Pretty Little Ditty

"Pretty Little Ditty"
Song by Red Hot Chili Peppers from the album Mother's Milk
Released August 16, 1989 (1989-08-16)
Recorded November 1988 – March 1989
Genre Alternative rock, progressive rock, funk rock, instrumental rock
Length 3:07 (1.35 before 2003 remaster)
Label EMI America
Writer(s) Frusciante, Flea
Producer(s) Michael Beinhorn
Mother's Milk track listing

"Fire"
(9)		 "Pretty Little Ditty"
(10)		 "Punk Rock Classic"
(11)

"Pretty Little Ditty" is an instrumental track by the American funk/alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, from their 1989 album Mother's Milk. Recognized as one of the best examples of the eclecticism the band experimented with in this album, the song was written by guitarist John Frusciante and bassist Flea.

It is one of the few songs on the album not to feature any guitar layering; music journalist Jeff Apter defined the song "a dreamy, sweetly stoned instrumental featured deft picking and strumming from Frusciante, intertwined with blasts of trumpet from Flea".[1]

Aftermath

In November 2000, part of the second segment of the song was sampled by rap rock band Crazy Town for their single "Butterfly", featuring additional lyrics by the members of the band. The single sold 6 million copies worldwide.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Apter, 2004, p. 194.
  2. ↑ The Great Rock Discography, Sixth Edition, Canongate US, 2002, p. 256
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