Tell Me Baby
Red Hot Chili Peppers
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They come from every state to find Some dreams were meant to be declined Tell the man what did you have in mind What have you come to do? No turning water into wine No learning while you're in the line I'll take you to the broken sign You see these lights are blue Come and get it Lost it at the city limit Say goodbye 'Cause they will find a way to trim it Everybody Lookin' for a silly gimmick Gotta get away Can't take it for another minute This town is made of many things Just look at what the current brings So high, it's only promising This place was made on you Tell me, baby, what's your story Where you come from And where you wanna go this time? Tell me, lover, are you lonely? The thing we need is Never all that hard to find Tell me, baby, what's your story Where do you come from And where you wanna go this time? You're so lovely, are you lonely? Giving up on the innocence you left behind Some claim to have the fortitude Too shrewd to blow the interlude Sustaining pain to set a mood Step out to be renewed I'll move you like a baritone Jungle brothers on the microphone Getting over with an undertone It's time to turn to stone Chitty chitty, baby When your nose is in the nitty gritty Life could be a little sweet But life could be a little shitty What a pity Boston and a Kansas city Looking for a hundred But you only ever found a fitty Three fingers in the honeycomb You ring just like a xylophone Devoted to the chromosome The day that you left home Tell me, baby, what's your story Where you come from And where you wanna go this time? Tell me, lover, are you lonely? The thing we need is Never all that hard to find Tell me, baby, what's your story Where you come from And where you wanna go this time? You're so lovely, are you lonely? Giving up on the innocence you left behind Tell me, baby, what's your story Where you come from And where you wanna go this time? Tell me, lover, are you lonely? The thing we need is Never all that hard to find Tell me, baby, what's your story Where you come from And where you wanna go this time? You're so lovely, are you lonely? Giving up on the innocence you left behind
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Written by: MICHAEL BALZARY, JOHN ANTHONY FRUSCIANTE, ANTHONY KIEDIS, CHAD SMITH
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10 facts about this song
Song Release"Tell Me Baby" was released as the second single from Red Hot Chili Peppers' ninth studio album "Stadium Arcadium" on July 17, 2006.
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Song Classification"Tell Me Baby" falls under the genre of Funk Rock, which is a music genre that fuses elements of funk and rock.
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Commercial PerformanceThe song topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart where it stayed for four weeks, becoming the band's seventh number-one single on the chart.
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Music VideoDirected by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (who also directed music videos for "By the Way" and "Californication"), the music video for "Tell Me Baby" features footage of numerous people who came to a casting call, interspersed with the band performing the song.
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Critical ReceptionThe song received positive reviews from music critics with some praising its light-hearted and upbeat tone. It is considered as one of the album's standout tracks.
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MusiciansBand members Anthony Kiedis, Flea, John Frusciante and Chad Smith are the contributing musicians for "Tell Me Baby".
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LyricsThe lyrics of the song, as hinted by vocalist Anthony Kiedis, are about people who come to California with high hopes to become stars but end up failing and going back home.
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Live Performances"Tell Me Baby" has been performed live by Red Hot Chili Peppers hundreds of times since its release and is commonly part of their set-lists during concerts.
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SongwritingThe song, like most of the tracks on "Stadium Arcadium", was written by all four members of the band.
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AwardsThe song received a nomination for "Best Rock Song" at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in 2007.
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