<P> In 1990, after the success of Mother's Milk, the group decided they had had enough of EMI and entered a major label bidding war ultimately signing with Warner Bros. Records and hired Rick Rubin to produce their then - untitled fifth album . Rubin would go on to produce five of the band's subsequent studio albums, but originally turned the band down in 1987 because of Anthony's and Hillel's drug problems . This time, in 1990, Rubin felt the band was in a better place and much more focused . The writing process for this album was far more productive than it had been for Mother's Milk, with Kiedis stating, "(every day), there was new music for me to lyricize". </P> <P> The band spent six months recording a new album, with long periods of rehearsal, songwriting, and incubating ideas . However, Rubin was dissatisfied with a regular recording studio, thinking the band would work better in a less orthodox setting, believing it would enhance their creative output . Rubin suggested the mansion magician Harry Houdini once lived in, to which they agreed . A crew was hired to set up a recording studio and other equipment required for production in the house . The band decided that they would remain inside the mansion for the duration of recording, though according to Kiedis, Smith was convinced the location was haunted, and refused to stay . He would, instead, come each day by motorcycle. Smith himself disputes this account, and instead claims the real reason he did not stay at The Mansion was because he wanted to be with his wife . Frusciante, however, disagreed with Smith, and said "There are definitely ghosts in the house," and Frusciante felt they were "very friendly . We (the band) have nothing but warm vibes and happiness everywhere we go in this house ." Rubin is the current owner of the studio known as The Mansion . During production, the band agreed to let Flea's brother - in - law document the creative process on film . When the album's recording was complete, the Chili Peppers released the film, titled Funky Monks . The band was unable to decide on the title of the album, but to Rubin, one particular song title stuck out: "Blood Sugar Sex Magik". Although it was not a featured song, Rubin believed it to be "clearly the best title". </P> <P> On September 24, 1991, Blood Sugar Sex Magik was released . "Give It Away" was released as the first single; it eventually became one of the band's biggest and most well known songs, winning a Grammy Award in 1992 for "Best Hard Rock Performance With Vocal" and became the band's first number one single on the Modern Rock chart The ballad "Under the Bridge" was released as a second single, and went on to reach No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the highest the band has reached on that chart as of 2016, and became one of the band's most recognizable songs . Other singles such as "Breaking the Girl" and "Suck My Kiss" also charted well . </P> <P> The album sold over 12 million copies . Blood Sugar Sex Magik was listed at number 310 on the Rolling Stone magazine list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and in 1992 it rose to No. 3 on the U.S. album charts, almost a year after its release . The band kicked off their Blood Sugar Sex Magik tour which featured Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins, three of that era's biggest up and coming bands in alternative music, as opening acts . </P>

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