Death of a Martian (song)

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"Death of a Martian"
"Death of a Martian" cover
Song by Red Hot Chili Peppers
from the album Stadium Arcadium
Genre Rock
Length 4:24
Stadium Arcadium track listing
Mars (Disc two)
  1. "Desecration Smile"
  2. "Tell Me Baby"
  3. "Hard to Concentrate"
  4. "21st Century"
  5. "She Looks to Me"
  6. "Readymade"
  7. "If"
  8. "Make You Feel Better"
  9. "Animal Bar"
  10. "So Much I"
  11. "Storm in a Teacup"
  12. "We Believe"
  13. "Turn It Again"
  14. "Death of a Martian"


"Death Of A Martian" is the final track on the Mars disc from the Red Hot Chili Peppers' double album Stadium Arcadium. Towards the end of the song, it features a spoken portion of lyrics delivered by Anthony.

The song is about the passing of bassist Flea's beloved dog Martian. The song also mentions Flea's teenage daughter Clara Balzary.

The song structure is Intro, Verse, Bridge, Chorus, Instrumental, Verse, Bridge, Chorus, Chorus, Instrumental, Epilogue.

Red Hot Chili Peppers
Anthony Kiedis | John Frusciante | Flea | Chad Smith
Hillel Slovak | Dave Navarro | Cliff Martinez | Jack Sherman | Arik Marshall | Jesse Tobias | D. H. Peligro | Jack Irons
Discography
Studio albums: The Red Hot Chili Peppers (1984) | Freaky Styley (1985) | The Uplift Mofo Party Plan (1987) | Mother's Milk (1989) | Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991) | One Hot Minute (1995) | Californication (1999) | By the Way (2002) | Stadium Arcadium (2006)
EPs, Live albums and compilations: The Abbey Road E.P. (1988) | What Hits!? (1992) | Live Rare Remix Box (1994) | Out in L.A. (1994) | Under the Covers: Essential Red Hot Chili Peppers (1998) | The Best of the Red Hot Chili Peppers (1998) | Greatest Hits (2003) | Live in Hyde Park (2004)
Singles: 1984: True Men Don't Kill Coyotes, Get Up and Jump | 1985: Jungle Man, American Ghost Dance, Catholic School Girls Rule, Hollywood (Africa) | 1987: Fight Like a Brave, Me & My Friends | 1989: Knock Me Down, Higher Ground, Taste the Pain | 1990: Show Me Your Soul | 1991: Give It Away | 1992: Under the Bridge, Suck My Kiss, Behind the Sun, Breaking the Girl | 1993: If You Have to Ask, Soul to Squeeze | 1995: Warped, My Friends | 1996: Aeroplane, Coffee Shop, Shallow Be Thy Game, Love Rollercoaster | 1999: Scar Tissue, Around the World | 2000: Otherside, Californication, Road Trippin', Parallel Universe | 2002: By the Way, The Zephyr Song | 2003: Can't Stop, Dosed, Universally Speaking, Fortune Faded | 2006: Dani California, Tell Me Baby, Snow ((Hey Oh)) | 2007: Desecration Smile, Hump de Bump
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