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Stadium Arcadium

Stadium Arcadium
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Studio album by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Released May 9, 2006
Recorded September 2004 – December 2005
Studio The Mansion, Los Angeles
Genre Funk rock, alternative rock
Length 122:27
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Rick Rubin
Red Hot Chili Peppers chronology
Live in Hyde Park
(2004)
Stadium Arcadium
(2006)
Road Trippin' Through Time
(2011)
Singles from Stadium Arcadium
  1. "Dani California"
    Released: April 4, 2006
  2. "Tell Me Baby"
    Released: July 18, 2006
  3. "Snow (Hey Oh)"
    Released: November 20, 2006
  4. "Desecration Smile"
    Released: February 12, 2007
  5. "Hump de Bump"
    Released: April 7, 2007
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 73/100
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3.5/5 stars
Entertainment Weekly (B+)
The Guardian 3/5 stars
Los Angeles Times 4/4 stars
NME 7/10
Now 3.5/5 stars
The Observer 5/5 stars
Q 5/5 stars
Robert Christgau (B-)
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars

Stadium Arcadium is the ninth studio album by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. The album was released on May 9, 2006, on Warner Bros. Records. The album produced five singles: "Dani California", "Tell Me Baby", "Snow (Hey Oh)", "Desecration Smile", and "Hump de Bump" along with the first ever fan made music video for the song, "Charlie". In the U.S., Stadium Arcadium became the band's first number one selling album. According to the band's vocalist Anthony Kiedis, Stadium Arcadium was originally scheduled to be a trilogy of albums each released six months apart, but was eventually condensed into a double album. The album is also the group's last to feature guitarist John Frusciante, who confirmed his departure from the band in 2009.

The album was critically praised for integrating musical styles from several aspects of the band's career. The album gained the band seven Grammy Award nominations in 2007 including an award for Best Rock Album and one for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package. Winning 5 out of 7 Grammy Awards, it was the most nominations that the band had garnered in their 24-year career. Kiedis attributed the album's success to less abrasive dynamics within the band, saying that the band's "chemistry, when it comes to writing, is better than ever. There was always a struggle to dominate lyrically. But we are now confident enough in who we are, so everybody feels more comfortable contributing more and more valuable, quality stuff".

After the release of their previous album, By the Way, the Red Hot Chili Peppers embarked on a world tour, which lasted from July 2002 to a mid-June 2004 date at London's Hyde Park. The band later appeared at the 2004 Democratic National Convention and at Rock am Ring to tie up their tour in support of By the Way. The band then settled down to begin recording their next album in September 2004 with producer Rick Rubin, with whom they had recorded four albums previously.


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