Like the song " Aeroplane" from their 1995 album One Hot Minute, it was one of the two music videos from the Warner era not available on their official app.
The video was rarely aired on music television and the song along with the video was not featured on the band's Greatest Hits album. The video is notable because it is one of only two videos to feature guitarist Arik Marshall (" Breaking the Girl" being the other). It was released as the album's fifth and final single in 1993.Ī music video was made, but merely consists of live footage of the band from a 1992 show at the Winter Show Buildings in Wellington, New Zealand overdubbed with the original album track. " If You Have to Ask" is a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers from their 1991 studio album Blood Sugar Sex Magik. May – June 1991 at The Mansion in Los Angeles, California The video featured actor Alex Winter, and was directed by Drew Carolan, who also directed the video for " Higher Ground".1993 single by Red Hot Chili Peppers "If You Have to Ask" Frusciante launched into the opening chords, but Kiedis refused to sing it. Group photographer Tony Woolliscroft once requested it at a private studio rehearsal many years later. "Knock Me Down" was performed 32 times during the Mother's Milk tour but has not been performed since 1990. "Knock Me Down" is a playable track on Guitar Hero: On Tour.
The guitar riff of the song "Knock Me Down" was based on the song " Miss You" by The Rolling Stones. But it was also a love song for Hillel." The song serves as a tribute to Slovak according to Kiedis, "It was a song that described what it was like to be a drug addict, to have that ego and to think you were impenetrable and impervious to the forces of nature and life. In 1988, former guitarist Hillel Slovak died of a heroin overdose. In this version, Kiedis' vocals are mixed to appear more prominent. The original, longer version of this song is featured on the bonus Mother's Milk CD, which contains additional verses and an extended bridge. "Knock Me Down" was originally recorded to be a duet between vocalist Anthony Kiedis and guitarist John Frusciante, but the song was remixed before being released as a single the new mix accidentally highlighted the guitarist's voice instead of Kiedis'. The vocalist did not, however, want the track to be associated with "anti-drug" sentiments, claiming, " is about letting your friends know that you need help and then being willing to accept the help of others when you need it, whether it's from drugs or a number of other personal problems." According to music journalist Jeff Apter, the song "Knock Me Down" was "clearly the most important track the band had ever laid down it proved that these Peppers were more than knuckleheads with socks hanging off their cocks." Musically, the track integrates the Chili Peppers' typical punk influences, but asserts heavier emphasis on melody and harmonics that lead into more alternative territory. The introspective lyrics, which analyze the death of Hillel Slovak and the devastating effect drugs can have, were a new approach for Kiedis, who primarily wrote of sexual intercourse and a hedonistic lifestyle. "Knock Me Down" became one of the most radical shifts in style for the band. we played constantly, got to know each other, and came up with a record." Kiedis and Flea recognized that Frusciante's presence had become a significant influence on the band's new material as the Hully Gully sessions were proving to be extremely productive Flea recalled that "Frusciante was an immense new element to the sound of our band and a big opening up for us." Composition According to Flea, the Hully Gully sessions bore fruit: "We played hard and fast more than at any other time in our career, I think. "Knock Me Down" originated during these sessions, and was formed from jam sessions without any input from returning producer Michael Beinhorn. The band recorded basic tracks during March and early April 1989 at Hully Gully studios in Silver Lake.
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