Album: One Hot Minute (1995) Pea remains the only one-person song released by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, although it is under all of their names, featuring only Flea singing and on bass. The song is written to the boys who used to bully Flea when he was at school with Kiedis and Hillel Slovak. It was the first song to feature Flea singing lead vocals, and remains the only song played live in full from One Hot Minute since Dave Navarro's departure from the band, being a big hit with fans whenever it is, because the band has said that they don't feel connected with the songs from that era anymore, especially since Navarro's influence is no longer present. It has been reported that some lyrics in Pea were not "Wal-Mart friendly" and so the band chose to distribute versions of the album not featuring the song to these stores, rather than censor the song.
3. Don't Forget Me
Album: By The Way (2002) Along with This Is The Place, Don't Forget Me signals By The Way's part-concentration on the prior drug use of band members, mainly Kiedis, referencing his experiences both using drugs and then in rehab ("I'm the bloodstain on your shirt sleeve"/"I'm the rainbow in your jail cell"). As is clear, Kiedis sings as the drugs that have claimed him in the past, making the song a lament to the years lost to drug use. The drugs beg Kiedis "Don't forget me", once again telling the listener how inescapable addiction is, even years after the last relapse. Don't Forget Me demonstrates the Chilis' departure in By The Way from simply using conventional instrumental methods, with Frusciante utilising a wah pedal and mellotron to achieve the atmospheric, echoey background to the main section of the song.