"Eddie" is a song by American rock band

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from the band's thirteenth studio album '' Return of the Dream Canteen''. The song was released as the second single on September 23, 2022. No music video was created for the song, but it did receive moderate airplay. Its solo was voted by ''

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'' readers as the 9th best

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of 2022.

Background

"Eddie" was written as a tribute to guitarist

Eddie Van Halen Edward Lodewijk Van Halen ( , ; January 26, 1955 – October 6, 2020) was an American musician. He was the guitarist, keyboardist, backing vocalist and primary songwriter of the rock band Van Halen, which he founded with his brother Alex V ...

, who died in 2020. It was first conceived by

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the day after his death, after which the rest of the band contributed to the track.

Live performances

"Eddie" was performed for the first time on October 9, 2022, at the

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. It was the first song from ''Return of the Dream Canteen'' to be performed live.

Personnel

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Anthony Kiedis Anthony Kiedis ( ; born November 1, 1962) is an American musician and lead vocalist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. Kiedis and his fellow band members were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. Kiedis spent his youth in ...

– lead vocals *

– bass *

John Frusciante John Anthony Frusciante ( ; born March 5, 1970) is an American musician and the guitarist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, having been with the band across three iterations. He has released 11 solo albums and 7 EPs, ranging in style from acoustic gu ...

– guitar, harmony vocals *

Chad Smith Chad Smith (born October 25, 1961) is an American musician who is the drummer of the rock band the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Smith has played with the Chili Peppers since 1988, appearing on ten of the band's studio albums and becoming the band's lo ...

– drums Additional personnel *

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– production *

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– engineering

Charts

References

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