July 18, 2011 7:23

Hear Red Hot Chili Peppers' new single 'The Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie' - audio

Band drop the first single from 'I'm With You'

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The Red Hot Chili Peppers have debuted their new single 'The Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie' online.

The track was not due to be released until later today, but after it leaked out early, the band have posted the new track online. The track will be available to stream officially from redhotchilipeppers.com from 8pm (BST) today (July 18). 'The Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie' will be on sale digitally from 8pm. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click to hear it.

The track is the first to be taken from the band's 10th studio album 'I'm With You' which is due to be released on August 29.

The album marks the first time the band have recorded with new guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, who was formally the band's guitarist technician and a member of Warpaint. He replaced longtime player John Frusciante, who left in 2009 to focus on his solo work.

The Los Angeles punk funkers have also recently revealed the artwork for 'I'm With You', which has been designed by British artist Damien Hirst. They are due to tour Europe in October and December.

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