Soul to Squeeze explained

Soul to Squeeze
Cover:	Soultosqueeze.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Red Hot Chili Peppers
Album:	Coneheads: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
Length:	4:52
Label:	Warner Bros.
Producer:	Rick Rubin
Prev Title:	If You Have to Ask
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	Warped
Next Year:	1995

"Soul to Squeeze" is a song by the American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers that was originally recorded during the production of their fifth studio album, Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991).^[1] Although it was not featured on the record^[1] and was used as a B-side on the singles "Give It Away" and "Under the Bridge",^[2] "Soul to Squeeze" was later released as a single in 1993 by Warner Bros. Records.^[3] The song was included in the Coneheads film soundtrack.^[4] "Soul to Squeeze" was eventually re-released for the 2003 Greatest Hits album.^[5] It can also be found on the band's Live Rare Remix Box and The Plasma Shaft.

"Soul to Squeeze" became a success when it peaked at number one on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The single also peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number seven on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. In Australia, Canada, Iceland, and New Zealand, the song reached the top 10, and in Sweden, it became the band's first single to chart, peaking at number 13.

Music video

The music video for "Soul to Squeeze" was directed by Kevin Kerslake and was shot in black and white.^[6] The video is "set at a traveling circus with the band members playing various 'freaks' and makes several references to [''Coneheads''], including a cameo from Chris Farley".^[4] John Frusciante does not appear in the video, as he had left the band over a year before it was filmed.^[7]

Personnel

• Anthony Kiedis – lead vocals
• Flea – bass
• John Frusciante – guitar
• Chad Smith – drums, tambourine

Additional musicians

• Brendan O'Brien – organ, mixing

Track listings

• CD version 1

1. "Soul to Squeeze"
2. "Nobody Weird Like Me" (Live)
3. "Suck My Kiss" (Live)

• CD version 2 (card cover)

1. "Soul to Squeeze"
2. "Nobody Weird Like Me" (Live)

• CD version 3 (EP)

1. "Soul to Squeeze"
2. "Nobody Weird Like Me" (Live)
3. "If You Have to Ask" (Friday Night Fever Blister Mix)
4. "If You Have to Ask" (Disco Krisco Mix)
5. "If You Have to Ask" (Scott And Garth Mix)
6. "If You Have to Ask"
7. "Give It Away" (Edit)

• 7-inch jukebox vinyl

1. "Soul to Squeeze"
2. "Nobody Weird Like Me" (Live)

• Cassette single

1. "Soul to Squeeze"
2. "Nobody Weird Like Me" (Live)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Canada (The Record)^[8]	1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[9]	88
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)^[10]	9
US Cash Box Top 100^[11]	15

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[12]	49
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[13]	89
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)^[14]	34

Decade-end charts

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United States	July 20, 1993		Warner Bros.	^[16]
Europe	August 17, 1993	CD
Japan	January 25, 1994			^[17]

See also

• List of Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number ones of the 1990s

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chili Peppers' 'Blood Sugar Sex Magik': 10 Things You Didn't Know. Dan. Epstein. September 23, 2016. Rolling Stone.
2. Web site: Red Hot Chili Peppers go into hibernation mode. Music-News.com.
3. Web site: How Blood Sugar Sex Magik Was Almost The End Of The Red Hot Chili Peppers. Philip Wilding2016-09-24T17:00:00 267Z Classic. Rock. Classic Rock Magazine.
4. Web site: Readers' Poll: The 10 Best Red Hot Chili Peppers Videos. Brittany. Spanos. Brittany Spanos. Rolling Stone. June 22, 2016.
5. Web site: Red Hot Chili Peppers Greatest Hits [LP] - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Release Info]. AllMusic.
6. Web site: The 12 Best Red Hot Chili Peppers Music Videos. March 8, 2016. PopMatters.
7. Web site: 11. "Soul to Squeeze" / Coneheads Soundtrack / 1993 / Directed by Kevin Kerslake. March 8, 2016. PopMatters.
8. Hits of the World: Canada. Billboard. 105. 47. 52. November 20, 1993.
9. Eurochart Hot 100. Music & Media. 10. 46. November 13, 1993. 19. March 24, 2024.
10. Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (16.–23. sept.). Dagblaðið Vísir. is. 20. September 16, 1993. September 30, 2019.
11. Web site: Cash Box Top 100: October 30, 1993. Cashboxmagazine.com. July 11, 2021. October 10, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121010195217/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/90s_files/19931030.html. dead.
12. Web site: 1993 ARIA Singles Chart. ARIA. August 6, 2019.
13. The RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1993. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. August 6, 2019.
14. News: Árslistinn 1993. Dagblaðið Vísir. is. 16. January 4, 1994. June 1, 2020.
15. Web site: Top 100 singles of the 1990s. Lwin. Nanda. Jam!. https://web.archive.org/web/20000829070927/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/100_1990.html. August 29, 2000. March 26, 2022.
16. Soundtrack Race Getting Hotter. Rosen. Craig. Billboard. 105. 31. 9. July 31, 1993. On July 20, album-rock and modern-rock outlets received the Red Hot Chili Peppers' 'Soul To Squeeze,'....
17. Web site: ソウル・トゥ・スクイーズ レッド・ホット・チリ・ペッパーズ. Soul to Squeeze Red Hot Chili Peppers. Oricon. ja. January 26, 2024.