Knock Me Down

Knock Me Down

Infobox Single
Name = Knock Me Down


Artist = Red Hot Chili Peppers
from Album = Mother's Milk
B-side = "Millionaires Against Hunger"
"Show Me Your Soul"
Released = August 22, 1989
Recorded = 1989
Genre = Funk rock
Length = 3:44
Label = EMI/Capitol Records
Writer = Flea/Kiedis/Smith/Frusciante
Producer = Michael Beinhorn
Last single = "Me and My Friends" (1987)
This single = "Knock Me Down" (1989)
Next single = "Higher Ground" (1989)

"Knock Me Down" is a single from the Red Hot Chili Peppers album "Mother's Milk".

The song depicts a negativity towards the stereotypically egotistic lifestyle of your typical rockstar. The band's opposition is displayed through their lyrics: "If you see me getting mighty / If you see me getting high / Knock me down / I'm not bigger than life."

The lyrics are written in reference to the popular saying, "high and mighty."

Anthony Kiedis and John Frusciante sing all the lyrics simultaneously, but the record label edit of the song is mixed in such a way that Frusciante's vocals are set louder than Kiedis' throughout the song. The original, longer version of this song is featured on the bonus "Mother's Milk" CD, which contains additional verses and an extended bridge. In this version, Kiedis' vocals are more prominent.

"Knock Me Down" is featured in the music video game "" for Nintendo DS.

Music video

The video [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU9vToZ8ti4] ] featured actor Alex Winter, and was directed by Drew Carolan, who also directed the video for "Higher Ground."

Track Listings

CD single (1989)
# "Knock Me Down" – 3:44
# "Millionaires Against Hunger" (Previously Unreleased) – 3:28
# "Fire" – 2:03

CD version 2 and 12" single (1989)
# "Knock Me Down" – 3:44
# "Punk Rock Classic" – 1:47
# "Magic Johnson" – 2:57
# "Special Secret Song Inside" – 3:16

7" single (1989)
# "Knock Me Down" – 3:44
# "Punk Rock Classic" – 1:47
# "Pretty Little Ditty" – 1:37

7" version 2 (1989)
# "Knock Me Down" – 3:44
# "Punk Rock Classic" – 1:47
# "Pretty Little Ditty" – 1:37

7" version 3 (1989)
# "Knock Me Down" – 3:44
# "Show Me Your Soul" (Previously Unreleased) – 4:22

7" version 4 (1989)
# "Knock Me Down" – 3:44
# "Punk Rock Classic" – 1:47
# "Magic Johnson" – 2:57
# "Special Secret Song Inside" – 3:16

12" single (1989)
# "Knock Me Down" – 3:44
# "Millionaires Against Hunger" (Previously Unreleased) – 3:28
# "Fire" – 2:03
# "Punk Rock Classic" – 1:47


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