2003)
iTunes Originals – Red Hot Chili Peppers (2006)
Red Hot Chili Peppers Live: I'm with You (2011)
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live From the Basement (2012)

Tours

Personnel

Producers	Danger Mouse Rick Rubin John Norwood Fisher Michael Beinhorn George Clinton Andy Gill Spit Stix

Session and touring musicians	Nate Walcott Chris Warren Samuel Bañuelos III Anna Waronker Elton John Mauro Refosco Lenny Castro Greg Kurstin Emily Kokal Money Mark Marcel Rodríguez-López Paulinho da Costa Stephen Perkins John Lurie Aimee Echo Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa Billy Preston Philip "Fish" Fisher Kristen Vigard Keith "Tree" Barry Angelo Moore Keith Morris Chuck Biscuits Maceo Parker Pat Lewis Gary Shider Fred Wesley Andre Williams Gwen Dickey Phil Ranelin

Other	Blackie Dammett Clara Balzary Bob Forrest Dave Rat Dick Rude Brendan Mullen Nigel Godrich Dave Jerden Brendan O'Brien Vlado Meller Damien Hirst Gus Van Sant Olivia Wilde Christopher Blauvelt Julian Schnabel Stéphane Sednaoui Beth Jeans Houghton Mark Ryden Andrew Scheps Dana Nielsen Mark Mann Howie Weinberg Greg Fidelman Dave Sardy Stephen Marcussen Andre Foxxe Zander Schloss River Phoenix Chris Rock Will Ferrell

Articles	Discography Videography Band members Songs Awards and nominations Scar Tissue An Oral/Visual History by the Red Hot Chili Peppers Fandemonium Woodstock 1994 Unearthed Silverlake Conservatory of Music Little Kids Rock "Bedrock Anthem"

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Red Hot Chili Peppers singles discography

The Red Hot Chili Peppers	"Get Up and Jump"

Freaky Styley!	"Jungle Man" "Hollywood (Africa)"

The Uplift Mofo Party Plan	"Fight Like a Brave"

Mother's Milk	"Higher Ground" "Knock Me Down" "Taste the Pain"

Blood Sugar Sex Magik	"Give It Away" "Under the Bridge" "Suck My Kiss" "Breaking the Girl" "If You Have to Ask"

One Hot Minute	"Warped" "My Friends" "Aeroplane" "Shallow Be Thy Game" "Coffee Shop"

Californication	"Scar Tissue" "Around the World" "Otherside" "Californication" "Road Trippin'" "Parallel Universe"

By the Way	"By the Way" "The Zephyr Song" "Can't Stop" "Dosed" "Universally Speaking"

Stadium Arcadium	"Dani California" "Tell Me Baby" "Snow ((Hey Oh))" "Desecration Smile" "Hump de Bump"

I'm with You	"The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie" "Monarchy of Roses" "Look Around" "Brendan's Death Song"

The Getaway	"Dark Necessities" "Go Robot" "Sick Love"

What Hits!?	"Behind the Sun"

Greatest Hits	"Fortune Faded"

I'm with You Sessions	"Strange Man / Long Progression" "Magpies on Fire / Victorian Machinery" "Never Is a Long Time / Love of Your Life" "The Sunset Sleeps / Hometown Gypsy" "Pink as Floyd / Your Eyes Girl" "In Love, Dying" "Catch My Death / How It Ends" "This Is the Kitt / Brave From Afar" "Hanalei / Open/Close"

Non-album singles	"Show Me Your Soul" "Soul to Squeeze" "Love Rollercoaster"

Other songs	"True Men Don't Kill Coyotes" "Catholic School Girls Rule" "Me and My Friends" "For The Thrashers" "Good Time Boys" "Deck the Halls" "Circle of the Noose" "Save the Population" "Charlie" "Havana Affair" "Did I Let You Know" "The Getaway"

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