The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie
"The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie" | ||||
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Songwriter(s) | Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Chad Smith, Josh Klinghoffer | |||
Producer(s) | Rick Rubin | |||
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"The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie" on YouTube |
"The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie" is a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, released as the first single from their tenth album I'm with You (2011). It was their first single since "Hump de Bump" in 2007, and their first with new guitarist Josh Klinghoffer. The song was released to radio on July 15, 2011, three days earlier than expected, due to an accidental release.[citation needed] The download was made available on July 18 while the CD single was released four days later.
The single became the band's record-holding 12th number-one single on the Billboard
Song background
The song's bassline was conceived in bassist Flea's kitchen.[1] Anthony Kiedis notes that "When I first heard [the song], I didn't know it would be a single. [But] I knew that I loved the jam. [...] I took it home and it felt so fun to listen to at length that I literally left it on in my driveway, opened the door and danced with the tree next to me for quite a while. I had no idea that it would even be a song, I just thought, 'Oh, this is a great dance track. Let's put it on as a B-side, [an] hour long.' And then, as fate would have it, people heard it, and they were like, 'Oh, that's your best thing right there. That's your best thing.'"[2]
When asked about who exactly Maggie is, Kiedis said that he is not about to reveal his inspirations. "It's just a collection of memories and people along the way that had maybe left my consciousness until I heard that music, and then they kind of came dancing back into my consciousness, and out the old pen onto the paper. "Names have been changed to protect the innocent. Although there is a Maggie, I realized later. There's two Maggies, actually."[2]
Flea was asked about the single and said that he was not really good at picking singles and really did not know which song was good to be released first. He described the song as a cool, simple, funky little jam but being completely different from the rest of the songs on the album and nothing else sounds like it. Flea stated that the band wrote 70 songs so not even necessarily all the best songs made it onto the album, just the ones that occupy their own space.[3]
Music videos
On June 23, 2011, it was announced that hip hop artist Kreayshawn had been picked to direct the music video.[4] Kreayshawn told MTV that she was shocked when the band's label contacted her management about directing the video. She said she went to film school but never thought it would translate to something this big.[5] In the end, her footage was not used as the band did not think the video related to the meaning of the song.
On July 30, 2011, the band took to the rooftop of a building in
On August 14, 2011, actress Melanee E. Nelson [1] discussed the concept of the Kreayshawn video. Nelson was told by a Warner Bros representative that the video is unlikely to be released and that the band was going in a different direction. Nelson said the video took place in a 1990s underground setting where she played a girl who knows everyone and features many antics with a geek-type character. Nelson said the geek character's drink gets laced with something so there were fantasy scenes involving a goat and it raining inside the club. She said she also heard animation was going to be added later. Each band member also played different characters in the video. Chad played the bouncer, Flea played the bartender while Anthony and Josh play paramedics.[8]
The band decided to go with the Marc Klasfeld-directed video rather than the Kreayshawn version, and it is unknown why they opted to use a different director when re-shooting the video. Klasfeld spoke about the concept behind the video, saying it was simple and iconic. He said that Anthony Kiedis was inspired by the Beatles 1969 rooftop performance. Klasfeld said of filming on a rooftop that they were a bit worried because they had no safety net and worried about the band going too close to the edges, but they were professionals and had no problems.[9]
The video was released on August 17, 2011, through
The video was named the 30th best of the year by
Reception
The song reached number one on the
The single was certified gold by the
Leak
The band's label had set a worldwide release date of July 18, 2011 for the single. A special Facebook page was set up where fans could
In an interview with Zane Lowe, Flea discussed the leak even further by saying "The only thing that I would ever worry about would be if I was lazy or I didn't really take my time in the songwriting process to make the music as good as I thought it could be. That's the only thing I ever fret about because I do have a lazy streak. Anything that happens once the music is done, come what may."[3]
Formats and track listings
In addition to one-track CD singles, promo versions of the single were released in the United Kingdom:
UK Promo single 1
- "The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie" – 4:42
- "The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie" (UK Radio Edit) – 3:58
UK Promo single 2
- "The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie" (UK Radio Edit) – 3:58
Personnel
Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Anthony Kiedis – lead vocals
- Josh Klinghoffer – electric and acoustic guitar, backing vocals in the studio
- Flea – bass, piano, backing vocals in live performances[17]
- Chad Smith – drums
Additional musicians
- Mauro Refosco – percussion, güiro, tambourine, cowbell, cabasa, handclaps
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Italy (FIMI)[51] | Gold | 15,000* |
United States (RIAA)[52] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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