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“My Friends” by Red Hot Chili Peppers

From the album One Hot Minute (1995)

“My Friends” by Red Hot Chili Peppers appears on 42 radio countdowns from 21 stations between 1995 and 2024. It was first released in 1995 on the album One Hot Minute. Its best result is #6 on The Buzz Top 103 Alternative Songs of '95. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #6 alternative song of 1995, #617 alternative song of all time and #156 of the '90s.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers - My Friends [Official Music Video]

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Four songs into One Hot Minute, the Red Hot Chili Peppers' sixth studio album, the din drops away and "My Friends" turns up: a melodic ballad from 1995 that lands like a long, deep breath. Warner Bros. sent it out as the album's second single that October, following "Warped".

The writing credit is split four ways, between Flea, Anthony Kiedis, Dave Navarro and Chad Smith, with Kiedis supplying the lyrics. Rick Rubin produced, David Sardy recorded and mixed, and Lenny Castro's percussion adds a gentle shuffle underneath.

It found its audience fast. It became the band's third number one on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks, sitting there four weeks running, and their first to top Album Rock Tracks, making it the first single of theirs to lead both lists. It was also the only One Hot Minute song chosen for their Greatest Hits collection. "Aeroplane" followed it as a single.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1995 39 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1995 107
1995 9 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1995 91
1995 7 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1995 10
1995 28 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1995 101
1995 35 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1995 100
1995 39 WBER Rochester, NY WBER Listener Countdown 1995 50
1995 52 Radio 104.1 Hartford-New Haven, CT WMRQ Top 104 Songs of 1995 104
1995 6 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL The Buzz Top 103 Alternative Songs of '95 103
1995 20 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 1995 100
1995 21 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 95 Songs of 1995 95
1995 9 WDRE Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA WDRE Top 103.9 Songs of 1995 104
1996 76 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1996 107

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1997 815 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1999 244 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 358 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 307 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 86 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 309 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 277 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 206 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 277 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 606 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2003 277 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 338 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 277 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 280 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 297 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2007 277 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 687 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 695 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 347 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 707 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 698 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 721 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 711 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 727 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2020 379 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2020) 420
2021 414 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2021 402 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2021) 420
2022 408 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2022) 420
2023 391 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2023) 420
2024 394 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2024) 400

Charting alongside it in 1995

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