Good Time Boys

"Good Time Boys"
"Good Time Boys"
Song by Red Hot Chili Peppers
from the album Mother's Milk
Released	1989
Recorded	November 1988 – March 1989
Studio	Ocean Way and Image, Hollywood, California
Genre	Funk metal, alternative metal
Length	5:02
Label	EMI/Capitol Records
Songwriter(s)	Anthony Kiedis; Flea; John Frusciante; Chad Smith;
Producer(s)	Michael Beinhorn

"Good Time Boys" is a song by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers and the first song from their 1989 album, Mother's Milk. The song contains excerpts of "Bonin' in the Boneyard" by Fishbone, "Try" by Thelonious Monster and "White Girl" by X. The song is also notable for including backing vocals by the band's former guitarist, Jack Sherman, who was fired in 1985.

The song was last performed live on the band's Mother's Milk tour. It was also teased in January 2013 and then again ten years later in January 2023, with both instances happening in Australia.

Music video

The song was never released as a single however a promotional music video was shot and released in 1989 on the Hard 'n Heavy Vol. 2 video collection^[1] to promote the album.

The video features footage of the band performing the song with cut away footage of the band being interviewed discussing the album. The video has never officially been released by the band outside of this video collection, never played on television and never been released minus the interview footage. It is not acknowledged on the band's timeline as an official music video.

Personnel

Anthony Kiedis - lead vocals
John Frusciante - guitar, backing vocals
Flea - bass, backing vocals
Chad Smith - drums

Additional musicians

Vicki Calhoun – backing vocals
Wag – backing vocals
Randy Ruff – backing vocals
Aklia Chinn – backing vocals
Jack Sherman – backing vocals
Joel Virgel Viergel – backing vocals
Iris Parker – backing vocals
Julie Ritter – backing vocals
Gretchen Seager – backing vocals
Laure Spinosa – backing vocals
Sir Babs – backing vocals
Merill Ward – backing vocals
Bruno Deron – backing vocals
Kristen Vigard – backing vocals

References

^ "Hard 'N' Heavy, Vol. 2 (1989) - Overview". MSN Movies. 2001-06-26. Retrieved 2013-11-14.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[1] "Hard 'N' Heavy, Vol. 2 (1989) - Overview". MSN Movies. 2001-06-26. Retrieved 2013-11-14.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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v t e Red Hot Chili Peppers singles
The Red Hot Chili Peppers	"True Men Don't Kill Coyotes" "Get Up and Jump"
Freaky Styley	"Jungle Man" "Hollywood (Africa)"
The Uplift Mofo Party Plan	"Fight Like a Brave"
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" "Brendan's Death Song"
The Getaway	"Dark Necessities" "Go Robot" "Sick Love" "Goodbye Angels"
Unlimited Love	"Black Summer" "These Are the Ways"
Return of the Dream Canteen	"Tippa My Tongue" "The Drummer"
What Hits!?	"Behind the Sun"
Greatest Hits	"Fortune Faded"
Non-album singles	"Show Me Your Soul" "Soul to Squeeze" "Love Rollercoaster"
Other songs	"Catholic School Girls Rule" "For the Thrashers" "Good Time Boys" "Pretty Little Ditty" "Charlie" "Did I Let You Know" "Poster Child" "Eddie"