RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS' THE GETAWAY DEBUTS #1

AROUND THE WORLD

11TH STUDIO ALBUM TOPS BILLBOARD SALES CHART

AND DEBUTS #2 ON TOP 200

Credit: Steve Keros

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 27, 2016 - Red Hot Chili Peppers 11th studio album The Getaway debuted at number one around the world today.  The heralded studio album from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees debuted at #1 on the Billboard Album Sales Chart selling 108,000 traditional units and debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 with 118,000 album equivalent units.  The Getaway, marks the Grammy Award-winning band's seventh top 10 album and third #2 on the Top 200 Chart.   The album debuted at # 1 in Australia, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands and New Zealand.  It debuted at #2 in the United Kingdom and Germany.

 

The Getaway was produced by Danger Mouse and mixed by Nigel Godrich.  Praise for the album includes:  

 

"Some of their best songs in years... top-shelf modern-rock splendor" - Rolling Stone

 

"The Getaway proves not only that the longtime rockers still sizzle 30 years in, but also are capable of victoriously revamping their sound." - USA Today

"The Getaway is a nuanced album, rife with journeyman craft and poetry, that proves the Red Hot Chili Peppersstill have plenty of their own creative fire." - All Music

 

"Their best album in ages" - People

 

"Their best in years... Their tightest, prettiest collection of songs in more than a decade" - Vulture

 

Red Hot Chili Peppers' previous album, I'm With You, was released in 2011 and topped the charts in 18 countries. The Red Hot Chili Peppers will continue to perform at a variety of music festivals around the world this summer, including headlining Lollapalooza in Chicago on July 30th. For a complete list of upcoming dates, click HERE. 

The Getaway

 

1.      The Getaway 

2.      Dark Necessities

3.      We Turn Red

4.      The Longest Wave

5.      Goodbye Angels

6.      Sick Love

7.      Go Robot

8.      Feasting on the Flowers

9.      Detroit

10.    This Ticonderoga

11.    Encore

12.    The Hunter

13.    Dreams of a Samurai

 

 

About Red Hot Chili Peppers

One of the most successful acts in rock history, Red Hot Chili Peppers, which is singer Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea, drummer Chad Smith, and guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, have sold more than 60 million albums, including five multi-platinum LPs, and won six Grammy Awards, including "Best Rock Album" for Stadium Arcadium, "Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group" for "Dani California," "Best Rock Song" for "Scar Tissue," and "Best Hard Rock Performance With Vocal" for "Give It Away."  The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2012. The Red Hot Chili Peppers' last studio album, I'm With You, was released by Warner Bros. Records on August 29, 2011. 

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RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS' NEW ALBUM

THE GETAWAY OUT NOW ON WARNER BROS. RECORDS

NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR "DARK NECESSITIES"

DIRECTED BY OLIVIA WILDE

"Some of their best songs in years" - Rolling Stone

"Top-shelf modern-rock splendor" - Rolling Stone

"Their best album in ages" - People

"The Getaway proves not only that the longtime rockers still sizzle 30 years in, but also are capable of victoriously revamping their sound." - USA Today

"The Getaway is a nuanced album, rife with journeyman craft and poetry, that proves the Red Hot Chili Peppers still have plenty of their own creative fire." - All Music

"The Peppers' most focused - and artistically consistent - album yet." - Newsday

Credit: Steve Keros

Los Angeles, CA - Grammy® Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Red Hot Chili Peppers' 11th studio album The Getaway is available in stores and at all digital retailers now via Warner Bros. Records. The Getaway was produced by Danger Mouse and mixed by Nigel Godrich.

 

Yesterday, Red Hot Chili Peppers unveiled the music video for the album's single "Dark Necessities" which can be viewed HERE. Actress Olivia Wilde directed the video, and said, "It was an honor and a thrill to create this video with such wonderful artists, who happen to make up one of the greatest bands of all time." The new music video features notable female long boarders Carmen Shafer, Amanda Caloia, Amanda Powell, and Noelle Mulligan.

Earlier this week, the band joined James Corden for 'Carpool Karaoke' on The Late Late Show. The clip has been viewed over 10 million times since it debuted. Watch the clip HERE.

 

Red Hot Chili Peppers' previous album, I'm With You, was released in 2011 and topped the charts in 18 countries. The Red Hot Chili Peppers will continue to perform at a variety of music festivals around the world this summer, including headlining Lollapalooza in Chicago on July 30th. For a complete list of upcoming dates, click HERE. 

The Getaway

 

1.      The Getaway 

2.      Dark Necessities

3.      We Turn Red

4.      The Longest Wave

5.      Goodbye Angels

6.      Sick Love

7.      Go Robot

8.      Feasting on the Flowers

9.      Detroit

10.    This Ticonderoga

11.    Encore

12.    The Hunter

13.    Dreams of a Samurai

 

 

About Red Hot Chili Peppers

One of the most successful acts in rock history, Red Hot Chili Peppers, which is singer Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea, drummer Chad Smith, and guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, have sold more than 60 million albums, including five multi-platinum LPs, and won six Grammy Awards, including "Best Rock Album" for Stadium Arcadium, "Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group" for "Dani California," "Best Rock Song" for "Scar Tissue," and "Best Hard Rock Performance With Vocal" for "Give It Away."  The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2012. The Red Hot Chili Peppers' last studio album, I'm With You, was released by Warner Bros. Records on August 29, 2011. 

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS RELEASE TITLE TRACK FROM THEIR UPCOMING ALBUM THE GETAWAY TODAY THE GETAWAY DUE FROM WARNER BROS. RECORDS  ON JUNE 17TH FANS WHO PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM WILL RECEIVE INSTANT DOWNLOADS OF FIRST SINGLE "DARK NECESSITIES" AND "THE GETAWAY" Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Getaway  Los Angeles, CA) - Today, Grammy® Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Red Hot Chili Peppers release the title track from their upcoming new album The Getaway, which will be released by Warner Bros. Records on June 17th. The track is available as an instant download, along with the previous single "Dark Necessities," to those who pre-order the album at http://smarturl.it/thegetawayrhcp. It is released around the world today via all digital retailers and is available for streaming on Spotify.  The Getaway was produced by Danger Mouse and mixed by Nigel Godrich. Red Hot Chili Peppers' previous album, I'm With You, was released in 2011 and topped the charts in 18 countries.  The Red Hot Chili Peppers will perform at a variety of music festivals around the world this summer, including headlining Lollapalooza in Chicago on July 30th. Please see below for all upcoming dates. The Getaway   1.      The Getaway  2.      Dark Necessities 3.      We Turn Red 4.      The Longest Wave 5.      Goodbye Angels 6.      Sick Love 7.      Go Robot 8.      Feasting on the Flowers 9.      Detroit 10.    This Ticonderoga 11.    Encore 12.    The Hunter 13.    Dreams of a Samurai 05/29 - Napa Valley, CA - BottleRock 06/03-05 - Mendig Airfield, Germany - Rock am Ring 06/03-05 - Nuremburg, Germany - Rock im Park 06/08 - Interlaken, Switzerland - Greenfield Festival 06/10 - Landgraaf, Netherlands - Pinkpop 06/10-12 - Nickelsdorf, Austria - Novarock 06/29-07/02 - Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival 06/30-07/03 - Gdynia, Poland - Open'er Festival 07/02 - Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter 07/06 - Kiev, Ukraine - U-Park Festival 07/09 - Moscow, Russia - Park Live 07/10 - Perthshire, Scotland - T in the Park 07/15 - Ottawa, Canada - Ottawa Bluesfest 07/16 - Quebec City, Canada - Festival d'été de Quebec 07/22-24 - Yuzawa-cho, Japan - Fuji Rock Festival 07/22-24 - Jinsan, South Korea - Valley Rock Festival 07/29-31 - Montreal, Canada - Osheaga Festival 07/30 - Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza 08/25 - Belfast, Northern Ireland - Tennent's Vital 08/26-27 - Reading, England - Reading Festival 08/26-27 - Leeds, England - Leeds Festival    About Red Hot Chili Peppers One of the most successful acts in rock history, Red Hot Chili Peppers, which is singer Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea, drummer Chad Smith, and guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, have sold more than 60 million albums, including five multi-platinum LPs, and won six Grammy Awards, including "Best Rock Album" for Stadium Arcadium, "Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group" for "Dani California," "Best Rock Song" for "Scar Tissue," and "Best Hard Rock Performance With Vocal" for "Give It Away."  The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2012. The Red Hot Chili Peppers' latest studio album, I'm With You, was released by Warner Bros. Records on August 29, 2011.  ### http://redhotchilipeppers.com/

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM -

"THE GETAWAY"- OUT ON JUNE 17TH ON 

WARNER BROS. RECORDS

FIRST SINGLE -"DARK NECESSITIES"- OUT TODAY VIA DIGITAL RETAILERS AROUND THE WORLD

May 5, 2016 - Los Angeles, CA - Grammy® Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Red Hot Chili Peppers return with a new single - "Dark Necessities"which is released around the world today via all digital retailers.

 

The track is the first song to be released from the Los Angeles-based band's upcoming 11th studio album, The Getaway, due from Warner Bros. Records on June 17th. Fans who pre-order the album at http://smarturl.it/thegetawayrhcp will receive an instant download of "Dark Necessities". The album was produced by Danger Mouse and mixed by Nigel Godrich. Red Hot Chili Peppers' previous album, I'm With You, was released in 2011 and topped the charts in 18 countries. 

 

The Red Hot Chili Peppers will perform at a variety of music festivals around the world this summer, including headlining Lollapalooza in Chicago on July 30th. Please see below for all upcoming dates.

 

The Getaway

1.      The Getaway 

2.      Dark Necessities

3.      We Turn Red

4.      The Longest Wave

5.      Goodbye Angels

6.      Sick Love

7.      Go Robot

8.      Feasting on the Flowers

9.      Detroit

10.    This Ticonderoga

11.    Encore

12.    The Hunter

13.    Dreams of a Samurai

05/22 - Columbus, OH - Rock on the Range

05/29 - Napa Valley, CA - BottleRock

06/03-05 - Mendig Airfield, Germany - Rock am Ring

06/03-05 - Nuremburg, Germany - Rock im Park

06/08 - Interlaken, Switzerland - Greenfield Festival

06/10 - Landgraaf, Netherlands - Pinkpop

06/10-12 - Nickelsdorf, Austria - Novarock

06/29-07/02 - Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival

06/30-07/03 - Gdynia, Poland - Open'er Festival

07/02 - Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter

07/06 - Kiev, Ukraine - U-Park Festival

07/09 - Moscow, Russia - Park Live

07/10 - Perthshire, Scotland - T in the Park

07/15 - Ottawa, Canada - Ottawa Bluesfest

07/16 - Quebec City, Canada - Festival d'été de Quebec

07/22-24 - Yuzawa-cho, Japan - Fuji Rock Festival

07/22-24 - Jinsan, South Korea - Valley Rock Festival

07/29-31 - Montreal, Canada - Osheaga Festival

07/30 - Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza

08/25 - Belfast, Northern Ireland - Tennent's Vital

08/26-27 - Reading, England - Reading Festival

08/26-27 - Leeds, England - Leeds Festival   

 

About Red Hot Chili Peppers

One of the most successful acts in rock history, Red Hot Chili Peppers, which is singer Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea, drummer Chad Smith, and guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, have sold more than 60 million albums, including five multi-platinum LPs, and won six Grammy Awards, including "Best Rock Album" for Stadium Arcadium, "Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group" for "Dani California," "Best Rock Song" for "Scar Tissue," and "Best Hard Rock Performance With Vocal" for "Give It Away."  The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2012. The Red Hot Chili Peppers' latest studio album, I'm With You, was released by Warner Bros. Records on August 29, 2011. 

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http://redhotchilipeppers.com/