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| "The Zephyr Song" | ||||
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| SinglebyRed Hot Chili Peppers | ||||
| from the album By the Way | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | August 17, 2002 (2002-08-17) | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock | |||
| Length | 3:53 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Rick Rubin | |||
| Red Hot Chili Peppers singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "The Zephyr Song"onYouTube | ||||
"The Zephyr Song" is a song by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released as the second single released from their eighth studio album, By the Way (2002), on August 17, 2002. The song, as a single, was released in two parts. Both editions held two previously unheard-of B-sides, making it, collectively, hold four non-LP tracks. The single peaked at number six on the US Billboard Modern Rock chart, breaking the band's streak of three straight number-one hits.
The song is about nature's healing power and human connection.[1] In April 2017, it was revealed that John Frusciante unintentionally interpolated the song "Pure Imagination" from the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. The song's opening three guitar notes are the same as the first three sung notes from "Pure Imagination".[2]
The music video, which was released on September 30, 2002,[3][4] was directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. The couple previously collaborated with the band on other videos and would continue to work with the band through the middle of the 2000s. It is generally reminiscent of a kaleidoscope, by utilizing circular and intertwining figures to achieve the psychedelic feel the band was aiming for. Kiedis would later say of the video:
John and Flea wanted something incredibly, just kind of obscure and psychedelic. Finding true psychedelia in this day and age is really hard to do, because everyone wants to rely on computers and all the stuff that really doesn't know how to find the core of psychedelia. So I had my reservations, but there are some moments in this video where I think it's captured.[5]
The music video also features Flea's partner at the time, Tobey Torres.[4]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Zephyr Song" | 3:52 |
| 2. | "Body of Water" | 4:41 |
| 3. | "Someone" | 3:24 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Zephyr Song" | 3:52 |
| 2. | "Out of Range" | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Rivers of Avalon" | 3:39 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Zephyr Song" | 3:52 |
| 2. | "Out of Range" | 3:58 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Zephyr Song" | 3:52 |
| 2. | "Out of Range" | 3:58 |
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[33] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[34] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref(s). |
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| United States | August 17, 2002 | Maxi-CD | Warner Bros. | [1] |
| September 16, 2002 |
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| Australia | October 7, 2002 | CD | [36] | |
| United Kingdom | October 21, 2002 | [37] | ||
| Japan | October 23, 2002 | [38][39] |
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