"Road Trippin" is a song by American

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from their seventh studio album, ''

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'' (1999). It was released as the album's fifth single in December 2000.

Background

The single was released only in Australia and Europe; in the former region, it was released on December 11, 2000, while in the United Kingdom, it was issued on January 1, 2001. A

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was also made but never released in the United States until the band released their ''

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'' album in 2003. Two versions of the single were released in the UK, but only the first was available elsewhere. A third, compilation version was released in Australia. With the song being only released in Europe it is amongst the least-known singles the band has released. As a result, it did not garner much recognition or airplay outside the band's fanbase. The song tells of a

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along the Pacific Coast Highway in which lead singer

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, guitarist

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and bassist

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surfed at

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following Frusciante's return to the band. Drummer Chad Smith did not take the trip with his bandmates due to other commitments and also because he wasn't into surfing. The song is entirely acoustic, and is one of few Peppers' album tracks (along with "Lovin and Touchin", "Thirty Dirty Birds", "Pea", "If" & "Tangelo") not to feature drums. As such,

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only appears briefly halfway through the video, arriving in a boat.

Live performances

"Road Trippin'" has only ever been performed live four times and not since 2004, although previous guitarist

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did do a tease of the song during the I'm with You tour in 2012.

Track listings

Single CD1 # "Road Trippin'" (album version) – 3:26 # "

" (live) – 6:03 # "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" (live) – 4:21 # "Road Trippin'" (enhanced video) Single CD2 # "Road Trippin'" (album version) – 3:26 # "

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" (live) – 4:28 # " If You Have to Ask" (live) – 5:21 Single CD3 # "Road Trippin'" (album version) # "

" (live) – 6:03 # "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" (live) – 4:21 # "

" (live) – 4:28 Australian single # "Road Trippin'" (album version) – 3:26 # "Californication" (live) – 6:03 # "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" (live) – 4:21 # "Under the Bridge" (live) – 4:27 # "If You Have to Ask" (live) – 5:20

Personnel

Red Hot Chili Peppers *

– lead vocals *

– acoustic guitar, backing vocals *

–

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Additional personnel *

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–

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organ

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

{{Authority control 1999 songs 2000 singles Music videos directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris Red Hot Chili Peppers songs Songs about roads Song recordings produced by Rick Rubin Songs written by Anthony Kiedis Songs written by Flea (musician) Songs written by John Frusciante Warner Records singles