Remember that time Chad Smith had a drum battle with Will Ferrell?

The year 2014 brought us one of the most ambitious crossovers of music and Hollywood of all time: A drum battle between actor Will Ferrell, and Chad Smith.

Chad Smith Will Ferrell on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon

Image: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Georgia Moloney

03.09.2018

The year 2014 brought us one of the most ambitious and entertaining crossovers of music and Hollywood of all time. A drum battle between actor Will Ferrell, and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith.

During a reddit ‘Ask Me Anything’ session, Ferrell wrote: “It has been acknowledged many times that myself and Chad Smith, drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, share a resemblance to each other.”

“A lot of people think that it’s me playing for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. But that would be an insult to Chad Smith. The truth of the matter is there is no Will Ferrell. Only Chad Smith.”

Following this cheeky claim, Chad Smith challenged Ferrell to a drum-off, “Drum battle, me and you,” declared Smith in a video posted to Instagram. “I’ve seen your skills, you don’t got ‘em, let’s go, golden cowbell… winner.. boom!” he added.

Will Ferrell drumming — It was obvious the ‘battle’ was going to make for a great spectacle – Step Brothers proved Ferrell is quite the force to be reckoned with.

Ferrell accepted the challenge, leading to the lookalikes using the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as the public forum to settle their doppelgänger differences once and for all.