2006Released
4:07

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Interesting facts and trivia about Tell Me Baby. By Songfacts®.

There are no shortage of songs about going for the gold, but this one is about people who pursue their dreams and realize they aren't good enough or can't achieve their goals: They come from every state to find Some dreams were meant to be declined Los Angeles in particular is filled with people who learned the hard way that not everyone can make it.

Lead singer Anthony Kiedis said: "'Tell Me Baby' is kind of about that river of humans that flow into Hollywood."

The video takes place entirely in a sterile studio, where we meet a series of people in a casting call whose dreams of stardom have been quashed. Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, who also did the RHCP videos for "Californication" and "By The Way," directed it.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Tell Me Baby.
CKey
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
108BPM

Album

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Released By

The record label that has released Tell Me Baby.
Warner Records
© 2006 Warner Records Inc.
℗ 2006 Warner Records Inc.

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