Behind the Sun (song)

"Behind the Sun"
Single by Red Hot Chili Peppers
from the album The Uplift Mofo Party Plan
Released	1992
Recorded	1987
Genre	Raga rock, funk rock, psychedelic rock
Length	4:41
Label	EMI/Capitol Records
Writer(s)	Flea, Irons, Kiedis, Slovak
Producer	Michael Beinhorn
Red Hot Chili Peppers singles chronology
"Breaking the Girl" (1992) "Behind the Sun" (1992) "If You Have to Ask" (1993)
Music video "Behind the Sun" on YouTube

"Behind the Sun" is a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers from their 1987 album, The Uplift Mofo Party Plan. The band had originally wanted to release the song as a single back in 1987 however it would not be released until 1992 to promote the What Hits!? compilation album. A video was also made in 1992 combining animation and footage from the "Higher Ground" video. Guitarist Hillel Slovak plays the sitar in this song. The song charted at #7 on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks charts, and #37 on the ARIA Charts in Australia.

Notes

• In 1987, the band gave a lip-synched performance of "Behind the Sun" and Fight Like A Brave at the United Cerebral Palsy Telethon.
• Despite the band's intentions for the song to become a single and years later eventually becoming one, the song has never been performed live although it has been teased quite a few times with its intro most recently on the band's One Hot Minute tour during "Give It Away".
• It is also notable in being the only song from the Slovak era to have made it to the charts (although it was released after his death).
• Hillel Slovak's brother (James Slovak) named Hillel's biography Behind the Sun.

Track listing

CD single (1992)

1. "Behind the Sun (Album)"
2. "Higher Ground (12" Vocal Mix)"
3. "If You Want Me to Stay (Pink Mustang Mix)"
4. "Knock Me Down (Album)"

Promo single (1992)

1. "Behind the Sun (Single Version)"
2. "Behind the Sun (Long version/LP Version)"

12" single (1992)

1. "Behind the Sun (Album)"
2. "Special Secret Song Inside (Album)"

7" single (1992)

1. "Behind the Sun (Album)"
2. "Fire (Album)"