Red Hot Chili Peppers Release New Single "The Shape I'm Takin'"

It was previously a Japanese bonus track on 'Return of the Dream Canteen'

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BY Alex HudsonPublished Nov 25, 2022

Is two new double LPs in one year not enough for you? If you're craving even more Red Hot Chili Peppers music, you're in luck: the band are releasing a new single on Friday (November 25).

"The Shape I'm Takin'" will be out on streaming services this Friday. The song isn't actually entirely new; it was previously a bonus track exclusive to the Japanese edition of October's Return of the Dream Canteen.

UPDATE (11/25, 9:55 p.m. ET): "The Shape I'm Takin'" is out now. Listen to the song below.

A snippet of the song — which has a dance-y groove and a few of the textural flourishes of Dream Canteen — can be heard on the band's Instagram Story.

Following this spring's Unlimited Love, the band similarly released the Japanese bonus track "Nerve Flip" as a digital single.

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