"Fortune Faded" is a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Red Hot Chili Peppers is an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1983. The group's musical style primarily consists of rock with an emphasis on funk, as well as elements from other genres such as punk, hip hop and psychedelic rock...

. It was released in 2003 as a single, to coincide with the release of their Greatest Hits

Greatest Hits (Red Hot Chili Peppers album)

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album. The song, along with "Save the Population

Save the Population

"Save the Population" is a Red Hot Chili Peppers' song from their 2003 Greatest Hits album. It was chosen with "Fortune Faded" for the compilation. The track itself is the last of the album....

" (another song from their Greatest Hits), was recorded at The Mansion and produced by Rick Rubin

Rick Rubin

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. A music video was also produced.

One of the single's B-sides, "Bunker Hill" was originally recorded for Californication

Californication (album)

Californication is the seventh studio album by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on June 8, 1999 on Warner Bros. Records. Produced by Rick Rubin, Californication marked the return of John Frusciante, who had previously appeared on Mother's Milk and Blood Sugar Sex Magik, to replace...

, while the other, "Eskimo," was written during By the Way

By the Way

By the Way is the eighth studio album by American 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...

. The second version of the single, with blue printing instead of red on the cover art, was never released in the UK due to last minute complications, as the second release was too long to be classed as a single. UK Chart singles must not last over 20 minutes in length. "Tuesday Night in Berlin" was a live jam recorded in Berlin and features Ekkehard Ehlers

Ekkehard Ehlers

Ekkehard Ehlers is an artist working in the field of electronic music. In addition to his solo career, he has recorded under the monikers Auch, Betrieb and Ferdinand Fehlers and as a member of the duo Autopoesies and his band März...

 producing sound effects throughout the jam. Sometime into the jam, Flea switches to trumpet and Frusciante plays bass for the remainder of the jam.

"Fortune Faded" was originally recorded for the By the Way album and was played live a few times in 2001 with a chorus that is different from the Greatest Hits version. The band did not like how the By the Way sessions version sounded, thus it was re-recorded for the Greatest Hits collection.

Track list

CD single (2003)

1. "Fortune Faded" (Album) – 3:23
2. "Eskimo" (Unreleased) – 5:31
3. "Bunker Hill" (Unreleased) – 3:29

CD version 2 (2003)

1. "Fortune Faded" (Album)" – 3:23
2. "Californication
   Californication (song)
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   " (Remixed By Ekkehard Ehelers) – 5:57
3. "Tuesday Night in Berlin" (Live) – 14:22

Chart positions

• #8 (US Modern Rock
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• #16 (Australia
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• #20 (Irish Singles Chart
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• #22 (US Mainstream Rock
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• #1 (UK Rock Chart
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• #28 (UK Singles Chart
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