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Stadium Arcadium
is the ninth
studio album
by
American
alternative rock
band
Red Hot Chili Peppers
. It was released on May 9, 2006 by
record label
Warner Bros. Records
. It sold 442,000 copies in the U.S. in the first week. It also appeared in the number one position on the
Billboard
200
chart
.
[1]
According to
Anthony Kiedis
,
Stadium Arcadium
was going to be three different albums that the band would release; one every six months. However, they changed their mind and made one big double album.
[2]
Critics
said in
reviews
of
Stadium Arcadium
that the music on it was not very
original
, and was
similar
to the band's older work. However, they said it was still very good music.
[3]
Stadium Arcadium
won a
Grammy Award
, and so did "Dani California", the first
single
.
[4]