"The Drummer" is a song by American alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers and was the second single from the band's thirteenth studio album Return of the Dream Canteen. The single, along with a music video, was released on October 14, 2022.[1]
| "The Drummer" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Red Hot Chili Peppers | ||||
| from the album Return of the Dream Canteen | ||||
| Released | October 14, 2022 | |||
| Recorded | 2021 | |||
| Studio | Shangri-La (Malibu, California) | |||
| Genre | Funk rock, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 3:24 | |||
| Label | Warner | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Rick Rubin | |||
| Red Hot Chili Peppers singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "The Drummer" on YouTube | ||||
Music video
editThe music video for the song was directed by Phillip R. Lopez. The music video features the Chili Peppers performing an intimate concert while breakdancers and others dance around them in an underground nightclub.
Chart performance
editThe single reached No. 10 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart and No. 21 on the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart.[2]
Live performances
editThe song made its live debut on January 14, 2023, at the iHeartRadio ALTer Ego music festival in Inglewood, CA.[3]
Personnel
edit- Anthony Kiedis – vocals
- Flea – bass
- John Frusciante – guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals
- Chad Smith – drums
Additional personnel
edit- Rick Rubin – production
- Ryan Hewitt – engineering
References
edit- ^ "Red Hot Chili Peppers' Synth-y New Single "The Drummer" Gets Video". exclaim.ca. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- ^ "Chart History: Red Hot Chili Peppers". billboard.com. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- ^ Shafer, Ellise (January 16, 2023). "Jack White, Fall Out Boy, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Muse Draw the Rock-Starved to iHeartRadio's ALTer EGO Fest on a Rainy L.A. Night". Variety.