 Alternative hip hop band Gym Class Heroes performed " Under the Bridge " on the 2006 assemblage Punk Goes ' 90s , an album that compiled popular rock songs from the 1990s being covered by contemporary artists . Gym Class Heroes continued to play " Under the Bridge " during their tour ; lead singer Travis McCoy has said it is " a timeless song . It 's one of those songs you hear and are like ' Damn did this shit just come out ? ' " The most successful cover version of " Under the Bridge " was released in 1998 by the British / Canadian pop band All Saints and reached number one in the United Kingdom . The cover removed the final verse of the song that discusses drug use . Red Hot Chili Peppers were , however , displeased with this version ; Kiedis felt the cover was poorly recreated and , with the omission of the final verse , it lost all personal significance . The 1993 " Weird Al " Yankovic song " Bedrock Anthem " is part parody of " Under the Bridge " and " Give It Away . " Yankovic 's satire includes an intro similar to that of " Under the Bridge " . In 2009 , the Stanley Clarke Trio covered the song on the album Jazz in the Garden . John Craigie covers the song on his album Leave the Fire Behind . Santana covered the song on their 2010 cover album Guitar Heaven : The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time as a bonus track on the Deluxe Edition . 
