Give It Away

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"Give It Away" is a 1991 funk rock song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, known for its energetic groove, distinctive bassline, and message of selflessness, and is one of the band's signature hits.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Blood Sugar Sex Magik NERFINISHED
artist Red Hot Chili Peppers NERFINISHED
award Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance with Vocal NERFINISHED
awardYear 1993
chartPositionUKSingles 9
chartPositionUSAlternativeSongs 1
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception widely acclaimed
featuresInstrument bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
vocals
followedBySingle Under the Bridge NERFINISHED
genre alternative rock
funk metal
funk rock
hasBlackAndWhiteVideo true
hasMusicVideo Give It Away (music video) NERFINISHED
hasNotableBasslineBy Flea NERFINISHED
hasNotableDrummer Chad Smith NERFINISHED
hasNotableGuitarist John Frusciante NERFINISHED
hasNotableVocalist Anthony Kiedis NERFINISHED
includedIn Red Hot Chili Peppers live setlists
isSignatureSongOf Red Hot Chili Peppers NERFINISHED
isTrackNumber 9 on Blood Sugar Sex Magik
key E minor
language English
length 4:43
listedIn best songs of the 1990s lists
lyricTheme altruism
non-materialism
selflessness
musicVideoDirector Stéphane Sednaoui NERFINISHED
musicVideoSetting desert
partOfAlbum Blood Sugar Sex Magik NERFINISHED
performer Red Hot Chili Peppers NERFINISHED
precededBySingle Knock Me Down NERFINISHED
producer Rick Rubin NERFINISHED
recorded 1991
recordLabel Warner Bros. Records
releaseDate 1991-09-04
tempo 92 BPM
writer Anthony Kiedis NERFINISHED
Chad Smith NERFINISHED
Flea NERFINISHED
John Frusciante NERFINISHED

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Simple Things hasTrack Give It Away
Red Hot Chili Peppers notableWork Give It Away