“Coffee Shop”
Single by Red Hot Chili Peppers from the album One Hot Minute
Released	1996
Format	CD
Recorded	1995
Genre	Alternative metal
Length	3:08
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Producer	Rick Rubin
Red Hot Chili Peppers singles chronology
"Aeroplane" (1996) "Coffee Shop" (1996) "Shallow Be Thy Game" (1996)

"Coffee Shop" is a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers from their 1995 album, One Hot Minute. It is the fifth track on the album and was released as its fourth single with a promotional music video in 1996.

Like many of the songs on One Hot Minute, "Coffee Shop"'s lyrics are cryptic and often bizarre, but it is probably about the Coffee Shops in Amsterdam where Marijuana is sold somewhat legally. The track is also notable for appearing on the album between two much more subdued and softer songs, "My Friends" (an acoustic ballad) and "Pea", which features only Flea playing an acoustic bass and singing on his own. This creates a significant, unpredictable contrast, especially when considering how the extreme loudness of the song abrubtly kicks in and halts with very little warning.

Track list

1. "Coffee Shop" (Album Version)
2. "Coffee Shop" (Live)
3. "Give It Away" (Live)

• Live tracks recorded in Sydney, Australia 14/05/1996

Sample clip

Coffee Shop

Sample of "Coffee Shop" from One Hot Minute

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