Echo Muse on Instagram: "Red Hot Chili Peppers – "Otherside" Released in 2000 as the third single from their massive comeback album Californication, "Otherside" is a haunting and deeply personal exploration of drug addiction and the cycle of relapse. The song explores themes of loss, the struggle for sobriety, and the ghost of the past. The narrative is heavily inspired by the band’s history with narcotics, specifically serving as a mournful tribute to their founding guitarist, Hillel Slovak, wh