2003Released
3:23

Did You Know?

Interesting facts and trivia about Higher Ground. By Songfacts®.

Originally written by Stevie Wonder, The Red Hot Chili Peppers covered this song and re-worked the music to fit a smaller band than Stevie Wonder worked with. The keyboard part was replaced with Flea's powerful slap bass, and John Frusciante has a different guitar medley than played in the original.

This song, and "Knock Me Down" were The Red Hot Chili Peppers first two hits, and helped them achieve more mainstream success.

The Chilis version of this song is a favorite among bass players because of its prominent slap bass line.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Higher Ground.
AKey
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
141BPM

Album

The album Higher Ground is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Higher Ground.
Warner Records
© 2003 Warner Records Inc.
℗ 1991, 1995, 1999, 2002, 2003 Warner Records Inc.; 1989 EMI Records

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