Higher Ground
Their cover of a 1973 Stevie Wonder song, and a single from Mother's Milk.
Red Hot Chili Peppers, from Mother's Milk (1989)
- Written by
- Stevie Wonder
- Released
- 1989
- Album
- Mother's Milk
Stevie Wonder wrote and first recorded the song in 1973. Flea said the lyrics suited the state of mind the band was in, and that they covered it to pay homage to Wonder. The cover opens with a funk bass line, followed by layered heavy-metal guitar and treated vocals. Friends and engineers who worked on the record sing the backing vocals on the chorus.
It charted at number 11 on the US Modern Rock chart and reached number 54 in the UK and number 45 in Australia and France. At the band's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in April 2012, they played it with Jack Irons and Cliff Martinez on drums.
On stage
- 2012-04, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction Played with Jack Irons and Cliff Martinez on drums.
More songs by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Give It Away, Under the Bridge, Scar Tissue, Californication
Sources
- Mother's Milk (album), Wikipedia
- Red Hot Chili Peppers, Wikipedia