Charlie (song)

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"Charlie"
Single by Red Hot Chili Peppers
from the album Stadium Arcadium
ReleasedJune 18, 2007
Formatmusic video
Recorded2005, at The Mansion, Los Angeles, California, United States
Genre Funk rock, alternative rock
Length4:37
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s) Kiedis, Flea, Frusciante, Smith
Producer(s) Rick Rubin

"Charlie" is a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers from their 2006 double album, Stadium Arcadium . Although the song was never released as a single, the band held a worldwide contest in March 2007 for fans to direct a music video for the song.

Red Hot Chili Peppers American rock band

Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983. The group's musical style primarily consists of rock with an emphasis on funk, as well as elements from other genres such as punk rock and psychedelic rock. When played live, their music incorporates elements of jam band due to the improvised nature of many of their performances. Currently, the band consists of founding members vocalist Anthony Kiedis and bassist Flea, longtime drummer Chad Smith, and former touring guitarist Josh Klinghoffer. Red Hot Chili Peppers are one of the best-selling bands of all time with over 80 million records sold worldwide, they have been nominated for sixteen Grammy Awards, of which they have won six, and are the most successful band in alternative rock radio history, currently holding the records for most number-one singles (13), most cumulative weeks at number one (85) and most top-ten songs (25) on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. In 2012, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

<i>Stadium Arcadium</i> 2006 studio album by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Stadium Arcadium is the ninth studio album by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. The album was released on May 9, 2006, on Warner Bros. Records. The album produced five singles: "Dani California", "Tell Me Baby", "Snow ", "Desecration Smile" and "Hump de Bump", along with the first-ever fan-made music video for the song "Charlie". In the United States, Stadium Arcadium became the band's first number-one album. According to the band's vocalist Anthony Kiedis, Stadium Arcadium was originally scheduled to be a trilogy of albums each released six months apart, but was eventually condensed into a double album. The album is also the group's last to feature guitarist John Frusciante, who confirmed his departure from the band in 2009.

Contents

Singer Anthony Kiedis has stated in interviews that the song is about a person's imaginative spark or inspiration.

Anthony Kiedis American singer

Anthony Kiedis is an American musician, singer, songwriter, rapper, and actor. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and has appeared on every album released by the band. Kiedis and his fellow band members were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.

Music video

On March 6, 2007 the Chili Peppers announced a contest for someone to direct a video for the song through their YouTube channel. On June 2, it was announced on the website that the winner was chosen out of 2,600 submissions and was informed, but the official announcement to who won was announced on June 18. The winning director was Omri Cohen who not only had his video selected by the band but won $5,000 and got to meet the Chili Peppers in Paris, France. The opening video shows a young boy playing the opening riff to the Chili Peppers' 1991 song "I Could Have Lied" and is apparently of the band as kids as they travel through California in a red van. Along the way they pick up a Native American, and end up at Venice Beach. The video is dedicated to former Chili Peppers guitarist, Hillel Slovak. Anthony Kiedis stated that after watching dozens and dozens of videos this one had the most impact and even made both him and his girlfriend cry. [1] [2]

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Hillel Slovak Israeli musician

Hillel Slovak was an Israeli-American musician best known as the founding guitarist of the Los Angeles rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. Slovak recorded two albums with the band, Freaky Styley (1985) and The Uplift Mofo Party Plan (1987). His guitar work was primarily rooted in funk and hard rock, although he often experimented with other genres including reggae and speed metal. He is considered to have been a major influence on the Red Hot Chili Peppers' early sound.

Composition

The song is written in the key of G minor. The song features a layered guitar track played by John Frusciante. The main double track basically consists of two tracks being played an octave from each other.

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