The Best Of

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Tracklist

CD 1
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1By the Way
engineer and mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 328)
recording of:
By the Way
writer:
Flea (US bassist), John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
publisher:
Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
4.23:41
2Under the Bridge
engineer:
Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
bass:
Flea (US bassist)
drums (drum set):
Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
guitar:
John Frusciante
guest choir vocals:
Gail Frusciante
lead vocals:
Anthony Kiedis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1991) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 33) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 328)
recording of:
Under the Bridge
lyricist:
Anthony Kiedis
composer:
John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Michael Peter Balzary (US bassist) and Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Moebetoblame Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell Artemis Music
4.454:34
3Snow ((Hey Oh))
recording of:
Snow ((Hey Oh))
writer:
Flea (US bassist), John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
1:46
4Californication
engineer and mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
guest keyboard:
Greg Kurstin
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 125)
recording of:
Californication
writer:
Flea (US bassist), John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
publisher:
Moebetoblame Music
4.35:21
5This Is the Place
recording of:
This Is the Place
writer:
Flea (US bassist), John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
3.454:23
6Dosed
recording of:
Dosed
writer:
Flea (US bassist), John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
3.755:18
7Scar Tissue
additional assistant engineer:
Greg Collins (engineer) and John Sorenson
additional engineer:
Greg Fidelman, Jennifer Hilliard, Ok Hee Kim and David Schiffman (American producer/audio engineer)
assistant engineer:
Jennifer Hilliard and Ok Hee Kim
engineer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
mixer:
Greg Fidelman, David Schiffman (American producer/audio engineer) and Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
keyboard:
Greg Kurstin
recorded at:
Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
The Village (aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 62)
recording of:
Scar Tissue
writer:
Flea (US bassist), John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
4.13:36
8Don’t Forget Me
recording of:
Don’t Forget Me
writer:
Flea (US bassist), John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
3.654:43
9Otherside
engineer and mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
keyboard:
Greg Kurstin
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 94)
recording of:
Otherside
writer:
Flea (US bassist), John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
3.94:16
10Can’t Stop
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 292)
recording of:
Can’t Stop
writer:
Flea (US bassist), John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
4.34:38
11I Could Die for You
recording of:
I Could Die for You
writer:
Flea (US bassist), John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
3.23:17
12Midnight
recording of:
Midnight
writer:
Flea (US bassist), John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
3.354:58
13Parallel Universe
engineer and mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
keyboard:
Greg Kurstin
recording of:
Parallel Universe
writer:
Flea (US bassist), John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
4.054:30
14Strip My Mind
assistant recording engineer:
Phillip Broussard and Anthony Zamora
recording engineer:
Ryan Hewitt, Mark Linett and Andrew Scheps
additional engineer:
Chris Holmes (recording engineer), Jason Lader and Dana Nielsen
assistant mixer:
Sara Lyn Killion
mixer:
Ryan Hewitt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 2006)
recording of:
Strip My Mind
writer:
Flea (US bassist), John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
3.54:19
15My Friends
recording engineer and mixer:
David Sardy (American score composer)
additional engineer:
David Schiffman (American producer/audio engineer)
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
editor:
Don C. Tyler
percussion:
Lenny Castro
recording of:
My Friends
writer:
Flea (US bassist), Anthony Kiedis, Dave Navarro (American guitarist) and Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) (ended), Three Pounds of Love Music and Trust No One Music
3.654:10
16Tear
recording of:
Tear
composer:
Flea (US bassist), John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
3.35:20
17Universally Speaking
engineer and mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
recording of:
Universally Speaking
writer:
Flea (US bassist), John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
3.354:17
18Road Trippin
engineer and mixer:
Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
chamberlin and organ:
Patrick Warren
keyboard:
Greg Kurstin
recording of:
Road Trippin’
writer:
Flea (US bassist), John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
4.23:26
19Venice Queen
recording of:
Venice Queen
writer:
Flea (US bassist), John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
3.756:09