Peak
22
Weeks
20
Score
2,385
Chart Year
1993
The music video for "Soul to Squeeze" was directed by Kevin Kerslake and was shot in black and white.[6] The video is "set at a traveling circus with the band members playing various 'freaks' and makes several references to [Coneheads], including a cameo from Chris Farley".[4] John Frusciante does not appear in the video, as he had left the band over a year before it was filmed
Lead singer Anthony Kiedis wrote this about his personal struggles with addiction, something that he has battled from a very early age. >> This was used in the 1993 movie Coneheads, a comedy based on a Saturday Night Live skit about a family with conical heads. It was a very heavy song for a very light movie, and for a while the soundtrack was the only album containing the song. The music video was directed by Kevin Kerslake, who had previously helmed many of Nirvana's videos. Chris Farley, who was a cast member on Saturday Night Live at the time, appears in the clip.
I've got a bad disease But from my brain is where I bleed Insanity it seems Has got me by my soul to squeeze Well all the love from thee With all the dying trees I scream The angels in my dreams (yeah) Have turned to demons of greed that's mean Where I go I just don't know I got to got to gotta take it slow When I find my piece of mind I'm gonna give you some of my good time Today love smiled on me It took away my pain say please All that you had to free You gotta let it be oh yeah Where I go I just don't know I got to got to gotta take it slow When I find my piece of mind I'm gonna give you some of my good time Oh, so polite indeed Well I got everything I need Oh make my days a breeze And take away my self destruction It's bitter baby And it's very sweet I'm on a rollercoaster but I'm on my feet Take me to the river Let me on your shore I'll be coming back baby I'll be coming back for more Doo doo doo doo dingle zing a dong bone Ba-di ba-da ba-zumba crunga cong gone bad I could not forget But I will not endeavor Simple pleasures aren't as special But I won't regret it never Where I go I just don't know I got to got to gotta take it slow When I find my piece of mind I'm gonna give you some of my good time Where I go I just don't know I might end up somewhere in Mexico When I find my piece of mind I'm gonna keep you for the end of time
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 28, 1993 | 95 | 31 |
| 2 | Sep 4, 1993 | 61 | 65 |
| 3 | Sep 11, 1993 | 37 | 89 |
| 4 | Sep 18, 1993 | 37 | 89 |
| 5 | Sep 25, 1993 | 26 | 100 |
| 6 | Oct 2, 1993 | 23 | 103 |
| 7 | Oct 9, 1993 | 25 | 101 |
| 8 | Oct 16, 1993 | 24 | 102 |
| 9 | Oct 23, 1993 | 22 | 104 |
| 10 | Oct 30, 1993 | 23 | 103 |
| 11 | Nov 6, 1993 | 30 | 96 |
| 12 | Nov 13, 1993 | 35 | 91 |
| 13 | Nov 20, 1993 | 40 | 86 |
| 14 | Nov 27, 1993 | 48 | 78 |
| 15 | Dec 4, 1993 | 54 | 72 |
| 16 | Dec 11, 1993 | 56 | 70 |
| 17 | Dec 18, 1993 | 60 | 66 |
| 18 | Dec 25, 1993 | 61 | 65 |
| 19 | Jan 1, 1994 | 60 | 66 |
| 20 | Jan 8, 1994 | 57 | 69 |