Song · Red Hot Chili Peppers
“Go Robot” by Red Hot Chili Peppers
From the album The Getaway (2016)
“Go Robot” by Red Hot Chili Peppers appears on 11 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 2016 and 2017. It was first released in 2016 on the album The Getaway. Its best result is #15 on the WTTS Top 50 Songs of 2017. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #66 alternative song of 2016.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers' label wanted "Go Robot" out front when The Getaway arrived in 2016, but "Dark Necessities" got the lead-off slot and this one followed as the album's second single. Danger Mouse produced it and Nigel Godrich mixed it; the writing credit is split four ways between Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Josh Klinghoffer and Chad Smith, with Kiedis on words, while synthesizer and Mauro Refosco's percussion keep the groove sleek and loose-limbed.
The video, directed by Tota Lee and released on September 8, 2016, goes full disco: a Saturday Night Fever send-up shot along 86th Street in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, with Kiedis as the robot in the John Travolta role, clad only in white body paint, a bowler and an outsized codpiece, on his way to a dance contest and a female robot played by Stephanie Crousillat.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 77 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2016 | 91 |
| 2016 | 63 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2016 | 103 |
| 2016 | 55 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2016 | 99 |
| 2016 | 63 | 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2016 | 107 |
| 2016 | 62 | 96.5 The Buzz Kansas City, MO-KS | 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 Songs of 2016 | 96 |
| 2016 | 47 | X96 Salt Lake City, UT | X96 Top 50 Songs of 2016 | 50 |
| 2016 | 62 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2016 | 88 |
| 2016 | 25 | WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD | WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2016 | 104 |
| 2017 | 38 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2017 | 99 |
| 2017 | 15 | 92.3 WTTS Indianapolis-Bloomington, IN | WTTS Top 50 Songs of 2017 | 50 |
| 2017 | 85 | WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD | WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2017 | 104 |
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