Billboard review of Tell Me Baby
As the unstoppable “Dani California” continues its run on rock radio, the Peppers unleash a sun-drenched, bass-heavy cut from “Stadium Arcadium.” Bringing back the funk, “Tell Me Baby” is driven by Flea’s bass-slapping salvos and gushes a catchy pop chorus over a crisp feel-good shuffle. It’s a classic funk-rocker, featuring one of Anthony Kiedis’ madcap raps (“Chitty, chitty baby/When your nose is in the nitty gritty/What a pity”). Uber-guitarist John Frusciante takes a back seat, yet still moves from Motown to metal to Hendrix like a spaced-out jukebox. “Tell Me” lacks the rock power of “Dani,” but overflows with melody and energy and is closer to the Peppers’ hard-grooving core.
Billboard/Reuters
Don’t forget that you can find the single here:
Tell Me Baby – pt1
(with A Certain Someone as a B-side)
Tell Me Baby – pt2
(with Mercy, Mercy and End Of Show Lyon as B-sides)
