Red Hot Chili Peppers

Released: August 30, 2011

Songwriter: Chad Smith Flea Josh Klinghoffer Anthony Kiedis

Producer: Rick Rubin

[Verse 1]
You got yours and I've got mine
She got his and she got shine
Under moon and overseas
She got those and we got these

[Chorus 1]
Dance, dance, dance, dance
All night long, yes all night long
Dance, dance, dance, dance
We got strong, yes we got strong
Let's say hello, its safe to go

[Chorus 2]
Dance, dance, dance, dance
All night long, yes all night long
Dance, dance, dance, dance
We got strong, yes we got strong
The light is right, let's play tonight
Let's play

[Post-Chorus 1]
Give yourself a chance to find a way
The holiness of play is here to stay

[Verse 2]
They got this and we got that
He got his and she got fat
You've got mine but I've got yours
I've got love but you've got more

[Chorus 1]
Dance, dance, dance, dance
All night long, yes all night long
Dance, dance, dance, dance
We got strong, yes we got strong
Let's say hello, its safe to go
Let's play

[Post-Chorus 2]
Give yourself a chance to find a way
The holiness of play is here to stay
Tell your mom and dad, it's all okay
The holiness of play is here to stay

[Bridge]
I've got another one
I've got another one
I've got another one
I've got another one
Woah
I've got a better one

[Verse 3]
You got yours and I've got mine
He got his and she got shine
We got all but she got high
Some got hot and they got by

[Chorus 1]
Dance, dance, dance, dance
All night long, yes all night long
Dance, dance, dance, dance
We got strong, yes we got strong
Let's say hello, its safe to go

[Chorus 2]
Dance, dance, dance, dance
All night long, yes all night long
Dance, dance, dance, dance
We got strong, yes we got strong
The light is right, let's play tonight

[Outro]
Let's make the rise
The sun, the prize
Let's play
Let's play

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.

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