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Watch the official music video for “Dark Necessities” by Red Hot Chili Peppers, the lead single from their 2016 album The Getaway. Built around Flea’s distinctive funk-driven bassline, atmospheric guitar work, and Anthony Kiedis’ vocals, “Dark Necessities” became one of the band’s biggest alternative rock hits of the 2010s, reaching No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart. 🔔 Subscribe to Red Hot Chili Peppers: https://youtube.com/c/RedHotChiliPeppers/?sub_confirmation=1 Directed by actress and filmmaker Olivia Wilde, the official music video features Red Hot Chili Peppers performing alongside four female longboarders skating through the streets of Los Angeles. The black-and-white visuals capture the energy of the city’s skate culture, reflecting the band’s longstanding connection to Southern California. Released in 2016, The Getaway marked a new chapter for Red Hot Chili Peppers, with producer Danger Mouse taking over production duties from longtime collaborator Rick Rubin. Featuring Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Chad Smith, and guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, the album expanded the band’s signature funk rock sound with atmospheric textures and alternative rock influences. Alongside “Dark Necessities,” the album includes fan favorites “Go Robot,” “Sick Love,” and “Goodbye Angels.” The band’s catalog spans decades of influential alternative rock, from earlier hits like “Californication,” “Scar Tissue,” and “Otherside” to “Dani California,” “Snow (Hey Oh),” and “Can’t Stop.” Official Music Video Credits: Directed by: Olivia Wilde Production Company: Anonymous Content Executive Producer: Nina Soriano Produced by: Saul Germaine Director of Photography: Christopher Blauvelt Production Designer: Jade Healy Longboarders: Noelle Mulligan, Carmen Shafer, Amanda Calloa, Amanda Powell Edited by: Paul Martinez @ Arcade Edit Colored by: Beau Leon @ Framestore Video Commissioner: Devin Sarno Directed by: Olivia Wilde Production Company: Anonymous Content Executive Producer: Nina Soriano Produced by: Saul Germaine Director of Photography: Christopher Blauvelt Production Designer: Jade Healy Longboarders: Noelle Mulligan, Carmen Shafer, Amanda Calloa, Amanda Powell Edited by: Paul Martinez @ Arcade Edit Colored by: Beau Leon @ Framestore Video Commissioner: Devin Sarno Follow Red Hot Chili Peppers: Web: https://redhotchilipeppers.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/chilipeppers Facebook: https://facebook.com/chilipeppers Twitter: https://twitter.com/chilipeppers TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chilipeppers Lyrics: Comin' on to the light of day, we got Many moons that are deep at play so I Keep an eye on the shadow smile to see what it has to say You and I both know, everything must go away Ah, what do you say? Spinnin' knot that is on my heart is like a Bit of light in a touch of dark, you got Sneak attack from the zodiacbut I see your fire spark Eat the breeze and go,blow by blow and go away Oh, what do you say? Yeah You don't know my mind, you don't know my kind Dark necessities are part of my design and Tell the world that I'm falling from the sky Dark necessities are part of my design Stumble down to the parking lot, you got No time for the afterthought, they're like Ice Cream for an Astronaut,well, that's me looking for we Turn the corner and find the world at your command Playin' the hand, yeah You don't know my mind, you don't know my kind Dark necessities are part of my design Tell the world that I'm falling from the sky Dark necessities are part of my design Do you want this love of mine? Darkness helps us all to shine Do you want it, do you want it now? Do you want it all the time? But darkness helps us all to shine Do you want it, do you want it now? Ah, pick you up like a paperback with the Track record of a maniac so I Move it in and we unpack, it's the same as yesterday Any way we roll, everything must go away Oh, what do you say? Yeah You don't know my mind, you don't know my kind Dark necessities are part of my design Tell the world that I'm falling from the sky and Dark necessities are part of my design Ah-ah-ah Ah-ah Ah-ah-ah Ah-ah Ah-ah-ah Ah-ah Ah-ah-ah Ah-ah #RedHotChiliPeppers #DarkNecessities #RHCP