By the Way (song) By the Way (song) "By the Way" is a song by American funk rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. It is the title track and first single released from the band's eighth studio album of the same name. The song was the band's sixth number 1 hit on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, staying at the summit for 14 weeks, tying it with "Dani California" as the band's second longest stay at the top, behind only "Scar Tissue", which was at the top for 16 weeks. It also spent 7 weeks at number 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart,
After Hours (Little River Band album) release in Australia, the band's first album, "Little River Band", had not yet become a hit in the US. When the first album entered the US charts, following the delayed success of single "It's a Long Way There", any potential US release of "After Hours" was delayed. In the meantime, the band recorded their third album, "Diamantina Cocktail". However, Capitol Records in the US deemed that album to be not commercial enough. In response, Capitol selected five tracks from the Australian "After Hours" plus four tracks from the Australian version of "Diamantina Cocktail" and released this compilation in the US