Fortune Faded

"Fortune Faded"
"Fortune Faded"
Single by Red Hot Chili Peppers
from the album Greatest Hits
B-side	"Eskimo"; "Bunker Hill";
Released	November 3, 2003
Recorded	2003
Studio	The Mansion, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Alternative rock, funk rock
Length	3:21
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Flea, Frusciante, Kiedis, Smith
Producer(s)	Rick Rubin
Red Hot Chili Peppers singles chronology
Music video
	"Fortune Faded" on YouTube

"Fortune Faded" is a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. It was released in 2003 as a single, to coincide with the release of their Greatest Hits album. The song, along with "Save the Population" (another song from their Greatest Hits), was recorded at The Mansion and produced by Rick Rubin. A music video was also produced.

One of the single's B-sides, "Bunker Hill" was originally recorded for Californication, while the other, "Eskimo", was written during By the Way. 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 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; as such, it was re-recorded for the Greatest Hits collection. After the chorus' change, the band performed the original version once in 2005. A rough mix with a guide vocal of the By The Way sessions version with the original chorus has surfaced online, but has never been officially released by the band.

Track list

CD single (2003)

"Fortune Faded" (album) – 3:23
"Eskimo" (previously unreleased) – 5:31
"Bunker Hill" (previously unreleased) – 3:29

CD version 2 (2003)

"Fortune Faded" (album) – 3:23
"Californication" (remixed by Ekkehard Ehlers) – 5:57
"Tuesday Night in Berlin" (live) – 14:22

Personnel

Anthony Kiedis - lead vocals
John Frusciante - guitars, backing vocals
Flea - bass guitar
Chad Smith - drums

Chart performance

Chart (2003–04)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[1]	16
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[2]	68
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)^[3]	14
Croatia (HRT)^[4]	3
Germany (GfK)^[5]	46
Ireland (IRMA)^[6]	20
Italy (FIMI)^[7]	24
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[8]	34
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[9]	61
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[10]	37
Scotland (OCC)^[11]	8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[12]	44
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[13]	59
UK Singles (OCC)^[14]	11
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)^[15]	1
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)^[16]	23
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)^[17]	8
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)^[18]	22

References

^ "Red Hot Chili Peppers – Fortune Faded". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
^ "Red Hot Chili Peppers – Fortune Faded" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
^ "Red Hot Chili Peppers – Fortune Faded" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
^ "Top Lista Hrvatskog Radija". Croatian Radiotelevision. Archived from the original on February 5, 2004. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
^ "Red Hot Chili Peppers – Fortune Faded" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
^ "placement". irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 2009-06-02. Note: Red Hot Chili Peppers must be searched manually.
^ "Red Hot Chili Peppers – Fortune Faded". Top Digital Download.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Red Hot Chili Peppers" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
^ "Red Hot Chili Peppers – Fortune Faded" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
^ "Red Hot Chili Peppers – Fortune Faded". Top 40 Singles.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
^ "Red Hot Chili Peppers – Fortune Faded". Singles Top 100.
^ "Red Hot Chili Peppers – Fortune Faded". Swiss Singles Chart.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
^ "Red Hot Chili Peppers Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Red Hot Chili Peppers Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard.
^ "Red Hot Chili Peppers Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard.

[sc_Australia_Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers-1] "Red Hot Chili Peppers – Fortune Faded". ARIA Top 50 Singles.

[sc_Austria_Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers-2] "Red Hot Chili Peppers – Fortune Faded" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.

[sc_Flanders_Tip_Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers-3] "Red Hot Chili Peppers – Fortune Faded" (in Dutch). Ultratip.

[4] "Top Lista Hrvatskog Radija". Croatian Radiotelevision. Archived from the original on February 5, 2004. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

[sc_Germany_Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers-5] "Red Hot Chili Peppers – Fortune Faded" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved February 18, 2019.

[Irish_S-6] "placement". irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 2009-06-02. Note: Red Hot Chili Peppers must be searched manually.

[sc_Italy_Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers-7] "Red Hot Chili Peppers – Fortune Faded". Top Digital Download.

[sc_Dutch40_Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers-8] "Nederlandse Top 40 – Red Hot Chili Peppers" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

[sc_Dutch100_Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers-9] "Red Hot Chili Peppers – Fortune Faded" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

[sc_New_Zealand_Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers-10] "Red Hot Chili Peppers – Fortune Faded". Top 40 Singles.

[sc_Scotland_-11] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

[sc_Sweden_Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers-12] "Red Hot Chili Peppers – Fortune Faded". Singles Top 100.

[sc_Switzerland_Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers-13] "Red Hot Chili Peppers – Fortune Faded". Swiss Singles Chart.

[sc_UK_Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers-14] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[sc_UKrock_-15] "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

[sc_Billboardbubbling100_Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers-16] "Red Hot Chili Peppers Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardalternativesongs_Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers-17] "Red Hot Chili Peppers Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardmainstreamrock_Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers-18] "Red Hot Chili Peppers Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard.

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