Soul to Squeeze

"Soul to Squeeze"
Single by Red Hot Chili Peppers
from the album Coneheads: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
ReleasedAugust 17, 1993 (1993-08-17)
Length4:52
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Rick Rubin
Red Hot Chili Peppers singles chronology
"If You Have to Ask"
(1993) 		"Soul to Squeeze"
(1993) 		"Warped"
(1995)
Music video
"Soul To Squeeze" on YouTube

"Soul to Squeeze" is a song by the American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers that was originally recorded during the production of their fifth studio album, Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991).[1] Although it was not featured on the record[1] and was used as a B-side on the singles "Give It Away" and "Under the Bridge",[2] "Soul to Squeeze" was later released as a single in 1993 by Warner Bros. Records.[3] The song was included in the Coneheads film soundtrack.[4] "Soul to Squeeze" was eventually re-released for the 2003 Greatest Hits album.[5] It can also be found on the band's Live Rare Remix Box and The Plasma Shaft.

"Soul to Squeeze" became a success when it peaked at number one on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The single also peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number seven on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. In Australia, Canada, Iceland, and New Zealand, the song reached the top 10, and in Sweden, it became the band's first single to chart, peaking at number 13.

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  2. ^ "Red Hot Chili Peppers go into hibernation mode". Music-News.com.
  3. ^ Rock, Philip Wilding2016-09-24T17:00:00 267Z Classic. "How Blood Sugar Sex Magik Was Almost The End Of The Red Hot Chili Peppers". Classic Rock Magazine.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Spanos, Brittany (June 22, 2016). "Readers' Poll: The 10 Best Red Hot Chili Peppers Videos". Rolling Stone.
  5. ^ "Red Hot Chili Peppers Greatest Hits [LP] - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Release Info". AllMusic.