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Red Hot Chili Peppers released the song Otherside. Date of release: 8/6/1999.

Release date: 8/6/1999

Duration: 04:15

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The song is about the struggle with addiction and the decision to get help.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers - Short Biography

- The Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983.
- Their music incorporates elements of alternative rock, funk, punk rock, hard rock, hip hop and psychedelic rock.
- They have sold over 120 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling bands of all time.
- They hold the records for the most number one singles (14), the most weeks at number one (85) and the most songs in the top ten (25) on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.
- They have won six Grammy Awards, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2022.

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- "Otherside" is a song by the American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers.
- It was released as the third single from their seventh studio album, Californication (1999), and confronts drug addicts with their struggles with past addictions.
- The track was released in Australia and New Zealand in 1999 and was released internationally in January of the following year.
- The single was a big hit, reaching number 14 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, the fourth highest peak for the band, and number one on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, which was, at the time, the fifth highest for the band.
- The song remained at number one on the chart for 13 consecutive weeks, one of the longest periods at the top of the chart.
- It was also a big hit in Iceland, where it became the second single from the album to reach number one, and in New Zealand, where it reached number five.

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