| "Dark Necessities" | ||||
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| Single by Red Hot Chili Peppers | ||||
| from the album The Getaway | ||||
| Released | May 5, 2016 | |||
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| Length | 5:02 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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| Producer(s) | Danger Mouse[3] | |||
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| "Dark Necessities" on YouTube | ||||
"Dark Necessities" is a song by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers and is the first single from their eleventh studio album, The Getaway. After announcing the single through their Twitter page on May 2, 2016, the single was released three days later on May 5, 2016.[4] The music video was released on June 16, 2016.[5] The song was released as a limited edition cassette single that was included in a deluxe package of The Getaway available only through the band's website.
"Dark Necessities" was successful on the Billboard charts, becoming the band's 13th number-one single and 25th top ten single on the Alternative Songs chart, both of which are records for any artist.[6] The song is also the fourth song ever to reach number one on the Alternative Songs chart, the Mainstream Rock chart, and the Adult Alternative Songs chart.[7]
"Dark Necessities" made its live debut on May 22, 2016 at the Rock on the Range festival in Columbus, Ohio.
A live version recorded at Canal+ Studios in Paris, is on the Live in Paris EP.
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- ^ "Red Hot Chili Peppers share video for "Dark Necessities" directed by Olivia Wilde — watch". June 16, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ^ "The Red Hot Chili Peppers' new Danger Mouse-produced record is 'In the home stretch'". Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ^ Lipshutz, Jason (May 2, 2016). "Red Hot Chili Peppers to release new song Thursday". Fuse. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ^ Leight, Elias (June 16, 2016). "Watch SoCal Skaters in Red Hot Chili Peppers' 'Dark Necessities' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "Red Hot Chili Peppers Extend Alternative Songs Chart Record". Billboard.
- ^ Rutherford, Kevin (August 2, 2016). "Red Hot Chili Peppers' 'Dark Necessities' Only 4th Song to Top Mainstream Rock, Alternative & Adult Alternative Charts". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2016.