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Under The Bridge by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Genre: Alternative Rock
Year: 1991
Year: 1991
"Under the Bridge" is a song by the American alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, and the second single from the groups fifth studio album Blood Sugar Sex Magik, released on March 13, 1992. The lyrics were originally written as a means for vocalist Anthony Kiedis to express a feeling of loneliness and despondency, and as a reflection on narcotics and how it impacted his life. Kiedis initially did not feel "Under the Bridge" would fit into the Chili Peppers repertoire, and was reluctant to show it to his band mates until producer Rick Rubin implored him to do so. The rest of the band was receptive to the poem and wrote the music to accompany Kiedis words.
"Under the Bridge" became both a critical and commercial success. In 1992 the song peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot Read full article at wikipedia.org
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