“Otherside”
Single by Red Hot Chili Peppers from the album Californication
B-side	"How Strong"
Released	January 11, 2000
Format	CD
Recorded	1999-
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	4:15
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Producer	Rick Rubin
Red Hot Chili Peppers singles chronology
"Californication" (1999) "Otherside" (2000) "Road Trippin'" (2000)

"Otherside" is a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, released in 2000. Red Hot Chili Peppers are Californication is the seventh studio album by American Alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on June 8 1999 on Warner Bros A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin (born March 10 1963 in Lido Beach New York) is an American Record producer and is currently Red Hot Chili Peppers are " Californication " is the Red Hot Chili Peppers ' fourth single from their seventh studio album Californication. " Road Trippin' " is a song by the American Alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers from their 1999 album Californication Red Hot Chili Peppers are 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. It was the third single from the album. Californication, and confronts the battles ex-junkies have with their prior addictions. Californication is the seventh studio album by American Alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on June 8 1999 on Warner Bros It was probably dedicated to their deceased member Hillel Slovak, who died of a drug overdose; the lyrics "I heard your voice through a photograph / I thought it up and brought up the past / Once you know you can never go back" suggest that Anthony could never go back to heroin. It was the band's fourth #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. Hot Modern Rock Tracks (originally called Modern Rock Tracks) is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in ''Billboard'' magazine since September It was the second-highest charting single from the Californication album, reaching #14 in the US.

Music video

Anthony Kiedis with short, platinum hair as seen in the video.

The video was directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris in a black-and-white/monochrome Gothic style similar to Robert Wiene's The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, all influenced by German Expressionist art. Jonathan Dayton (born 7 July 1957 in Alameda County California) and Valerie Faris (born 20 October 1958 in Los Black-and-white is a number of Monochrome forms in Visual arts. Monochrome comes from the Greek μονόχρωμος ( monochromos) meaning “of one color” which is a combination Robert Wiene ( April 27, 1873, Breslau – June 16, 1938, Paris) was Caligari redirects here For the company see Caligari Corporation. German Expressionism is the term used to refer to a number of related creative movements which emerged in Germany before the first world war which reached a peak in Berlin Elements of Cubism and work by the graphic artist M. C. Escher are also seen in the video. Cubism was a 20th century Avant-garde Art movement, pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, that revolutionized European Maurits Cornelis Escher (17 June 1898 – 27 March 1972 usually referred to as M

A cartoonish story line is juxtaposed upon the song; that of a young man's dream sequence. The band members appear dressed in black in unusual locations, with props intented to appear as surreal instruments. Throughout the video Anthony Kiedis with his short, platinum hair is seen in a castle tower. Anthony Kiedis (kiːdɪs "kee-dis" (born November 1 1962 is an American musician and the lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. His stage persona is different and quite dark when compared to his more energetic performances in other videos. John Frusciante plays a rope down a long corridor as if a guitar, although reluctant wanting just to play his guitar normally. John Anthony Frusciante (pronounced) (born March 5 1970 is an American Guitarist, singer songwriter and record producer Flea is hanging on telephone wires and playing them as if they were a bass guitar, and Chad Smith is up on a tower with a rotating medieval clock that serves as his drum kit. Michael Peter Balzary (born October 16 1962 more commonly known by the Stage name Flea, is an Australian-born American Bassist, Trumpet player Chadwick "Chad" Smith (born 25 October, 1961) is the Drummer of The Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Jonathan Dayton: "We did look at Caligari, and we looked at a lot of German Expressionist film. But it was also very important to avoid 'Caligari. ' It was both inspiration and something to work around, because it has such a strong, specific style, and there have been other videos that have completely ripped it off. "

Valerie Faris: "We didn't look at 'Calagari' all that much, really. We did, but then we just left it. We did look at a lot of the works of the futurist artists from the '30s, and the illustrations of the surrealists and from cubism. Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early-1920s and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members Cubism was a 20th century Avant-garde Art movement, pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, that revolutionized European We were inspired more by paintings than by films…"

Track list

CD single (2000)

1. "Otherside" (Album) – 4:16
2. "How Strong" (Previously Unreleased)" – 4:43

CD version 2 (2000)

1. "Otherside" (Album) – 4:16
2. "My Lovely Man" (Live) — 5:18
3. "Around the World" (Music Video)

CD version 3 (2000)

1. "Otherside" (Album)
2. "How Strong" (Previously Unreleased)
3. "My Lovely Man" (Live)
4. "Road Trippin'" (Without Strings)
5. "Scar Tissue" (Music Video)
6. "Around the World" (Music Video)

CD version 4 (2000)

1. "Otherside" (Album)
2. "How Strong" (Previously Unreleased)
3. "My Lovely Man" (Live)
4. "Road Trippin'" (Without Strings)

CD version 5 (2000)

1. "Otherside" (Album)
2. "How Strong" (Previously Unreleased)
3. "Road Trippin'" (Without Strings) – 3:25
4. "Otherside (Music Video)"

7" single (2000)

1. "Otherside" (Album)
2. "How Strong" (Previously Unreleased)

Sample clip

Otherside

Sample of "Otherside" from Californication

Problems listening to the file? See media help. Blood Sugar Sex Magik is the fifth studio album by American Alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on September 24 1991 " Around the World " is the second single by American Alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers from their album Californication, released " Scar Tissue " is the first single from the American Alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers' seventh studio album Californication " Road Trippin' " is a song by the American Alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers from their 1999 album Californication Californication is the seventh studio album by American Alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on June 8 1999 on Warner Bros