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Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge

"Under the Bridge" is a song by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on October 10, 1991 as the second single from the group's fifth studio album, Blood Sugar Sex Magik.

Vocalist Anthony Kiedis wrote the lyrics to express feelings of loneliness and despondency, and to reflect on narcotics and their impact on his life.

Kiedis initially did not feel "Under the Bridge" would fit into the Chili Peppers' repertoire and was reluctant to show it to his band mates until producer Rick Rubin implored him to do so. The rest of the band was receptive to the lyrics and wrote the music.

The song became a critical and commercial success, peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

The single's success was widened with the release of its accompanying video, which was frequently played on music television channels. It won the "Viewer's Choice Award" and "Breakthrough Video" at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards.

"Under the Bridge" allowed the Red Hot Chili Peppers to enter the mainstream. David Fricke of Rolling Stone said the song "unexpectedly drop-kicked the band into the Top 10", while Philip Booth of The Tampa Tribune commented that it was a "pretty, undulating, [and] by-now omnipresent single." Its success led in part to the departure of guitarist John Frusciante, who preferred the band to remain underground.

The song has become an inspiration to other artists, and remains a seminal component of the alternative rock movement of the early and mid-1990s.

"Under the Bridge" follows "Give It Away" as the band's second most performed live song, having been performed over 600 times.

The lyrics:

Sometimes I feel

Like I don't have a partner

Sometimes I feel

Like my only friend

Is the city I live in

The city of Angels

Lonely as I am

Together we cry

I drive on her streets

'Cause she's my companion

I walk through her hills

'Cause she knows who I am

She sees my good deeds and

She kisses me windy and

I never worry

Now that is a lie

I don't ever wanna feel

Like I did that day

Take me to the place I love

Take me all the way

I don't ever want to feel

Like I did that day

Take me to the place I love

Take me all that way (yeah yeah yeah)

It's hard to believe

That there's nobody out there

It's hard to believe

That I'm all alone

At least I have her love

The city she loves me

Lonely as I am

Together we cry

I don't ever wanna feel

Like I did that day

Take me to the place I love

Take me all the way

I don't ever want to feel

Like I did that day

Take me to the place I love

Take me all the way (yeah yeah yeah)

Ooh no (no no yeah yeah)

Love me I say yeah yeah

Under the bridge downtown

Is where I drew some blood

Under the bridge "

I could not get enough

Under the bridge "

Forgot about my love

Under the bridge "

I gave my life away (yeah yeah yeah)

Ooh no (no no yeah yeah)

Here I stay yeah yeah

Here I stay...