Red Hot Chili Peppers videography

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Red Hot Chili Peppers videography

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have produced many videos since the 1980s, including music videos, live concert clips, and documentaries. Some videos have multiple versions or were released only in certain regions. Directors who worked on their videos include Gus Van Sant, Stéphane Sednaoui, Anton Corbijn, Marc Klasfeld, Mark Romanek, Tony Kaye, and others.

Key videos by era

- 1980s–early 1990s (early clips and live videos)
- True Men Don’t Kill Coyotes (1984) – early music video
- Jungle Man and Catholic School Girls Rule (1986) – early videos from Freaky Styley
- Fight Like a Brave (1987)
- Fire (1988) – live performance clip
- Good Time Boys (1989), Higher Ground (1989), Knock Me Down (1989)
- Taste the Pain (1990) and Show Me Your Soul (1990)
- Give It Away (1991)

- 1992–1994 (breakthrough videos)
- Under the Bridge (1992) – directed by Gus Van Sant (also versions 2 and 3)
- Suck My Kiss (1992) – directed by Gavin Bowden
- Breaking the Girl (1992) – Stéphane Sednaoui
- Behind the Sun (1992) – Charlie Paul
- Soul to Squeeze (1993) – Kevin Kerslake
- Notes on various other videos from this period

- Mid to late 1990s
- Warped (1995) – Gavin Bowden
- My Friends (1995) – Anton Corbijn (and version 2)
- Aeroplane (1996) and Coffee Shop (1996) – Gavin Bowden
- Scar Tissue (1999) and Around the World (1999) – Stéphane Sednaoui

- 2000s (major music videos and tours)
- Otherside (2000), Californication (2000), Road Trippin’ (2000) – various directors
- By the Way (2002) and The Zephyr Song (2002)
- Can’t Stop (2003) – Mark Romanek
- Universally Speaking (2003) and Fortune Faded (2003)
- Dani California (2006) – Tony Kaye
- Tell Me Baby (2006) and Snow (Hey Oh) (2006)

- 2010s (recent videos and reworks)
- The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie (2011) – originally Kreayshawn; re-shot by Marc Klasfeld
- Look Around (2012) and Brendan’s Death Song (2012)

- 2016–2022 (new clips and the Getaway era)
- Dark Necessities (2016) – Deborah Chow
- Go Robot (2016) – Thoranna Sigurdardottir (Tota Lee)
- Sick Love (2016) – Beth Jeans Houghton
- Goodbye Angels (2016) – TOTA
- Black Summer (2022) – Deborah Chow
- Poster Child (2022) and These Are the Ways (2022)
- Tippa My Tongue (2022) and The Drummer (2022)

Notes and trivia (highlights)

- Catholic School Girls Rule was aired in the U.S. only on Playboy Channel due to a nude scene.
- Good Time Boys was made as a promotional video for Mother’s Milk, but was not released as a single.
- There were two versions of Under the Bridge; the second version has less footage of walking down the street.
- If You Have to Ask has rarely been seen, was not aired in the U.S., and has been removed from the internet by the record company.
- My Friends had a second version the band prefers; the second version is included on Greatest Hits.
- Road Trippin’ and Universally Speaking were not released in the U.S. until the Greatest Hits DVD; Desecration Smile also had non-U.S. releases.
- In 2007, a contest was run on YouTube to direct a video for Charlie; the winning video was chosen, but the single release status was not announced.
- The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie had two versions released; Kreayshawn’s version was released only as a preview, with Marc Klasfeld’s version released later.
- Brendan’s Death Song has two versions released—the shorter radio edit and the longer album version.

This simplified overview highlights the band’s evolution in video work—from early live clips and promotional videos to acclaimed music videos and documentaries in the modern era.