Album Sales: 13,000,000 First Release Date: September 1991 Blood Sugar Sex Magik is the fifth studio album by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, recorded April – June 1991 and first release on Warner Bros. Records. It was their introduction into worldwide popularity and critical acclaim, and is also recognized as an influential and seminal component of the alternative rock explosion in the early 1990s. Performed by: Flea – bass, backing vocals, trumpet on "Apache Rose Peacock", piano on "Mellowship Slinky in B Major", percussion on "Breaking the Girl" John Frusciante – electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals, percussion on "Breaking the Girl" Anthony Kiedis – lead vocals, percussion on "Breaking the Girl" Chad Smith – drums, tambourine on "Funky Monks", "Mellowship Slinky in B Major", "If You Have to Ask", "Sir Psycho Sexy" and "Give It Away", marimba on "Sir Psycho Sexy", percussion on "Breaking the Girl" "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" reached #3 in the Billboard Top 200 and produced four of their biggest hits: "Give It Away" "Under The Bridge" "Suck My Kiss" "Breaking The Girl" Source: https://www.discogs.com/master/42522-Red-Hot-Chili-Peppers-Blood-Sugar-Sex-Magik