"Taste of India" is a song by American hard rock

Hard rock

Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...

 band Aerosmith

Aerosmith

Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many...

. It was released in 1997

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 on the band's 12th studio album Nine Lives

Nine Lives (Aerosmith album)

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. It was released as a promotional single to rock radio, where it peaked at #3 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks

Mainstream Rock Tracks

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 chart in 1998

1998 in music

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. The song was written by lead singer Steven Tyler

Steven Tyler

Steven Tyler is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the frontman and lead singer of the Boston-based rock band Aerosmith, in which he also plays the harmonica, and occasional piano and percussion. He is known as the "Demon of Screamin'", due to his high screams...

, guitarist Joe Perry

Joe Perry (musician)

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, and songwriter Glen Ballard

Glen Ballard

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. The song, which clocks in at just under six minutes, contains elements of Indian music throughout, along with driving guitar riffs and a heavy backbeat, as well a sarangi

Sarangi

The Sārangī is a bowed, short-necked string instrument of India which is originated from Rajasthani folk instruments. It plays an important role in India's Hindustani classical music tradition...

 intro by Ramesh Mishra. Joe Perry and Brad Whitford

Brad Whitford

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 both play Stratocasters on this song.
The Song also featured on the massive Hit I don't Want to miss a thing
The band stated they got the idea for this song by walking past a restaurant named "Taste of India".

Live in concert

This song had not been played live since the Nine Lives Tour

Nine lives tour

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 until their concert in Bangalore

Bangalore

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 on June 2, 2007. It was the opening song at the concert, and was played with the Indian flag as a backdrop.