Song · Red Hot Chili Peppers
“Good Time Boys” by Red Hot Chili Peppers
From the album Mother’s Milk (1989)
“Good Time Boys” by Red Hot Chili Peppers appears on 14 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2014. It was first released in 1989 on the album Mother’s Milk. Its best result is #1035 on the CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,204 alternative song of all time.
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"Good Time Boys" throws open Mother's Milk, the Red Hot Chili Peppers' 1989 album, and it's a sweaty, grinning blast of an opener. The band wrote it together, with Michael Beinhorn producing, Garth Richardson engineering and Dave Jerden mixing, and it bristles with borrowed bits: snatches of Fishbone's "Bonin' in the Boneyard", Thelonious Monster's "Try" and X's "White Girl" are folded into the mix. Even Jack Sherman, the guitarist they had fired in 1985, turns up among the backing voices.
It's funk metal at a gallop, Flea's bass slapping and popping, John Frusciante's guitar slashing, Chad Smith hitting like a jackhammer and Anthony Kiedis barking over the top. It was never a single, and its promo clip only surfaced on a 1989 video compilation. The band retired it after the Mother's Milk tour, teasing it just twice since, both times in Australia.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1772 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1774 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1774 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1763 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 1746 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1746 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1748 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2007 | 1249 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1146 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1096 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1035 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1070 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1095 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1121 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
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