Blood Sugar Sex Magik - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Blood Sugar Sex Magik is the 5th studio album released by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Released in 1991, the album was produced by longtime friend of the band and uber-successful music producer/giant, Rick Rubin. It was the band’s first record released on Warner Bros. Records. The musical styles of Blood Sugar Sex Magik differed notably from the techniques employed on the Chili Peppers' preceding album, Mother’s Milk, and featured little use of heavy metal guitar riffs. The album’s subject matter incorporated sexual innuendos and references to drugs and death as well as themes of lust and exuberance. The tongue illustration on the cover of the album was designed by Henky Penky (Henk Schiffmacher), a Dutch tattoo artist. Peaking at number one in Australia, New Zealand and Canada, and at three on the United States' Billboard 200, the album has sold over 13 million copies worldwide and was the Red Hot Chili Peppers' introduction into worldwide popularity and critical acclaim. Blood Sugar Sex Magik produced an array of hit singles including the hugely successful “Under the Bridge.” The other four singles released were “Give it Away,” “Suck my Kiss,” “Breaking the Girl,” and “If You Have to Ask.” Guitarist John Frusciante quit the band mid-tour in 1992 (not returning until 1998) due to his inability to cope with the album’s popularity as well as the common use of drugs. Blood Sugar Sex Magik is recognized as an influential and seminal component of the alternative rock explosion in the early 1990s. Steve Huey of AllMusic noted that this album is “[…] probably the best album the Chili Peppers will ever make.”
Distribution of songs on Blood Sugar Sex Magik by producer