"Jungle Man" is a song by the American rock band
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983, comprising vocalist Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea, drummer Chad Smith, and guitarist John Frusciante. Their music incorporates elements of alternative rock, funk ...
from their 1985 album, ''
Freaky Styley''. It was released as the album's first single, however failed to chart. A music video released around the same time of the album's release on August 16, 1985. The band couldn't get a proper music video released, so manager
Lindy Goetz Lindy David Goetz (born December 5, 1947) is notable as the longtime manager of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
History
Lindy Goetz was a promotion person for record companies, who later became a talent manager in the Los Angeles area. In 1972, Goetz, ...
used different clips of live performances of the song from May 1985 to January 1986 edited together with the album version of the song playing on top. The song has not been performed live since 1988.
In his autobiography "Scar Tissue", Anthony Kiedis reveals the song is an ode to his friend Flea: "this half man, half beast born in the belly of the volcano in Australia and using his thumb as a conductor of thunder on the bass".
Jason Birchmeier of
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databa ...
considered "Jungle Man" to be one of the highlights from the album.
Track listing
;Promo 12" version
#"Jungle Man" (album version)
#"Nevermind" (album version)
#"Stranded"
#"Hollywood (Africa)" (7" version)
Personnel
*
Anthony Kiedis - lead vocals
*
Flea
Flea, the common name for the order Siphonaptera, includes 2,500 species of small flightless insects that live as external parasites of mammals and birds. Fleas live by ingesting the blood of their hosts. Adult fleas grow to about long, a ...
- backing vocals, bass guitar
*
Hillel Slovak
Hillel Slovak ( he, הלל סלובק; April 13, 1962 – June 25, 1988) was an Israeli-American musician best known as the founding guitarist of the Los Angeles rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, with whom he recorded two albums. His guitar wo ...
- backing vocals, guitar
*
Cliff Martinez
Cliff Martinez (born February 5, 1954) is an American musician and composer. Early in his career, Martinez was known as a drummer notably with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Captain Beefheart. Since the 1990s, he has worked primarily as a film sc ...
- drums
* unknown - backing vocals
Production
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George Clinton - producer
* Greg Ward - mixing
References
Red Hot Chili Peppers songs
1985 singles
Songs written by Anthony Kiedis
Songs written by Flea (musician)
1985 songs
Songs written by Cliff Martinez
Songs written by Jack Sherman (guitarist)
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