Universally Speaking

"Universally Speaking" is a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers from their 2002 album By the Way. It was the fifth and final single from the album and was released solely in Europe and Australia. The track was also included on their live album Live in Hyde Park and their Greatest Hits album.

The video for the song features Dave Sheridan, who plays a deranged concertgoer who attempts to return a book to vocalist Anthony Kiedis, who left the book in his taxi in the video to "By the Way". The book he is returning to Kiedis is "Lexicon Devil: The Fast Times and Short Life of Darby Crash and the Germs", which is the biography of Darby Crash, the late frontman for the late 70's punk band The Germs and was written by Brendan Mullen. The music video was directed by longtime friend Dick Rude who also directed the video for "Catholic School Girls Rule" and the live DVD Off the Map.

The cover for the single is the same as the cover of the By the Way album, except the colours were reverted to normal, as they had been originally inverted on the cover of By the Way.

Contrary to popular belief, the B-Side "Slowly Deeply" was originally recorded in the Californication era sessions in 1998, it was not recorded for By the Way.

XFM online said it was a "fairly upbeat rock ode" and Rolling Stone said it was "Beatlesque psychedelia".^[1]^[2]

Track list

CD singles

Version 1 (2003)

"Universally Speaking" (John Frusciante Single Mix) – 4:18
"By the Way" (Live Acoustic) – 4:59
"Don't Forget Me" (Live) – 5:07

Version 2 (2003)

"Universally Speaking" (John Frusciante Single Mix) – 4:20
"Slowly Deeply" (Previously Unreleased) – 2:40
"Universally Speaking" (Enhanced Video)

Chart performance

Chart (2003)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart^[3]	27

References

↑ "New CDs: Chilis". Rolling Stone. July 2002. Retrieved 2007-12-13.
↑ Singles Released June 16 2003 - Xfm
↑ "Red Hot Chili Peppers". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2011-10-08.

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Anthony Kiedis

Flea

Chad Smith

Josh Klinghoffer

Additional personnel: Mauro Refosco; Chris Warren

Past members

Studio albums

EPs

Single series

I'm with You Singles Collection

Live releases

Live in Hyde Park
Official Bootlegs

Compilations

Videos

Tours

Personnel

Producers	Rick Rubin Michael Beinhorn George Clinton Andy Gill Spit Stix

Session musicians	Mauro Refosco Lenny Castro Greg Kurstin Marcel Rodríguez-López Philip "Fish" Fisher Kristen Vigard Keith "Tree" Barry

Other	Blackie Dammett Dave Rat Dave Jerden Vlado Meller Brendan Mullen Gus Van Sant Bob Forrest

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The Red Hot Chili Peppers	"Get Up and Jump"

Freaky Styley	"Jungle Man" "Hollywood (Africa)"

The Uplift Mofo Party Plan	"Fight Like a Brave" "Me and My Friends"

Mother's Milk	"Higher Ground" "Knock Me Down" "Taste the Pain"

Blood Sugar Sex Magik	"Give It Away" "Under the Bridge" "Suck My Kiss" "Breaking the Girl" "If You Have to Ask"

One Hot Minute	"Warped" "My Friends" "Aeroplane" "Shallow Be Thy Game" "Coffee Shop"

Californication	"Scar Tissue" "Around the World" "Otherside" "Californication" "Road Trippin'" "Parallel Universe"

By the Way	"By the Way" "The Zephyr Song" "Can't Stop" "Dosed" "Universally Speaking"

Stadium Arcadium	"Dani California" "Tell Me Baby" "Snow ((Hey Oh))" "Desecration Smile" "Hump de Bump"

I'm with You	"The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie" "Monarchy of Roses" "Look Around" "Did I Let You Know" "Brendan's Death Song"

What Hits!?	"Behind the Sun"

Out in L.A.	"Deck the Halls"

Greatest Hits	"Fortune Faded" "Save the Population"

I'm with You Sessions	"Strange Man / Long Progression" "Magpies on Fire / Victorian Machinery" "Never Is a Long Time / Love of Your Life" "The Sunset Sleeps / Hometown Gypsy" "Pink as Floyd / Your Eyes Girl" "In Love Dying" "Catch My Death / How It Ends" "This Is the Kitt / Brave From Afar" "Hanalei / Open/Close"

Non-album singles	"Show Me Your Soul" "Soul to Squeeze" "Love Rollercoaster" "Havana Affair"

Other songs/releases	"True Men Don't Kill Coyotes" "Catholic School Girls Rule" For The Thrashers "Good Time Boys" "Sikamikanico "I Found Out" "Charlie"

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