Aeroplane (Red Hot Chili Peppers song)

"Aeroplane" is a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers from their 1995 album One Hot Minute. It was the third single released from the album and a music video accompanied its release. Although the song was left off the band's Greatest Hits album, the music video was included on the accompanying DVD. On February 6, 2016, at Pier 70 in San Francisco, the song was performed for the first time since 1997. The song was performed again on April 24th 2016 at the New Orleans Jazz Fest.

Background

Despite its dark lyrical themes it is regarded as the most accessible and upbeat song on One Hot Minute, with a funk slap bass line and child choral vocals from Flea's daughter Clara and her classmates. The second verse of the song refers to American band Mazzy Star's song "Into Dust" and its lead singer Hope Sandoval with the lyrics "Hey girl, I'm turning into dust again/My melancholy baby/The star of Mazzy must/push her voice inside of me".

On the CD single, the live B-sides "Backwoods" and "Me and My Friends" incorrectly list John Frusciante and Chad Smith as co-writers of the songs. Both songs were written with Hillel Slovak and Jack Irons before John Frusciante and Chad Smith joined the band.

The single peaked number 8 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart where "My Friends" hit number 1 and "Warped" hit number 7. It was the only crossover hit from the album hitting number 30 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart where the other 2 singles failed to do. It was also the highest charting single in the UK from the album, peaking at number 11.

Track listing

CD single 1

"Aeroplane" (Clean Edit)
"Backwoods" (Live) (contains intro tease of "Come As You Are")
"Transcending" (Live) (contains intro tease of "Hey Joe")
"Me And My Friends" (Live)

Live tracks recorded in Rotterdam, Holland on October 16, 1995 by Veronica (Kink FM)

Limited Edition CD single 2

"Aeroplane" (Album Version)
"Suck My Kiss" (Live)
"Suffragette City" (David Bowie) (Live)

Live tracks recorded in Rotterdam, Holland on October 16, 1995 by Veronica (Kink FM)

Chart positions

Charts	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	35
Canadian RPM Singles Chart	48
Canadian RPM Alternative 30	1
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	12
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	8
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream	30
UK Singles Chart	11

References

↑ "RHCP Timeline". Redhotchilipeppers.com. 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2013-09-28.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "Zero" by The Smashing Pumpkins	*Canadian RPM* Alternative 30 number-one single** April 1, 1996	Succeeded by "Big Bang Baby" by Stone Temple Pilots

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Producers	Danger Mouse Rick Rubin John Norwood Fisher Michael Beinhorn George Clinton Andy Gill Spit Stix

Session and touring musicians	Chris Warren Mauro Refosco Lenny Castro Greg Kurstin Emily Kokal Money Mark Marcel Rodríguez-López Paulinho da Costa Stephen Perkins John Lurie Aimee Echo Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa Billy Preston Philip "Fish" Fisher Kristen Vigard Keith "Tree" Barry Angelo Moore Keith Morris Chuck Biscuits Maceo Parker Pat Lewis Gary Shider Fred Wesley Andre Williams Gwen Dickey Phil Ranelin

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Red Hot Chili Peppers singles discography

The Red Hot Chili Peppers	"Get Up and Jump"

Freaky Styley	"Jungle Man" "Hollywood (Africa)"

The Uplift Mofo Party Plan	"Fight Like a Brave"

Mother's Milk	"Higher Ground" "Knock Me Down" "Taste the Pain"

Blood Sugar Sex Magik	"Give It Away" "Under the Bridge" "Suck My Kiss" "Breaking the Girl" "If You Have to Ask"

One Hot Minute	"Warped" "My Friends" "Aeroplane" "Shallow Be Thy Game" "Coffee Shop"

Californication	"Scar Tissue" "Around the World" "Otherside" "Californication" "Road Trippin'" "Parallel Universe"

By the Way	"By the Way" "The Zephyr Song" "Can't Stop" "Dosed" "Universally Speaking"

Stadium Arcadium	"Dani California" "Tell Me Baby" "Snow ((Hey Oh))" "Desecration Smile" "Hump de Bump"

I'm with You	"The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie" "Monarchy of Roses" "Look Around" "Brendan's Death Song"

The Getaway	"Dark Necessities"

What Hits!?	"Behind the Sun"

Greatest Hits	"Fortune Faded"

I'm with You Sessions	"Strange Man / Long Progression" "Magpies on Fire / Victorian Machinery" "Never Is a Long Time / Love of Your Life" "The Sunset Sleeps / Hometown Gypsy" "Pink as Floyd / Your Eyes Girl" "In Love, Dying" "Catch My Death / How It Ends" "This Is the Kitt / Brave From Afar" "Hanalei / Open/Close"

Non-album singles	"Show Me Your Soul" "Soul to Squeeze" "Love Rollercoaster"

Other songs	"True Men Don't Kill Coyotes" "Catholic School Girls Rule" "Me and My Friends" "For The Thrashers" "Good Time Boys" "Deck the Halls" "Circle of the Noose" "Save the Population" "Charlie" "Havana Affair" "Did I Let You Know"

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