Otherside

{{Short description|2000 single by Red Hot Chili Peppers}} {{About|the Red Hot Chili Peppers song|other uses|The Other Side (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox song | name = Otherside | cover = red_hot_chili_peppers_otherside.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Red Hot Chili Peppers | album = Californication | B-side = How Strong | released = December 13, 1999<ref name="ausrel"/> | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = Alternative rock<ref name=411Mania/> | length = 4:15 | label = Warner Bros. | writer = Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith | producer = Rick Rubin | prev_title = Around the World | prev_year = 1999 | next_title = Californication | next_year = 2000 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|rn_YodiJO6k|"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.<ref name=411Mania>{{cite web|url=http://411mania.com/music/the-8-ball-5-18-14-top-8-red-hot-chili-peppers-music-videos/|title=411MANIA - The 8 Ball 5.18.14: Top 8 Red Hot Chili Peppers Music Videos|work=The 8 Ball 5.18.14: Top 8 Red Hot Chili Peppers Music Videos|access-date=March 23, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402092738/http://411mania.com/music/the-8-ball-5-18-14-top-8-red-hot-chili-peppers-music-videos/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

"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.

==Music 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. Elements of Cubism and work by the graphic artist M. C. Escher are also seen in the video.

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 intended to appear as surreal instruments. Throughout the video Anthony Kiedis with short, platinum hair is seen in a castle tower. 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. Flea is hanging on high voltage 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6329860994253090578#|title=The music video on Google Videos|access-date=11 January 2024}}</ref>

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. We were inspired more by paintings than by films…"{{Citation needed|date=June 2008}}

==Reception== "Otherside" is widely considered to be one of the band's best songs. In 2021, ''Kerrang'' ranked the song number five on their list of the 20 greatest Red Hot Chili Peppers songs,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-20-greatest-red-hot-chili-peppers-songs-ranked|title=The 20 greatest Red Hot Chili Peppers songs – ranked|first=Sam|last=Law|website=Kerrang|date=March 17, 2021|accessdate=May 4, 2023}}</ref> and in 2022, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked the song number six on their list of the 40 greatest Red Hot Chili Peppers songs.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-red-hot-chili-peppers-songs-1324628/black-summer-2022-1332929/|title=The 40 Greatest Red Hot Chili Peppers Songs|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=April 11, 2022|accessdate=May 4, 2023}}</ref>

==Live performances== "Otherside" has remained a constant staple on the band's tours since 1999, making it one of their top ten most performed songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.setlist.fm/stats/red-hot-chili-peppers-13d68969.html|title=Red Hot Chili Peppers Tour Statistics - setlist.fm|website=setlist.fm |access-date=March 23, 2015}}</ref>

==Remixes== {{unreferenced section|date=December 2016}} In 2009, Seattle producer Ryan Lewis sampled the song as a backdrop for his song of the same name with the rapper Macklemore. The song depicted Macklemore's own personal struggles as well as the wider problems that the hip hop community has with drug abuse.

In 2010, house duo Third Party made an unofficial remix of the song. The remix garnered considerable attention, but was never released. It was made official and released by Warner Records in 2013.

In 2015 British DJ Paul Oakenfold released a Future House remix released also by Warner Records, another version was released by Italian DJ Benny Benassi alongside Oakenfold.

==Track listings==

'''CD single (2000)''' # "Otherside" (album) – 4:16 # "How Strong" (previously unreleased)– 4:43

'''CD version 2 (2000)''' # "Otherside" (album) – 4:16 # "My Lovely Man" (live) – 5:18 # "Around the World" (music video)

'''CD version 3 [Australian release] (2000)''' # "Otherside" (album) – 4:16 # "How Strong" (previously unreleased) – 4:46 # "My Lovely Man" (live) – 5:18 # "Road Trippin'" (without strings) – 3:25 # "Scar Tissue" (music video) # "Around the World" (music video)

'''CD version 4 (2000)''' # "Otherside" (album) – 4:16 # "How Strong" (previously unreleased) – 4:43 # "My Lovely Man" (live) – 5:18 # "Road Trippin'" (without strings) – 3:25

'''CD version 5 (2000)''' # "Otherside" (album) – 4:16 # "How Strong" (previously unreleased) – 4:43 # "Road Trippin'" (without strings) – 3:25 # "Otherside" (music video)

'''Cassette version [US] (1999)''' # "Otherside" (album) - 4:16 # "How Strong" (previously unreleased) – 4:43

==Personnel== '''Red Hot Chili Peppers''' * Anthony Kiedis – lead vocals * John Frusciante – guitar, backing vocals * Flea – bass * Chad Smith – drums, shaker, cowbell

==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}

===Weekly charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Weekly chart performance for "Otherside" !Chart (2000) !Peak<br/>position |- {{single chart|Australia|31|artist=Red Hot Chili Peppers|song=Otherside|rowheader=true|access-date=November 27, 2018}} |- {{single chart|Canadatopsingles|32|chartid=7253|rowheader=true|access-date=November 27, 2018|refname="Ca Chart"}} |- {{single chart|Canadarock|1|chartid=9767|rowheader=true|access-date=November 27, 2018}} |- !scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2000/MM-2000-02-26.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=17|issue=9|page=19|date=February 26, 2000|access-date=May 24, 2020}}</ref> |74 |- {{single chart|Germany|44|artist=Red Hot Chili Peppers|song=Otherside|songid=4193|rowheader=true|access-date=November 27, 2018}} |- !scope="row"|Greece (IFPI)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2000/MM-2000-06-17.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=Music & Media|volume=17|issue=25|page=13|date=June 17, 2000|access-date=May 24, 2020}}</ref> |10 |- !scope="row"|Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2995007#page/n9/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 20 (13.1 – 20.1 2000)|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir|language=is|page=10|date=January 14, 2000|access-date=October 6, 2019}}</ref> |1 |- {{single chart|Ireland3|41|artist=Red Hot Chili Peppers|rowheader=true|access-date=January 25, 2020}} |- {{single chart|Italy|17|artist=Red Hot Chili Peppers|song=Otherside|rowheader=true|access-date=November 27, 2018}} |- {{single chart|Dutch40|14|year=2000|week=6|rowheader=true|access-date=November 27, 2018}} |- {{single chart|Dutch100|24|artist=Red Hot Chili Peppers|song=Otherside|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|New Zealand|5|artist=Red Hot Chili Peppers|song=Otherside|rowheader=true|refname="nz"}} |- !scope="row"|Poland (''Music & Media'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2000/MM-2000-02-19.pdf|title=Major Market Airplay – Week 08/2000|magazine=Music & Media|volume=17|issue=8|page=21|date=February 19, 2000|access-date=January 17, 2024}}</ref> |11 |- {{single chart|Scotland|31|date=20000212|rowheader=true|access-date=November 27, 2018}} |- {{single chart|Sweden|19|artist=Red Hot Chili Peppers|song=Otherside|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Switzerland|65|artist=Red Hot Chili Peppers|song=Otherside|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|UK|33|date=20000212|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Billboardhot100|14|artist=Red Hot Chili Peppers|rowheader=true|access-date=October 6, 2019}} |- {{single chart|Billboardadultalternativesongs|12|artist=Red Hot Chili Peppers|rowheader=true|access-date=October 6, 2019}} |- {{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|11|artist=Red Hot Chili Peppers|rowheader=true|access-date=October 6, 2019}} |- {{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|1|artist=Red Hot Chili Peppers|rowheader=true|access-date=October 6, 2019}} |- {{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|2|artist=Red Hot Chili Peppers|rowheader=true|access-date=October 6, 2019}} |- {{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|26|artist=Red Hot Chili Peppers|rowheader=true|access-date=October 6, 2019}} |} {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (2019) !Peak<br/>position |- {{single chart|Poland|73|chartid=2977|year=2019|rowheader=true|access-date=February 25, 2019}} |} {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (2026) !Peak<br/>position |- !scope="row"|Portugal (AFP)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.audiogest.pt/uploads/files/file_2026-01-20-17-16-16.pdf|title=Top 200 Singles Semana 03 de 2026|page=9|publisher=Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|access-date=January 21, 2026|language=pt-pt}}</ref> |186 |} {{col-2}}

===Year-end charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Year-end chart performance for "Otherside" !Chart (2000) !Position |- !scope="row"|Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/3010431?iabr=on#page/n9/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 100|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir|language=is|page=10|date=January 5, 2001|access-date=February 8, 2020}}</ref> |2 |- !scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2000|title=Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2000|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=December 24, 2019}}</ref> |57 |- !scope="row"|New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/2000-12-31|title=End of Year Charts 2000|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=October 6, 2019}}</ref> |10 |- !scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=2000|title=Billboard Top 100 – 2000|access-date=August 31, 2010|archive-date=March 4, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304120640/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=2000|url-status=dead}}</ref> |59 |- !scope="row"|US Adult Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Most Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 2000|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=8|issue=51|page=48|date=December 22, 2000}}</ref> |26 |- !scope="row"|US Mainstream Rock Tracks (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Year in Music 2000: Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks|magazine=Billboard|volume=112|issue=53|page=YE-87|date=December 30, 2000}}</ref> |6 |- !scope="row"|US Mainstream Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Most Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 2000|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=8|issue=51|page=54|date=December 22, 2000}}</ref> |90 |- !scope="row"|US Modern Rock Tracks (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Year in Music 2000: Hot Modern Rock Tracks|magazine=Billboard|volume=112|issue=53|page=YE-88|date=December 30, 2000}}</ref> |4 |- !scope="row"|US Triple-A (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Best of 2000: Most Played Triple-A Songs|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=8|issue=51|page=44|date=December 22, 2000}}</ref> |29 |} {{col-end}}

==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for "Otherside"}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|artist=Red Hot Chili Peppers|title=Otherside|award=Platinum|number=5|relyear=1999|certyear=2024|access-date=January 17, 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=single|artist=Red Hot Chili Peppers|title=Otherside|award=Gold|relyear=1999|certyear=2020|id=9119|access-date=April 9, 2020}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|artist=Red Hot Chili Peppers|title=Otherside|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=1999|certyear=2024|note=sales since 2009|access-date=January 1, 2025|id=13840}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Red Hot Chili Peppers|title=Otherside|award=Platinum|number=5|relyear=1999|certyear=2026|access-date=January 23, 2026|source=radioscope}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|type=single|artist=Red Hot Chili Peppers|title=Otherside|award=Platinum|number=3|id=file_2024-11-29-10-15-20.pdf|relyear=1999|certyear=2024|access-date=December 4, 2024}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=single|award=Platinum|certyear=2024|artist=Red Hot Chili Peppers|title=Otherside|access-date=February 21, 2024}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Red Hot Chili Peppers|title=Otherside|award=Platinum|relyear=2000|certyear=2022|id=14570-982-1|access-date=August 12, 2022}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Red Hot Chili Peppers|title=Otherside|award=Platinum|number=5|relyear=1999|certyear=2024|access-date=September 29, 2021}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}

==Release history== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+Release dates and formats for "Otherside" !scope="col"|Region !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Format(s) !scope="col"|Label(s) !scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- !scope="row"|Australia |December 1999 |rowspan="3"|CD |rowspan="7"|Warner Bros. |<ref name="ausrel">{{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/kdbe89w|title=New Releases!|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|via=Imgur|access-date=November 21, 2021}} </ref> |- !scope="row"|New Zealand |December 13, 1999 |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://netcd.co.nz/netCD/NewReleases.html|title=New Releases|website=netcd.co.nz|date=December 13, 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991217175753/http://netcd.co.nz/netCD/NewReleases.html|archive-date=December 17, 1999|access-date=November 9, 2023}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|Japan |December 22, 1999 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/184081/products/306234/1/|title=アザーサイド {{!}} レッド・ホット・チリ・ペッパーズ|trans-title=Otherside {{!}} Red Hot Chili Peppers|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=September 17, 2023}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|United States |January 11, 2000 |Alternative radio |<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Alternative: Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1332|page=108|date=January 7, 2000}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|United Kingdom |January 31, 2000 |CD |<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases – For Week Starting 31 January, 2000: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=33|date=January 29, 2000}}</ref> |- !scope="row" rowspan="2"|United States |February 21, 2000 |{{hlist|Hot adult contemporary|modern adult contemporary radio}} |<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Gavin AC/Hot AC: Impact Dates|magazine=Gavin Report|issue=2291|page=41|date=February 11, 2000}}</ref> |- |February 22, 2000 |Contemporary hit radio |<ref>{{cite magazine|title=CHR/Pop: Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1338|page=45|date=February 18, 2000}}</ref> |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:1999 singles Category:1999 songs Category:Commemoration songs Category:Music videos directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris Category:Number-one singles in Iceland Category:Red Hot Chili Peppers songs Category:Song recordings produced by Rick Rubin Category:Songs about addiction Category:Songs about suicide Category:Songs written by Anthony Kiedis Category:Songs written by Chad Smith Category:Songs written by Flea (musician) Category:Songs written by John Frusciante Category:Warner Records singles