Scar Tissue

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"Scar Tissue" is the first single from the American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers' seventh studio album Californication, released in 1999. It is one of their most successful songs, spending a then-record 16 consecutive weeks on top of the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart, as well as 10 weeks at the top of the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and reached number eight on Billboard Hot 100 Airplay. It peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100. In the UK, the song reached number 15 on the UK Singles Chart. It was also very successful in New Zealand and Canada, where it reached numbers three and four, respectively.

"Scar Tissue" is considered to be representative of the new, more melodic rock sound the band experimented with on Californication (in contrast to the psychedelic One Hot Minute, and dry funk of Blood Sugar Sex Magik). The song is notable for its mellow intro guitar riff and for its slide guitar solos throughout. Guitar World placed the guitar solo 63rd in its list of the "100 Greatest Guitar Solos". "Scar Tissue" won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 2000.

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Book

In 2004 Anthony Kiedis published Scar Tissue. Co-written by Larry Sloman, it was an autobiography with the principal theme of sex, drugs and rock-'n-roll. In the book he talks about the consequences of drugs (especially heroin) and in which way this can destroy somebody's life.

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Music video

The music video for "Scar Tissue" was directed by Stéphane Sednaoui, who also directed the video for "Give It Away".

The opening shot is of John Frusciante driving down a strip of desert highway, a metaphor for Frusciante's return to the band (he does not drive in real life). But the four of them are battered, beaten and bandaged. They are traveling in a rusty wreck and playing broken instruments on the comeback trail. The video ends after an emotional thirty second Frusciante guitar solo at the moment of sunset, with John tossing the broken guitar from the car. The car Frusciante drove for the video was a 1967 Pontiac Catalina convertible. A very similar concept was considered, then scrapped, for the earlier "Soul to Squeeze" video. Prior to the video shoot, Kiedis had his hair cut and bleached his brown hair to platinum blond. It was filmed in California's Mojave Desert.

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Live performances

"Scar Tissue" has been a live staple in the band's setlists since its first performance in 1998 making it the band's fifth most performed song overall.

The band Mr. Bungle performed a mock version of the song in 1999, as part of a halloween concert parodying Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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Personnel

Red Hot Chili Peppers

• Anthony Kiedis - lead vocals
• John Frusciante - slide and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Flea - bass, backing vocals
• Chad Smith - drums, shaker

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Track listings

CD single (1999) (Catalogue Number 9 16913-2)

1. "Scar Tissue" (album) - 3:37
2. "Gong Li" (previously unreleased) - 3:42
3. "Instrumental #1" (previously unreleased) - 2:48

CD single (Slipcase) (1999)

1. "Scar Tissue" (album) - 3:37
2. "Gong Li" (previously unreleased) - 3:42

Cassette single (1999)

1. "Scar Tissue" (album)
2. "Gong Li" (previously unreleased)

Jukebox single

1. "Scar Tissue" (album) - 3:37
2. "Gong Li" (previously unreleased) - 3:42

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Charts

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Certifications

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See also

• List of number-one mainstream rock hits (United States)
• Number one modern rock hits of 1999
• List of RPM Rock/Alternative number-one singles

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References

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