RHCP guitarist Josh Klinghoffer explained in a video interview with Los Angeles radio station KROQ that the creation of the song started with Flea's bass line: "[We were] crouched on our knees in Flea's basement. He started [mouths bass riff] and I just started doing those wacky medley chords. We were taking hikes up Los Feliz by Griffith Park, talking about how excited we would be if we saw a band start [mouths same bass riff] and just break out into the biggest disco party you could imagine. And we did."
This was originally written and recorded under the working title, "Disco Sabbath."
The Chili Peppers have turned down most approaches for their songs to be used in commercials. However they agreed to the appearance of "Monarchy of Roses" in a 2011 Japanese car ad for the Nissan Elgrand.
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