The song was the band's sixth number 1 hit on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, staying at the summit for 14 weeks.
The track spent 7 weeks at number 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, their fourth song to top this chart.
The song reached number 2 in the UK, becoming the band's highest-peaking single there alongside "Dani California", and peaked atop the Italian chart.
"By the Way" has been performed at almost every show since its first performance in 2002, making it one of the band's most performed songs ever with well over 350 performances and counting.
Only three other songs have been performed more than "By the Way" which has been performed at almost every show since 2002.