Red Hot Chili Peppers

Released: June 8, 1999

Songwriter: Chad Smith Anthony Kiedis John Frusciante Flea

Producer: Rick Rubin

[Verse 1]
One shot all I need
I've got rhythm when I bleed
'Til death do us part
Break my heart so I can start
Supercalifragilistic
Kiss me in the futuristic
Twisted but I must insist
It's time to get on top of this

[Chorus]
(It's right on time)
(It's right on time)
(It's right on time)
It's right on time, it's right on time, it's right on time, it's right on time
(It's right on time)
Looking fine, you're looking fine, get on 1999

[Verse 2]
Discard to bombard
Calling all you shooting stars
Holy cow, bow wow wow
Now I'm here I'm nowhere now
Joan of Arc reincarnated
Maybe we could be related
So much blood to circulate
And so much space to decorate

[Chorus]
(It's right on time)
(It's right on time)
(It's right on time)
It's right on time, it's right on time, it's right on time, it's right on time
(It's right on time)
Looking fine, you're looking fine, get on 1999
(It's right on time)
(It's right on time)
(It's right on time)
(It's right on time)

[Verse 3]
Plain and simple pain
I want to but I can't complain
Death row let us go
It's time to blow up for the show
All the world reverberated
Coming through we motorcaded
Start up when we operated
Turning up in solid stated

[Outro]
Oh, Lord!

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are a rock band based in Los Angeles, CA that incorporates elements of rap, funk, punk, and rock into their work, mainly classified as an alternative rock band. They made it mainstream off the success of their 1991’s fifth studio album Blood Sugar Sex Magik, led by singles “Give it Away” and “Under the Bridge.” After losing guitarist John Frusciante and losing popularity following the release of the less successful One Hot Minute, the band reunited for 1999’s Californication. The title track and hit singles “Around the World,” “Scar Tissue” and “Otherside” propelled them back to the fame. After 2002’s solid release By the Way and 2006’s double-disc Stadium Arcadium, Frusciante once again left the band to further pursue his solo career. The band added Josh Klinghoffer to help fill his void, and released I’m With You in 2011.

In December 2019, the band announced via Instagram that Klinghoffer had left after 10 years, and Frusciante would be rejoining.

Their lyrical content was mostly centered around sex, drugs, and the Los Angeles lifestyle, and lead singer Anthony Kiedis mostly rapped them as he wasn’t confident as vocalist. Most members of the band also suffered from drug addiction, as Kiedis and Frusciante had to check themselves into rehab for heroin addiction at various points in their lives. But Californication marked a change in the band’s content matter and lifestyle. The band was sober for the most part, and the lyrics had shifted to songs about love and the pains of addiction, the title even criticized the city they loved so much. In addition, Kiedis had started to sing his lyrics much more often as he finally felt comfortable with his voice. That change has allowed the band to stick around for over 20 years despite multiple changes to their lineup and is part of why they remain relevant.

more tracks from the album

Californication

From the albums

Californication (1999)
Californication (Deluxe Version) (1999)

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