"Suck My Kiss" is a song by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. It was released as the third single from their fifth studio album, Blood Sugar Sex Magik. "Suck My Kiss" was released as an airplay single in the United States in 1991 and as a physical single in Australia and New Zealand the following year, reaching the top 10 in the two latter countries and peaking at number 15 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
| "Suck My Kiss" | ||||
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| Single by Red Hot Chili Peppers | ||||
| from the album Blood Sugar Sex Magik | ||||
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| Released | May 1992 | |||
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| Length | 3:36 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith | |||
| Producer(s) | Rick Rubin | |||
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| "Suck My Kiss" on YouTube | ||||
A music video, released on May 1, 1992,[3] was made for the song using footage from the Funky Monks documentary directed by Gavin Bowden. It also featured shots in shades of red of the American army returning from the Gulf War, revealed by Anthony Kiedis on the audio commentary in the band Greatest Videos compilation. The song was included on the band's Greatest Hits compilation.
Reception
editIn 2021, Kerrang ranked the song number seven on their list of the 20 greatest Red Hot Chili Peppers songs,[4] and in 2022, Rolling Stone ranked the song number 11 on their list of the 40 greatest Red Hot Chili Peppers songs.[5]
Track listings
editUS promo CD[6]
- "Suck My Kiss" (radio version) – 3:35
- "Suck My Kiss" (album version) – 3:35
Australian limited-edition CD and cassette single[7][8]
- "Suck My Kiss"
- "Search and Destroy"
- "Fela's Cock"
Personnel
editRed Hot Chili Peppers
- Anthony Kiedis – vocals
- Flea – bass
- John Frusciante – guitar
- Chad Smith – drums
Additional musicians
- Brendan O'Brien – Hammond B3 organ
Charts
editCertifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[14] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
In media and popular culture
editThe song was voted number five in a Rolling Stone readers' poll on Red Hot Chili Peppers songs.[15]
The song appears in episodes of Beavis and Butt-head and Hindsight, as well as the video games Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and 2014 video game NBA 2K15 "Yakkem Trailer" and the latter's soundtrack album. Along with the rest of the Blood Sugar Sex Magik album, the song was formerly a downloadable track in the Rock Band series. A remixed instrumental based on the song is often used as royalty free production music.
A line was used in the Japanese TV show Tamori Club, in a segment called "Soramimi Hour", in which non-Japanese songs are interpreted into Japanese, according to phonetics. The line "Should have been, could have been, would have been..." from the first verse was interpreted as 白便 黒便 和田勉 (Shiro ben, kuro ben, Wada Ben'), which translates to: "White excrement, black excrement, Ben Wada").
The song was covered by Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine on his 2000 album, Lounge Against the Machine.
References
edit- ^ "Picks and Pans Review: By the Way". People. Vol. 58, no. 3. July 15, 2002. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- ^ Chili Peppers' latest is an emotional ride. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Grand Rapids Press. November 17, 1991.
- ^ "Timeline". redhotchilipeppers.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ Law, Sam (March 17, 2021). "The 20 greatest Red Hot Chili Peppers songs – ranked". Kerrang. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ "The 40 Greatest Red Hot Chili Peppers Songs". Rolling Stone. April 11, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ Suck My Kiss (US promo CD liner notes). Red Hot Chili Peppers. Warner Bros. Records. 1991. PRO-CD-5234.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Suck My Kiss (Australian CD single liner notes). Red Hot Chili Peppers. Warner Bros. Records. 1992. 936240473-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Suck My Kiss (Australian cassette single sleeve). Red Hot Chili Peppers. Warner Bros. Records. 1992. 936240473-4.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Red Hot Chili Peppers – Suck My Kiss". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- ^ "Red Hot Chili Peppers – Suck My Kiss". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- ^ "Red Hot Chili Peppers Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ "End of Year Charts 1992". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^ "American single certifications – Red Hot Chili Peppers – Suck My Kiss". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ "Readers' Poll: The Best Red Hot Chili Peppers Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 15, 2012.