By the Way - Red Hot Chili Peppers
By the Way

By the Way is the eighth studio album by American rock band, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and marks their fourth album to be produced by Rick Rubin. Released on July 9, 2002, By the Way sold over 286,000 copies in the first week, and peaked at number two on the Billboard 200. From the album, five singles were released: “By the Way,” “The Zephyr Song,” “Can’t Stop,” “Dosed,” and “Universally Speaking. Throughout this album, Anthony Kiedis was lyrically influenced by love, his girlfriend, and the emotions expressed when one fell in love. Songs written for the album such as “By the Way,” “I Could Die for You,” “Dosed,” “Warm Tape,” and the non-album tracks “Someone,” and “Body of Water all digress into the many sides of love. The lyrical subject matter that is addressed also marks a divergence from previous Chili Peppers albums, with Kiedis taking a more candid and reflective approach to his writing. Guitarist John Frusciante is credited with writing most of the album’s melodies, bass lines, and guitar progressions, changing the direction of the recording dramatically. Thus, By the Way contained very little of the signature punk-funk fusion the band had become known for playing.
Distribution of songs on By the Way by producer