Jungle Man (song)

"Jungle Man"
Single by Red Hot Chili Peppers
from the album Freaky Styley
B-side	"Nevermind" "Stranded" "Hollywood (Africa)"
Released	August 16, 1985
Format	12" vinyl
Recorded	1985
Genre	Funk rock
Length	4:09
Label	EMI/Capitol Records
Writer(s)	Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Hillel Slovak, Cliff Martinez
Producer	George Clinton
Red Hot Chili Peppers singles chronology
"Get Up and Jump" (1984) "Jungle Man" (1985) "Catholic School Girls Rule" (1985)

"Jungle Man" is the first track from The Red Hot Chili Peppers 1985 album, Freaky Styley. Singer Anthony Kiedis wrote the lyrics because the track reminded him of his best friend, the band's bassist Michael "Flea" Balzary. It was released as a single, with a music video released in the same year. The band couldn't get a proper music video released so manager, Lindy Goetz decided to just piece together many different clips of live performances of the song edited together with the album version of the song playing on top.

Jungle Man has not been performed live since 1988 on the final tour with Hillel Slovak and Jack Irons although on October 19, 2011 the band teased playing it however did not play the entire song.

Track listing

12" Version

1. "Jungle Man (Album Version)"
2. "Nevermind (Album Version)"
3. "Stranded"
4. "Hollywood (Africa) (7" Version)"