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Red-Hot-Chili-Peppers - Black Summer

"Black Summer" Is A Song By American Rock Band Red Hot Chili Peppers And Is The First Single From Their Twelfth Studio Album Unlimited Love. The Single Was Released On February 4 2022 And It Was Their First Song In 16 Years To Feature Guitarist John Frusciante Following His Return To The Band In 2019. 3 "Black Summer" Quickly Became A Number-One Single For The Band On Alternative Airplay Giving Them Their 14th Number-One Single A Record For Any Artist On That Chart And 26th Top Ten Single Second Most For Any Artist On The Alternative Songs Chart Trailing Only The Foo Fighters Who Have 28 Top Ten Singles It Also Gave The Band A Number-One Single In Four Different Decades On The Alternative Songs Chart Tying Them With Green Day For The Most Ever By An Artist. 4 5 "Black Summer" Won The 2022 MTV Video Music Award For Best Rock Video. 6 Reception
The Song Received Positive Reviews From Critics Although Kiedis' Vocals Drew Confusion From Critics With Some Likening It To An Irish Accent 7 Or Pirate Accent. 8 Kiedis Explained That The Accent Was A Tribute To Welsh Singer-Songwriter Cate Le Bon 9 Whom The Band's Former Guitarist Josh Klinghoffer Had Recorded With On Her Fifth Studio Album Reward And Performed With In The Experimental Musical Collective Banana. Vulture Praised The Song Saying That It Has "everything You'd Want With A Chilis Joint — Ethereal Riffs Noodling Along Wonderfully Nonsensical Lyrics And A Music Video That Has Anthony Kiedis Disrobing At The Midway Point". 8 Frusciante's Guitar Work Was Particularly Praised And Was Likened To His Work On The Band's 2006 Album Stadium Arcadium. 10 Consequence Lauded Frusciante's "signature Guitar Sound" Noting That It "links Perfectly With Flea’s Energetic Bass Work And Steps Out For Multiple Solos. And Not Only That Frusciante's Anthemic Backup Vocals Have Returned Amplifying The Song's Chorus To Create A Wide Screen Stadium Worthy Effect." 11 Producer Rick Rubin's Return Was Also Highlighted By Clash Who Compared The Single To The Band's Earlier Work With Its "funky Melodies And Heavy Rock Weaved Throughout". 12 Music Video
A Music Video Was Released Simultaneously With The Single Directed By Deborah Chow. 13 The Music Video For "Black Summer" Is Nominated For A 2022 MTV Video Music Award For Best Rock Video. It Marked The Band's 29th Nomination At The MTV Video Music Awards Since 1990 And Their First Nomination Since 2006 When They Were Nominated For "Dani California". 14 Live Performances
The Song Made Its Live Debut On April 1 2022 On The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon And Has Been Played At Every Show On The Band's Global Stadium Tour. Personnel
Red Hot Chili Peppers Anthony Kiedis – Lead Vocals
Flea – Bass Guitar
Chad Smith – Drums Tambourine
John Frusciante – Guitar Backing Vocals
Additional Musicians Matt Rollings – Piano
Charts
Chart Performance For "Black Summer"
Chart 2022 Peak
position
Argentina Argentina Hot 100 15 85
Australia ARIA 16 82
Austria Ö3 Austria Top 40 17 60
Canada Canadian Hot 100 18 38
Canada Rock Billboard 19 1
Croatia Billboard 20 20
Czech Republic Rádio – Top 100 21 4
Czech Republic Singles Digitál Top 100 22 83
France SNEP 23 133
Germany Official German Charts 24 67
Global 200 Billboard 25 51
Hungary Single Top 40 26 17
Iceland Plötutíðindi 27 40
Ireland IRMA 28 31
Israel Media Forest 29 3
Japan Hot Overseas Billboard Japan 30 3
Lithuania AGATA 31 61
Netherlands Single Top 100 32 67
New Zealand Hot Singles RMNZ 33 2
Portugal AFP 34 110
Slovakia Singles Digitál Top 100 35 99
Sweden Heatseeker Sverigetopplistan 36 3
Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 37 40
UK Singles OCC 38 43
US Billboard Hot 100 39 78
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs Billboard 40 10
US Rock Airplay Billboard 41 1
Release History
Release History For "Black Summer"
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VariousFebruary 4 2022
Digital Downloadstreaming
Warner 42 ItalyRadio Airplay 43 United StatesFebruary 8 2022Alternative Radio 44 Rock Radio 45 References Strauss Matthew February 4 2022 . "Red Hot Chili Peppers Announce New Album Unlimited Love Share Video For New Song "Black Summer"". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 16 2022. Astley-Brown Michael March 13 2022 . "Red Hot Chili Peppers Return To Laid-Back Wah-Driven Funk With New Single Poster Child". Guitar World. Retrieved March 16 2022. Legaspi Althea February 4 2022 . "Red Hot Chili Peppers Release First Song With John Frusciante In 16 Years". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 16 2022. News ABC February 10 2022 . "Red Hot Chili Peppers Make Career-Best Debut On 'Billboard' Rock & Alternative Airplay Chart With "Black Summer"". Kshe95.Com. Archived From The Original On April 25 2022. Retrieved March 26 2022. {{cite Magazine}} |last Has Generic Name Help Rutherford Kevin February 16 2022 . "Red Hot Chili Peppers' 'Black Summer' Crowns Rock & Alternative Airplay Chart". Billboard.Com. 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