Blood Sugar Sex Magik
by
Red Hot Chili Peppers
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studio album
First released:
Sep 24 1991

Overview Edit

Blood Sugar Sex Magik is the fifth studio album by American alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on September 24, 1991. Produced by Rick Rubin, it was the band's first record released on Warner Bros. Records. The musical styles of Blood Sugar Sex Magik differed notably from the techniques employed on the Chili Peppers' preceding album, Mother's Milk, and featured little use of heavy metal guitar riffs. The album's subject matter incorporated sexual innuendos and references to drugs and death as well as themes of lust and exuberance.

Peaking at number three on the Billboard 200, the album has sold over thirteen million copies worldwide and was the Red Hot Chili Peppers' introduction into worldwide popularity and critical acclaim. Blood Sugar Sex Magik produced an array of hit singles including the hugely successful "Under the Bridge," "Give It Away," "Suck My Kiss" and "Breaking the Girl." Guitarist John Frusciante quit the band mid-tour in 1992 (until returning in 1998) due to his inability to cope with the album's popularity. Blood Sugar Sex Magik is recognized as an influential and seminal component of the alternative rock explosion in the early 1990s. Steve Huey of Allmusic noted that Blood Sugar Sex Magik is "...probably the best album the Chili Peppers will ever make."

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Catalog number:
26681
Release dates:
  • Sep 24 1991 in United States

Genres

Alternative, Classic Rock, Alternative Rock, Funk, Funk Rock,
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I've grown up with this album and I can't even imagine leaving it. 'Blood Sugar' isn't just a music CD, it's something to identify with, a vital piece of what I am.

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amazing album!!! only complaint is the encoding wasnt done right and the album volumes are all over the place. certain tracks are WAY louder.... been listening to this album since it came out so i know its the mp3 quality
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Track listing Edit

  • CD

    format:
    number:
    title:
    number name artist hh:mm:ss
    1
    The Power of Equality
    4:05
    2
    If You Have to Ask
    3:38
    3
    Breaking the Girl
    4:57
    4
    Funky Monks
    5:25
    5
    Suck My Kiss
    3:39
    6
    I Could Have Lied
    4:06
    7
    Mellowship Slinky in B Major
    4:02
    8
    The Righteous & the Wicked
    4:10
    9
    Give It Away
    4:44
    10
    Blood Sugar Sex Magik
    4:33
    11
    Under the Bridge
    4:26
    12
    Naked in the Rain
    4:27
    13
    Apache Rose Peacock
    4:44
    14
    The Greeting Song
    3:15
    15
    My Lovely Man
    4:41
    16
    Sir Psycho Sexy
    8:18
    17
    They're Red Hot
    1:11

Credits Edit

  1. composer

    1. Anthony Kiedis [except 17]
    2. Chad Smith [except 17]
    3. Flea [except 17]
    4. John Frusciante [except 17]

  2. design

    1. Gus Van Sant [photography]
    3. Henky Penky [cover art]

  3. engineer

  1. performer

    1. Brendan O'Brien [mellotron (3,16)]
    2. Gail Frusciante [backing vocals (11)]
    3. Pete Weiss [juice harp (9)]

  2. producer

  3. writer

    1. Anthony Kiedis [except 17]
    2. Chad Smith [except 17]
    3. Flea [except 17]
    4. John Frusciante [except 17]

Other versions Edit

Blood Sugar Sex Magik 17 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Warner Bros. Records
catalog number: 7599-26681-2
release dates: Sep 24 1991
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Trivia Edit

  • Guitarist John Frusciante quit the band mid-tour in 1992 due to his inability to cope with the album's popularity.
  • Originally, "Give it Away" did not fare well in the mainstream; several of Warner Bros.' target radio stations refused to air it, telling the band to "come back to us when you have a melody in your song."
  • "They're Red Hot" is a song originally performed and written by blues musician Robert Johnson in 1937.

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