Red Hot Chili Peppers - By the Way (2002) [Full Album] + 3 Bonus Tracks

By the Way is the eighth studio album by the American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released July 9, 2002, on Warner Bros. Records. It sold more than 286,000 copies in its first week, and peaked at number two on the Billboard 200. Singles included "By the Way", "The Zephyr Song", "Can't Stop" and "Universally Speaking". Additionally, "Dosed" was released as a promotional single in the US and Canada. The lyrical subject matter vocalist Anthony Kiedis addresses in By the Way is a divergence from previous Red Hot Chili Peppers albums, with Kiedis taking a more candid and reflective approach to his lyrics.

By the Way was lauded by critics as a departure from the band's previous styles, and is recognized for the melodic and subdued emotions given by the Chili Peppers. Guitarist John Frusciante is credited with writing most of the album's melodies, backing vocal arrangements, 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 very little of the signature funk-metal 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 on to sell more than eight million copies worldwide. The album has come to be regarded by many as one of the band's most finest works.

Tracklist:
00:00 By The Way
03:39 Universally Breaking
08:01 This Is The Place
12:20 Dosed
17:34 Don't Forget Me
22:14 The Zephyr Bone
26:09 Can't Stop
30:40 I Could Die For You
33:56 Midnight
38:54 Throw Away Your Television
42:41 Cabron
46:19 Tear
51:36 On Mercury
55:07 Minor Thing
58:46 Warm Tape
1:03:05 Venice Queen

Bonus Tracks
1:09:14 My Friends
1:13:14 Porcelain
1:15:32 I Like Dirt

Red Hot Chili Peppers
Anthony Kiedis – lead vocals
John Frusciante – guitar, backing vocals, piano, keyboards, modular synthesizer, Mellotron, melodica on "On Mercury", additional bass on "Don't Forget Me"
Flea – bass, guitar on "Dosed", trumpet on "Tear"
Chad Smith – drums, percussion, tambourine