Otherside
"Otherside" is a song by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. It was released as the third single from their seventh studio album, Californication (1999), and confronts the battles addicts have with their prior addictions. Lead vocalist Anthony Kiedis wrote the song about former band member Hillel Slovak, who died of a heroin overdose in 1988.
"Otherside" was released in Australia, New Zealand, and Japan in 1999 and was given a US and UK release in January 2000. The song peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, giving the band their fifth number one on this chart. It remained at number one for 13 consecutive weeks, one of the longest runs at the top of that chart. In Iceland, it became the second single from the album to reach number one, while in New Zealand, it charted at number five.
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