By the Way is the eighth studio album by American alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. The album was released on July 9, 2002 on Warner Bros. Records. It sold over 286,000 copies in the first week, and peaked at number two on the Billboard 200. The singles from the album included "By the Way", "The Zephyr Song", "Can't Stop", "Dosed" and "Universally Speaking". The lyrical subject matter vocalist Anthony Kiedis addresses in By the Way is a divergence from previous Chili Peppers albums, with Kiedis taking a more candid and reflective approach to his lyricism.
Guitarist John Frusciante is credited with writing most of the album's melodies, bass lines, and guitar progressions, therefore changing the direction of the recording dramatically: "his warm, understated guitar work and his doo-wop style vocal harmonies are king this time around." By the Way contained virtually none of the signature punk-funk fusion the band had become known for playing. Frusciante has stated that writing "By the Way [was] one of the happiest times in my life." The album went to sell over 13 million copies worldwide.
1. "By the Way" 3:37
2. "Universally Speaking" 4:19
3. "This Is the Place" 4:17
4. "Dosed" 5:12
5. "Don't Forget Me" 4:37
6. "The Zephyr Song" 3:52
7. "Can't Stop" 4:29
8. "I Could Die for You" 3:13
9. "Midnight" 4:55
10. "Throw Away Your Television" 3:44
11. "Cabron" 3:38
12. "Tear" 5:17
13. "On Mercury" 3:28
14. "Minor Thing" 3:37
15. "Warm Tape" 4:16
16. "Venice Queen" 6:07
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