I Could Have Lied

Anthony Kiedis wrote this song after he had been dumped by Sinead O'Connor, his girlfriend at that time. The song is about lying about cheating, which is what he thought he could have done to avoid getting dumped.

The music of this song was inspired by Jimi Hendrix' "All Along The Watchtower."

In an interview with Q magazine May 2009, Sinead O'Connor denied she had a relationship with Anthony Kiedis. She said: "I hung out with him a few times and the row we had was cos he suggested we might become involved." O'Connor also stated that she doesn't "give a s--te about" this song, adding" "I'm not a Red Hot Chili Peppers fan. I can't bear them, I don't get it."