What Hits!?

Released on September 29, 1992, by EMI, What Hits!? is a greatest hits album compiling tracks from the Red Hot Chili Peppers' first four albums. It notably includes 'Under the Bridge' from their fifth album, Blood Sugar Sex Magik, and the soundtrack contribution 'Show Me Your Soul'. The release features 'Behind the Sun', originally appearing on 1987's The Uplift Mofo Party Plan, which was issued as a single with a music video to support this compilation. This album stands as the only full-length release by the band to feature 'Show Me Your Soul'.

Quick Facts

Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Released: 29 September 1992
Recorded: 1984–1991
Genre: Funk rock, alternative rock
Length: 67:28
Label: EMI

Facts from the source article.

Background

The creation of What Hits!? stemmed from a specific agreement between EMI and Warner Bros. Records following the band's move to Warner in 1991. While EMI owned rights to the first four albums, both labels agreed to allow one song recorded during each tenure on their respective greatest hits compilations. EMI selected 'Under the Bridge', the band's biggest hit at the time, while Warner Bros. later chose 'Higher Ground' for their 2003 collection. The title itself serves as a joke regarding the band's relative lack of success with EMI; many included tracks were singles that peaked notably low or were never released as singles at all, such as 'The Brothers Cup', 'Backwoods', and 'Johnny, Kick a Hole in the Sky'.

Most material was drawn from Freaky Styley, The Uplift Mofo Party Plan, and Mother's Milk. In 2013, following EMI's absorption by Universal Music Group, the album was re-released as part of the Icon compilation series.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1	Higher Ground	Wonder	3:21
2	Fight Like a Brave	Kiedis, Flea, Slovak, Irons	3:47
3	Behind the Sun	Kiedis, Flea, Slovak, Irons, Beinhorn	4:45
4	Me & My Friends	Kiedis, Flea, Slovak, Irons	3:05
5	Backwoods	Kiedis, Flea, Slovak, Irons	3:06
6	True Men Don't Kill Coyotes	Kiedis, Flea, Martinez, Sherman	3:36
7	Fire	Hendrix	2:01
8	Get Up and Jump	Kiedis, Flea, Slovak, Irons	2:50
9	Knock Me Down	Kiedis, Flea, Frusciante, Smith	3:43
10	Under the Bridge	Red Hot Chili Peppers	4:24
11	Show Me Your Soul	Kiedis, Flea, Frusciante, Smith	4:22
12	If You Want Me to Stay	Stone	4:06
13	Hollywood (Africa)	Modeliste, Neville, Nocentelli, Porter	4:58
14	Jungle Man	Kiedis, Flea, Martinez, Sherman	4:04
15	The Brothers Cup	Kiedis, Flea, Slovak, Irons	3:24
16	Taste the Pain	Kiedis, Flea, Frusciante, Peligro	4:34
17	Catholic School Girls Rule	Kiedis, Flea, Martinez, Sherman	1:55
18	Johnny, Kick a Hole in the Sky	Kiedis, Flea, Frusciante, Smith	5:10
Total length			67:28

Track listing from the source article.

Did You Know?

EMI originally refused to release 'Behind the Sun' as a single in 1987, only changing their mind after the band became popular in the early 1990s.
A rare five-song CD sampler titled What Promo Hits!? was released to radio stations prior to the album but was not for public sale.