Tell Me Baby

Red Hot Chili Peppers

About Tell Me Baby

"Tell Me Baby" is a song from the Red Hot Chili Peppers' ninth studio album Stadium Arcadium. The song was released as the follow-up to the hit single "Dani California" on July 17, 2006. The single was not as successful as their prior single "Dani California" nor their next single "Snow (Hey Oh)" as far as chart success, but did reach number one on the Billboard Modern Rock chart and remained there for four weeks making it the band's second straight number one on that chart from Stadium Arcadium and tenth number one overall.  


Year:
2006
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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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Red Hot Chili Peppers

Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983. The group's musical style primarily consists of rock with an emphasis on funk, as well as elements from other genres such as punk rock and psychedelic rock. Live, they incorporate many aspects of jam rock due to the improvised nature of much of their performances. Currently, the band consists of founding members Anthony Kiedis (vocals) and Michael "Flea" Balzary (bass), longtime drummer Chad Smith, and guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, who joined in late 2009, following the departure of John Frusciante. The Red Hot Chili Peppers have won seven Grammy Awards and sold over 80 million albums worldwide. In 2012 they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. more »

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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.
Song Classification
"Tell Me Baby" falls under the genre of Funk Rock, which is a music genre that fuses elements of funk and rock.
Commercial Performance
The 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.
Music Video
Directed 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.
Critical Reception
The 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.
Musicians
Band members Anthony Kiedis, Flea, John Frusciante and Chad Smith are the contributing musicians for "Tell Me Baby".
Lyrics
The 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.
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.
Songwriting
The song, like most of the tracks on "Stadium Arcadium", was written by all four members of the band.
Awards
The song received a nomination for "Best Rock Song" at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in 2007.

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