If You Have To Ask (track)
by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Year: 1991
From the album Blood Sugar Sex Magik (track #2)
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If You Have To Ask appears on the following album(s) by Red Hot Chili Peppers:
- Blood Sugar Sex Magik (track #2) (this album) (1991)
- The Studio Album Collection 1991-2011 (track #2) (compilation) (2014)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 08/26/2026 21:46 | Spartakist | 2,642 | 81/100 |
| ! | 08/11/2026 01:43 | stareaterogni0n | 6,691 | 69/100 |
| ! | 07/09/2026 11:39 | Siromynian | 20,126 | 71/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 5% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 80.3/100, a mean average of 79.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.6.
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AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/25/2016 05:04 | #169743
Really nice way to continue the album after the powerful Power of Equality. Very smooth and entertaining.
Going for rap was a good choice. Flea's a darn good singer.
