Dark Necessities

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"Dark Necessities"
File:Dark necessities 2.jpg
Single by Red Hot Chili Peppers
from the album The Getaway
Released May 5, 2016
Format Digital download, cassette single
Genre
Length 5:02 [1]
Label Warner Bros.
Producer(s) Danger Mouse[2]
Red Hot Chili Peppers singles chronology
"Brendan's Death Song"
(2012)		 "Dark Necessities"
(2016)

"Dark Necessities" is a song from American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers and is the first single from their eleventh studio album, The Getaway. After announcing the single through their Twitter page on May 2, 2016, the single was released three days later on May 5, 2016.[3]

"Dark Necessities" was yet another hit for the band on the Billboard charts. It became the band's 25th top ten single, extending their record over runner-up U2 (23). The song became the Chili Peppers' 30th to chart inside the chart's top 20, which places them one entry below U2, with 31. The Chili Peppers have moved into a tie for the third-most Alternative Songs visits, matching Foo Fighters' 31; the leader, again, is U2 at 41, while Pearl Jam has charted 38.[4]

Fans can pre-order the band's album, The Getaway through their website where they will be able to purchase various packages which include "Dark Necessities" on a webstore exclusive cassette single. Fans who also pre-order any of the packages will get a digital download of the single for free.[5]

"Dark Necessities" made its live debut on May 22, 2016 at the Rock on the Range festival in Columbus, OH.

Music video

On May 31, 2016, Chad Smith tweeted a photo from the set of the music video for "Dark Necessities". The photo was of Smith holding a clapperboard for the video with actress/director Olivia Wilde's name in the director spot on the clapperboard and also the name of cinematographer Chris Blauvelt.[6]

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 71
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 67
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] 28
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[10] 14
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[11] 89
France (SNEP)[12] 63
Germany (Official German Charts)[13] 84
Hungary (Single Top 40)[14] 23
Italy (FIMI)[15] 62
Israel (Media Forest)[16] 2
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[17] 80
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 65
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[19] 97
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[20] 11
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[21] 7
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[22] 1
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[23] 4
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[24] 2
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[25] 3

Personnel

References

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External links

  1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ_Tw0w3lLA
  2. ↑ https://www.yahoo.com/tech/red-hot-chili-peppers-danger-203958784.html
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7377475/red-hot-chili-peppers-extend-alternative-songs-chart-record
  5. ↑ http://thegetaway.warnerbrosrecords.com/
  6. ↑ https://twitter.com/RHCPchad/status/737792127422193664
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Red Hot Chili Peppers – Dark Necessities" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Red Hot Chili Peppers – Dark Necessities" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Red Hot Chili Peppers – Dark Necessities" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Red Hot Chili Peppers – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Red Hot Chili Peppers. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Red Hot Chili Peppers – Dark Necessities" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Red Hot Chili Peppers – Dark Necessities". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  16. ↑ "Red Hot Chili Peppers – {{{song}}} Media Forest". Israeli Airplay Chart. Media Forest. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Red Hot Chili Peppers – Dark Necessities". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Red Hot Chili Peppers: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Red Hot Chili Peppers – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Red Hot Chili Peppers. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Red Hot Chili Peppers – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Red Hot Chili Peppers. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Red Hot Chili Peppers – Chart history" Billboard Rock Airplay for Red Hot Chili Peppers. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Red Hot Chili Peppers – Chart history" Billboard Alternative Songs for Red Hot Chili Peppers. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Red Hot Chili Peppers – Chart history" Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs for Red Hot Chili Peppers. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Red Hot Chili Peppers – Chart history" Billboard Adult Alternative Songs for Red Hot Chili Peppers. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
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