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.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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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
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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
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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
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Chad Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Flea NERFINISHED ⓘ John Frusciante NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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