Under the Bridge
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"Under the Bridge" is a 1992 alternative rock ballad by Red Hot Chili Peppers that reflects themes of loneliness and alienation and became one of the band's most iconic and commercially successful songs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Under the Bridge canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Blood Sugar Sex Magik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Red Hot Chili Peppers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPeakCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 13 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 2 ⓘ |
| composer | Red Hot Chili Peppers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
alternative rock
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rock ballad ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | helped bring alternative rock into mainstream in early 1990s ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
12-inch single
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7-inch single ⓘ CD single ⓘ cassette single ⓘ |
| hasGuitarStyle | clean arpeggiated guitar ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideoDirector | Gus Van Sant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecognition |
featured on greatest songs of all time lists
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featured on numerous greatest songs of the 1990s lists ⓘ |
| hasStructure | verse-chorus form ⓘ |
| hasTempo | slow-to-mid tempo ⓘ |
| hasVocalStyle | melodic vocal performance ⓘ |
| includedIn | many Red Hot Chili Peppers live setlists ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
Red Hot Chili Peppers most commercially successful songs
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Red Hot Chili Peppers most critically acclaimed songs ⓘ Red Hot Chili Peppers signature songs ⓘ |
| label | Warner Bros. Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| partOf | 1990s rock music ⓘ |
| performer | Red Hot Chili Peppers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Rick Rubin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1991 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1992-03-10 ⓘ |
| setting | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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drug addiction ⓘ isolation ⓘ loneliness ⓘ personal reflection ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| trackNumber | 11 ⓘ |
| writer |
Anthony Kiedis
NERFINISHED
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Chad Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Flea NERFINISHED ⓘ John Frusciante NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1992 ⓘ |
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