(Radio.com) Red Hot Chili Peppers will release a new single titled "Dark Necessities" this Thursday (May 5) according to a Tweet that the band posted on Monday morning.

According to sources close to the band, more information will be revealed Thursday after the song has been released. The band tweeted "New song Thursday. https://t.co/4RS7AN6dzk- Red Hot ChiliPeppers (@ChiliPeppers) May 02, 2016"

Excited fans instantly took to social media to discuss possible directions the song could take given its name. One fan joked that "It's just a funky cover of Bear Necessities," referencing the similarity in title to the classic Disney song "The Bare Necessites," from the 1967 animated film The Jungle Book. Read more here.

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