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{{Infobox album
| name = Fortune
| type = Studio
| artist = [[Chris Brown]]
| cover = ChrisBrownFortuneAlbumCover.jpg
| caption = Standard cover. Deluxe cover has a purple background
| released = {{Start date|2012|7|3}}
| recorded = 2010–2012
| studio = {{collapsible list| title={{nobold|Various}}|ubl=true|[[Record Plant|The Record Plant]]|([[Los Angeles]], [[California]])|Mason Sound|([[North Hollywood, Los Angeles]], California)|[[Criteria Studios|The Hit Factory Criteria]]|([[Miami]], [[Florida]])|[[Chalice Recording Studios|Chalice]]|([[Hollywood, Los Angeles, California]])}}
| genre =
* [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
* [[Pop music|pop]]
* [[Electronic dance music|EDM]]
| length = 54:53
| label = {{hlist|[[RCA Records|RCA]]|CBE}}
| producer =
* [[Chris Brown]] (also [[Executive producer#Music|exec]].)
* Mark Pitts ([[Executive producer#Music|exec]].)
* Team Breezy ([[Executive producer#Music|exec]].)
* Tina Davis ([[Executive producer#Music|exec]].)
* [[Adonis Shropshire|Adonis]]
* [[Alle Benassi]]
* [[Benny Benassi]]
* [[Boi-1da]]
* [[Brian Kennedy (record producer)|Brian Kennedy]]
* [[Danja (record producer)|Danja]]
* [[Jean-Baptiste (songwriter)|Free School]]
* Fuego
* [[Harmony Samuels|H-Money]]
* Jason "JP" Perry
* [[The Messengers (producers)|The Messengers]]
* [[Polow da Don]]
* [[Pop Wansel]]
* [[The Runners (production duo)|The Runners]]
* Tha Bizness
* Tommy Hittz
* [[The Underdogs (production team)|The Underdogs]]
* [[William Orbit]]
| prev_title = [[F.A.M.E. (Chris Brown album)|F.A.M.E.]]
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = [[X (Chris Brown album)|X]]
| next_year = 2014
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Fortune
| type = Studio
| single1 = [[Turn Up the Music (Chris Brown song)|Turn Up the Music]]
| single1date = February 7, 2012
| single2 = [[Sweet Love (Chris Brown song)|Sweet Love]]
| single2date = April 10, 2012
| single3 = [[Till I Die (Chris Brown song)|Till I Die]]
| single3date = April 13, 2012
| single4 = [[Don't Wake Me Up (song)|Don't Wake Me Up]]
| single4date = May 18, 2012
| single5 = [[Don't Judge Me]]
| single5date = August 14, 2012
}}
}}
 
'''''Fortune''''' is the fifth studio album by American singer [[Chris Brown]]. It was released on July 3, 2012, through [[RCA Records]]. Production is handled by Brown and several record producers, including [[The Underdogs (duo)|the Underdogs]], [[Polow da Don]], [[Brian Kennedy (producer)|Brian Kennedy]], [[The Runners (production duo)|the Runners]], [[The Messengers (producers)|the Messengers]], [[Harmony Samuels|H-Money]], [[Danja (record producer)|Danja]] and [[Benny Benassi]]. The album also features several guest appearances, including [[Big Sean]], [[Wiz Khalifa]], [[Nas]], [[Sevyn Streeter]] and [[Kevin McCall]].
 
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Originally scheduled for release six months after the release of Brown's fourth studio album ''[[F.A.M.E. (Chris Brown album)|F.A.M.E.]]'' on March 22, 2011, ''Fortune'' was pushed back several times before it was finally given a release date in July 2012. The album's aesthetics feature an heavy usage of [[blue]], suggesting a futuristic mood, that detaches itself from the graffiti imagery of Brown's precedent two albums. The music consists of [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] and [[Pop music|pop]], containing elements of [[electronic music]], while the lyrical content concentrates on [[Sexual intercourse|sexual adventures]], [[narcissism]], [[Clubbing (subculture)|clubbing]] and [[romantic love]]. The album received generally negative reviews from [[Music journalism|music critics]], several of whom panned the lyrical content, though some critics were complimentary towards the production. Despite its substandard critical reception, it was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album|Best Urban Contemporary Album]] at the [[55th Annual Grammy Awards|55th Grammy Awards]].
''Fortune'' had a great international chart success, debuting at number one on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], selling 135,000 copies in its first week and becoming Brown's second number one album in the US, as well as his fifth consecutive top ten album, following on from ''F.A.M.E.'' The album also debuted at number one in the UK, the Netherlands, and New Zealand, while fellow top ten positions were attained on charts in Switzerland, Scotland, Japan, Ireland, France, Canada and Australia.
Preceding the release of ''Fortune'' was the [[lead single]] "[[Turn Up the Music (Chris Brown song)|Turn Up the Music]]", which reached number ten on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], and number one on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. "[[Sweet Love (Chris Brown song)|Sweet Love]]" and "[[Till I Die (Chris Brown song)|Till I Die]]" were released as the second and third singles, respectively. "[[Don't Wake Me Up (song)|Don't Wake Me Up]]" was released as the fourth single and reached the top ten in several countries. "[[Don't Judge Me]]" was released as the fifth and final single. To promote the album, Brown made several award show and televised appearances across America.
 
==Background and recording==
Originally, Brown wanted his fourth studio album ''[[F.A.M.E. (Chris Brown album)|F.A.M.E.]]'' to be a [[double-disc]] consistent of 25-30 tracks, but the label was contrary to that. Right before the release of ''F.A.M.E.'' Brown decided to follow his intentions in an acceptable way for the label, working on a sequel of ''F.A.M.E.'' called ''Fortune'', that would've been a whole new album that contained new material and even some tracks that didn't make the cut for ''F.A.M.E.'', releasing it six months after the previous album.<ref name="doubledisc">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rttnews.com/1518201/chris-brown-considers-releasing-f-a-m-e-double-disc.aspx|title=Chris Brown Considers Releasing F.A.M.E. Double Disc|website=RTTNews|access-date=December 8, 2021}}</ref> The artist later decided to take more time to work on the album, developing it as a project of its own, with its own concept and sound being different than the one of its precedent album.
Work for ''Fortune'' began in mid-2011, with [[Kevin McCall]] revealing that he had been collaborating "heavily" with Brown for an upcoming album.<ref name="kevinrapup">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/09/02/rap-up-tv-kevin-mccall-speaks-on-chris-browns-fortune-solo-debut/ |title=Rap-Up TV: Kevin McCall speaks on Chris Brown's 'Fortune,' solo debut |magazine=[[Rap-Up]] |author=Lazerine, Devin |date=September 2, 2011 |access-date=September 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702075552/http://www.rap-up.com/2011/09/02/rap-up-tv-kevin-mccall-speaks-on-chris-browns-fortune-solo-debut/ |archive-date=July 2, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> Later in September 2011, producer [[David Banner]] explained that the idea of the album was to create mostly material that reflected a more club-oriented style that would "change the way people look at R&B".<ref name="banner">{{cite news|url=http://www.rttnews.com/Story.aspx?type=ent&Section=2&Id=1718502&SM=1|title=David Banner Says Chris Brown Will Bring People Back To the Clubs With New Album|newspaper=[[RTTNews]]|date=September 21, 2011|access-date=September 24, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616061103/http://www.rttnews.com/Story.aspx?type=ent&Section=2&Id=1718502&SM=1|archive-date=June 16, 2012}}</ref> On January 7, 2012, Brown tweeted that there were only two weeks left of recording sessions for the album: "Last two weeks of me finishing ''Fortune''! I'm excited for all the fans to hear my real music".<ref name="popcrush">{{cite web|last=Cheung|first=Nadine|url=http://popcrush.com/chris-brown-dubstep-fortune-album/|title=Chris Brown Incorporating Dubstep Into 'Fortune' Album|website=[[PopCrush]]|date=January 13, 2012|access-date=January 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115010457/http://popcrush.com/chris-brown-dubstep-fortune-album/|archive-date=January 15, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The tweet was soon followed up by another from Brown, with him tweeting: "Dub step records on my album sounding crazy!!!!".<ref name="popcrush"/> However, the tweet was later removed, suggesting that Brown gave away too much details about ''Fortune'', and its working continued for some months.<ref name="popcrush"/> Brown later told [[MTV]] in June 2012 that with the album he wanted to "give different textures, expressing mostly fun and sex appeal, but also giving pieces of maturity at the same time, transitioning from the positivity of ''F.A.M.E.'' to the self confidence of this album". He also said that musically he wanted to create "a [[videogame]]-inspired, futuristic and electronic atmosphere" through "different textures", showcasing his R&B roots, along with hip-hop and pop flavors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://popcrush.com/chris-brown-fame-fortune-rap-rb-interview/|title=Chris Brown Talks Fame, 'Fortune,' Rap + R&B in New Interview|first=Jessica|last=Sager|website=PopCrush|access-date=December 8, 2021}}</ref>
 
In addition to recording, it was revealed in January 2012 that Brown was in the studio working on the album with [[Asher Roth]], [[Nas]], [[Wiz Khalifa]], [[will.i.am]], and [[Kid Sister]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/20/chris-brown-enlists-nas-for-fortune/|title=Chris Brown Enlists Nas for 'Fortune'|website=Rap-Up|access-date=December 8, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/31/10-most-anticipated-albums-of-2012/|title=Rap-Up's 10 Most Anticipated Albums of 2012|magazine=Rap-Up|author=Lazerine, Devin|date=January 31, 2012|access-date=February 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120202043729/http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/31/10-most-anticipated-albums-of-2012/|archive-date=February 2, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> In an interview with [[MTV News]], producer [[Harvey Mason, Jr.]], half of production duo [[The Underdogs (duo)|the Underdogs]], who co-produced "[[Turn Up the Music (Chris Brown song)|Turn Up the Music]]", spoke more about the album, saying "The ''Fortune'' record is ''[[F.A.M.E. (Chris Brown album)|F.A.M.E]]'' to the next level. He's really being innovative with some of the music, taking pieces of other genres and integrating them into [[Pop music|pop]] and R&B, which I think is really cool. Vocally, he sounds amazing; he's really, really coming into his own as a singer, as you'll hear in the song "Free Run" we did together".<ref name="generation">{{cite news|last=Markman|first=Rob|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1678207/chris-brown-fortune-producers-underdogs.jhtml|title=Chris Brown 'This Generation's Michael Jackson', Duo Say|newspaper=[[MTV News]]|date=January 31, 2012|access-date=February 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203031916/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1678207/chris-brown-fortune-producers-underdogs.jhtml|archive-date=February 3, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Producer Damon Thomas, the other half of the duo, added "The only way I can describe Chris and what he's doin' with this record that he's making is that he's this generation's Michael [Jackson]".<ref name="generation"/> On February 29, 2012, Brown tweeted "I hope this album will inspire all my fans to live life to the fullest".<ref name="brownsharing"/> During a radio interview with Atlanta's [[WHTA|Hot 107.9]] in March 2012, rapper [[2 Chainz]] revealed that he will be appearing as a guest vocalist on ''Fortune'',<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/03/08/2-chainz-to-appear-on-nicki-minaj-and-chris-browns-albums/|title=2 Chainz to Appear on Nicki Minaj and Chris Brown's Albums|magazine=Rap-Up|author=Lazerine, Devin|date=March 8, 2012|access-date=March 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310054505/http://www.rap-up.com/2012/03/08/2-chainz-to-appear-on-nicki-minaj-and-chris-browns-albums/|archive-date=March 10, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> however the track he was featured on did not make the final track listing.<ref name="tracklisting"/> In May 2012, producer [[William Orbit]] stated that the track "[[Don't Wake Me Up (song)|Don't Wake Me Up]]" that he produced for [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]'s album ''[[MDNA (album)|MDNA]]'' (2012) was given to Brown for ''Fortune'', despite Madonna wanted it, because "he knew exactly what he had to do with that song".<ref>{{cite news|last=Corner|first=Lewis|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a383918/madonnas-best-mdna-songs-handed-to-chris-brown-says-william-orbit.html|title=Madonna's best 'MDNA' songs handed to Chris Brown, says William Orbit|newspaper=[[Digital Spy]]|date=May 28, 2012|access-date=June 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529043019/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a383918/madonnas-best-mdna-songs-handed-to-chris-brown-says-william-orbit.html|archive-date=May 29, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
== Music and lyrics ==
Primarily, ''Fortune'' is an R&B and pop album.<ref name="Lockers"/><ref name="Track">{{cite magazine|last=Hampp|first=Andrew|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/482275/chris-brown-fortune-track-by-track-review|title=Chris Brown, 'Fortune': Track-By-Track Review|magazine=Billboard|date=July 2, 2012|access-date=January 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171102061207/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/482275/chris-brown-fortune-track-by-track-review|archive-date=November 2, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Wright"/><ref name="Kot"/><ref name="Shepherd"/> The album also includes elements of [[club music]], such as [[Electronic dance music|EDM]] and [[dubstep]].<ref name="Lockers"/><ref name="Anderson"/> After the [[dance-pop]] opener "[[Turn Up the Music (Chris Brown song)|Turn Up the Music]]", the album opens up with [[Electro-hop|synth-rap]] infused songs like "[[Bassline (Chris Brown song)|Bassline]]", "[[Till I Die (Chris Brown song)|Till I Die]]" and "Mirage". It continues for the rest of the album alternating R&B tunes like "2012", "Sweet Love" and "Strip", with pop tracks like "Stuck on Stupid", "4 Years Old" and "Party Hard".<ref name="Anderson"/> The [[electronic music|electronic]] features of the album can be heard in the [[autotune]] vocal editing of different tracks, but mainly appear throughout its production, varying from the straight [[House music|house]] elements of "Turn Up the Music", the mixture of electro [[synthesizer]]s with pure R&B on "Wait for You" and "Sweet Love", the [[electropop]] production of "Remember My Name", the heavy [[Electronic dance music|EDM]] aspects on "Don't Wake Me Up" and on the [[dancehall]]-infused "Trumpet Lights", to the [[dubstep]] instrumentation of "Key 2 Your Heart" and "Bassline".<ref name="Kot"/>
Lyrically, ''Fortune'' includes several songs about sexual encounters, most notably "2012", "Tell Somebody", "Biggest Fan" and "[[Sweet Love (Chris Brown song)|Sweet Love]]".<ref name="Kot"/><ref name="Rytlewski"/> The character that Brown portrays for the majority of the album is a narcissistic one, that brags about his own favorite qualities of himself, as well as his lifestyle, emphasizing how these things ensure him the attraction of women.<ref name="Kot"/><ref name="Rytlewski"/> Romantic adventures are spoke by Brown throughout the album on tracks like "Free Run" and "Stuck on Stupid", where he sets aside his [[Braggadocio (rap)|braggadocio]], to open up about his love for another.<ref name="Kellman"/> Other episodes of [[vulnerability]] on the album are "4 Years Old", where he reflects on how his richness and fame can't compare to the thought of love, and "[[Don't Wake Me Up (song)|Don’t Wake Me Up]]", that finds Brown clinging on to a past love, which he can now only experience while he’s asleep.<ref name="Amidon"/> As well as explicit sex, vanity and genuine love, the lyrical content of ''Fortune'' also focuses on clubbing,<ref name="Anderson"/> main theme of songs like "Turn Up the Music", "Trumpet Lights" and "Till I Die".<ref name="Anderson"/>
 
== Artwork ==
The album's official cover (standard version) was revealed on February 29, 2012.<ref name="rapupcover">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/29/album-cover-chris-brown-fortune/|title=Album Cover: Chris Brown – 'Fortune'|magazine=Rap-Up|author=Lazerine, Devin|date=February 29, 2012|access-date=March 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303051712/http://www.rap-up.com/2012/02/29/album-cover-chris-brown-fortune/|archive-date=March 3, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The cover art was shot in January of the same year by Steven Gomillion and Dennis Leupold of the photography team, Gomillion and Leupold.<ref name="photographersinterview">{{cite web|last=Parker|first=Erik|url=http://power98fm.cbslocal.com/2012/03/04/chris-browns-album-art-decoded-its-something-no-one-has-ever-seen/|title=Chris Brown's Album Art Decoded: 'It's Something No One Has Ever Seen'|website=[[CBS Local]]|date=March 4, 2012|access-date=May 31, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921231805/http://power98fm.cbslocal.com/2012/03/04/chris-browns-album-art-decoded-its-something-no-one-has-ever-seen/|archive-date=September 21, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> On the album cover, a light shines down on Brown, who poses against a blue backdrop, dressed in a blue "sleek, slim-fitting suit with a skinny tie and thick black framed glasses",<ref name="rapfixcover">{{cite web|last=Brotherton|first=Sarah|url=http://rapfix.mtv.com/2012/03/01/chris-brown-fortune-album-art/|title=Chris Brown Unveils 'Fortune' Album Art|website=[[MTV|Rapfix]]|date=March 1, 2012|access-date=March 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304012948/http://rapfix.mtv.com/2012/03/01/chris-brown-fortune-album-art/|archive-date=March 4, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> while the word "Fortune" appears behind him in different languages.<ref name="rapfixcover"/> Brown and his art director Courtney Walter came up with the idea of using [[hieroglyph]]ics for the album's title.<ref name="photographersinterview"/> In an interview by telephone with Erik Parker of CBS Local, Gomillion said Brown "knew before the last album came out what this one would look like. He thinks so far ahead".<ref name="photographersinterview"/> Regarding the use of the color blue, Gomillion said "The funny thing about that blue is it basically just happened. It matched the suit and it gives a kind of futuristic vibe. You'll see blue throughout the [album] packaging".<ref name="photographersinterview"/> Sarah Brotherton of MTV News wrote that the cover shows "a more mature, sleek side" to Brown.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1680243/chris-brown-fortune-release-date/|title=Chris Brown's Fortune Dropping May 8|website=MTV News|access-date=December 8, 2021}}</ref> Becky Bain of [[Idolator (website)|Idolator]] noted that Brown "seems to have finally dropped his beloved graffiti imagery and is going for a futuristic vibe".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://idolator.com/6203582/chris-brown-fortune-album-cover|title=Chris Brown Has Some Serious Symbolism On His 'Fortune' Album Cover|website=[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]|date=February 29, 2012|access-date=May 31, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521171504/http://idolator.com/6203582/chris-brown-fortune-album-cover|archive-date=May 21, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> A reviewer for ''Rap-Up'' described it as a "slick cover".<ref name="rapupcover"/> Alex Loinaz of ''[[E! Online]]'' compared Brown's look to that of actors [[Keanu Reeves]] in ''[[The Matrix (franchise)|The Matrix]]'' films, and [[Colin Firth]] in ''[[A Single Man]]'' (2009).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/298004/check-out-chris-brown-s-new-album-cover-will-he-finally-get-some-good-fortune|title=Check Out Chris Brown's New Album Cover—Will He Finally Get Some Good Fortune?|date=March 1, 2012|website=E! Online|access-date=December 8, 2021}}</ref>
== Release ==
In January 2011, Brown told fans on Twitter that he was planning on releasing his then studio album, ''F.A.M.E.'' (2011), as a [[Double album|double disc]] because he recorded too many songs for one disc and therefore planned on releasing a second disc titled, ''Fortune''.<ref name="doubledisc"/> However, during a listening party for ''F.A.M.E.'' on March 14, 2011, Brown announced that he would be releasing the ''Fortune'' disc in six months.<ref>{{cite web|last=Horowitz|first=Steven|url=http://www.theboombox.com/2011/03/15/chris-brown-plans-2-albums-for-2011/|title=Chris Brown Plans 2 New Albums for 2011|website=[[The Boombox]]|date=March 15, 2011|access-date=May 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319061602/http://www.theboombox.com/2011/03/15/chris-brown-plans-2-albums-for-2011/|archive-date=March 19, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> He later decided to prolong its working, consequently postponing its release. In May 2011 the songs "Fools With You" and "Treading Waters" leaked on the internet, with Brown revealing his intention to put those tracks on the album, by tweeting: "Another song from ''Fortune'' was leaked! I'm not leaking the records! Bummer! Hope y'all like it!".<ref name="popcrush"/> In July another track that was supposed to be on the record, titled "Open Road (I Love Her)", was leaked, with the singer later tweeting: "If the whole song doesn’t leak then it’s going on ''Fortune''! I have so many songs that I’ve recorded in my opinion that are sick. I just really hope people appreciate the diversity on ''Fortune''".<ref name="popcrush"/> On August 23, 2011, [[RCA Music Group]] announced it was disbanding [[Jive Records]] along with [[Arista Records]] and [[J Records]]. With the shutdown, ''Fortune'' is now being released on the [[RCA Records]] brand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2268707|title=Unveiling The New Look RCA Records|website=[[FMQB]]|date=August 23, 2011|access-date=March 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108044953/http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2268707|archive-date=November 8, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> During an interview with ''Rap-Up'' magazine in September 2011, Kevin McCall revealed that the album was being pushed back for an early 2012 release.<ref name="kevinrapup"/> Then two months later, Jive Records France announced via Twitter that the album would be released in March 2012. On October 27, 2011, Brown announced via his official [[Twitter]] account that "Strip" and "Biggest Fan" would serve as the two [[lead single]]s from ''Fortune''. However, "Biggest Fan" was not released as a single, and following the online premiere of "[[Turn Up the Music (Chris Brown song)|Turn Up the Music]]" on January 26, 2012, several websites, including [[MTV News]] and ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine, reported that this would be the lead single from the album, while "Strip" served as a [[Promotional recording#Buzz single|buzz single]]. In February 2012 the initial tracklist of the album was announced.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thatgrapejuice.net/2012/02/chris-brown-unveils-fortune-tracklisting/|title = Chris Brown Unveils 'Fortune' Tracklisting - That Grape Juice}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.singersroom.com/news/7708/Chris-Brown-Sets-March-2012-For-FAME-Follow-Up|title=Chris Brown Sets March 2012 For F.A.M.E. Follow-Up|magazine=[[Singersroom]]|date=November 16, 2011|access-date=March 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126062105/http://www.singersroom.com/news/7708/Chris-Brown-Sets-March-2012-For-FAME-Follow-Up|archive-date=January 26, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 1, 2012, RCA Records confirmed that ''Fortune'' would be released in the US on May 8, 2012, as both standard and deluxe editions.<ref name="brownsharing">{{cite magazine|last=Lipshutz|first=Jason|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/502962/chris-brown-sharing-his-fortune-in-may|title=Chris Brown Sharing His 'Fortune' in May|magazine=Billboard|date=March 1, 2012|access-date=March 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211094459/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/502962/chris-brown-sharing-his-fortune-in-may|archive-date=February 11, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Then on April 22, 2012, Brown announced via Twitter that the album will be delayed, tweeting "Team Breezy! The official album date for FORTUNE is July 3, 2012!!!!!!!!!!!!".<ref name="newdate">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/04/22/chris-brown-pushes-fortune-to-july/|title=Chris Brown Pushes 'Fortune' to July|magazine=Rap-Up|author=Lazerine, Devin|date=April 22, 2012|access-date=April 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120630001113/http://www.rap-up.com/2012/04/22/chris-brown-pushes-fortune-to-july/|archive-date=June 30, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The track listing for both the standard and deluxe editions of ''Fortune'' was revealed on May 29, 2012.<ref name="tracklisting">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/05/29/tracklisting-chris-brown-fortune/|title=Tracklisting: Chris Brown – 'Fortune'|magazine=Rap-Up|author=Lazerine, Devin|date=May 29, 2012|access-date=May 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531093641/http://www.rap-up.com/2012/05/29/tracklisting-chris-brown-fortune/|archive-date=May 31, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The album was set to feature fourteen tracks on the standard edition, with an additional five tracks on the deluxe edition.<ref name="tracklisting"/> On July 3, 2012, ''Fortune'' was released through RCA Records.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chris-brown-fortune-new-album-review-344269|title=Chris Brown's 'Fortune': What the Critics are Saying|newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|author=Lindstedt, Sarah|date=July 2, 2012|access-date=March 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120705235127/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chris-brown-fortune-new-album-review-344269|archive-date=July 5, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
== Promotion ==
[[File:Chris Brown 5, 2012.jpg|thumb|right|Brown performed a number of songs from the album live for the festival [[Supafest]] in 2012.|alt=Chris Brown Performs at Supafest 3 Sydney, Australia 2012.]]
On November 18, 2011, "[[Strip (Chris Brown song)|Strip]]", featuring Kevin McCall, was released as a [[Promotional recording#Buzz single|buzz single]] for the album.<ref>{{cite news|last=Corner|first=Lewis|url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/music/news/a362258/chris-brown-debuts-new-single-turn-up-the-music-listen.html|title=Chris Brown debuts new single 'Turn Up The Music'|newspaper=Digital Spy|date=January 26, 2012|access-date=January 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023100648/http://www.digitalspy.com.au/music/news/a362258/chris-brown-debuts-new-single-turn-up-the-music-listen.html|archive-date=October 23, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rttnews.com/Story.aspx?type=ent&Section=2&Id=1806856&SM=1|title=Chris Brown Releases 'Turn Up The Music'|newspaper=RTTNews|date=January 27, 2012|access-date=January 28, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120909051559/http://www.rttnews.com/Story.aspx?type=ent&Section=2&Id=1806856&SM=1|archive-date=September 9, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The song achieved moderate success, reaching number 37 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]],<ref name="hot100">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=chris brown|chart=Hot 100}}|title=Chris Brown Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 30, 2012}}</ref> and number three on the US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart.<ref name="r&bchart">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=chris brown|chart=R&B/Hip-Hop Songs}}|title=Chris Brown Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 30, 2012}}</ref> In January 2012, Brown released the first promotional photo for ''Fortune'', which showed him posing against a white backdrop, dressed in a full-length fur coat, black hoodie and jeans.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ballentine |first=Warren |url=http://newstalkcleveland.com/entertainment/warrenballentine/chris-brown-shares-his-first-fortune-album-promo-photo/ |title=Chris Brown Shares His First 'Fortune' Promo Shot |website=[[WERE]] |date=January 12, 2012 |access-date=June 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711102355/http://newstalkcleveland.com/entertainment/warrenballentine/chris-brown-shares-his-first-fortune-album-promo-photo/ |archive-date=July 11, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> At the [[54th Grammy Awards]], held at the [[Staples Center]] in Los Angeles, California on February 12, 2012, Brown performed a medley of "[[Turn Up the Music (Chris Brown song)|Turn Up the Music]]" and "[[Beautiful People (Chris Brown song)|Beautiful People]]".<ref name="grammymtv">{{cite news|last=Markman|first=Rob|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1679084/grammy-awards-chris-brown-performance.jhtml|title=Chris Brown Returns To Grammys With Fancy Footwork|newspaper=MTV News|date=February 12, 2012|access-date=February 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215135141/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1679084/grammy-awards-chris-brown-performance.jhtml|archive-date=February 15, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The performance featured Brown dressed in a white and gray varsity jacket, white pants and sparkling sneakers, performing heavily choreographed routines with several dancers, atop a collection of blocks.<ref name="grammymtv"/> On February 26, 2012, he performed a truncated version of "Turn Up the Music" during the halftime show of the [[2012 NBA All-Star Game]] in [[Orlando]], Florida.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Lipshutz|first=Jason|title=Pitbull, Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj Rock NBA All-Star Game: Videos|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/504124/pitbull-chris-brown-nicki-minaj-rock-nba-all-star-game-videos|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 17, 2012|date=February 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529160739/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/504124/pitbull-chris-brown-nicki-minaj-rock-nba-all-star-game-videos|archive-date=May 29, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
On March 2, 2012, Brown released the first episode of his ''Fortune'' [[web series]], showing him backstage at the 2012 [[Lo Nuestro Awards]] where he performed "[[International Love]]" with [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]], playing in a celebrity basketball game during NBA All-Star Weekend in Orlando with rappers [[Common (rapper)|Common]], [[50 Cent]], [[T.I.]], and singer [[R. Kelly]], as well as partying and dancing at the club.<ref name="webisode1">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/03/02/chris-brown-takes-over-florida-in-first-fortune-webisode/|title=Chris Brown Takes Over Florida in First 'Fortune' Webisode|magazine=Rap-Up|author=Lazerine, Devin|date=March 2, 2012|access-date=March 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304033557/http://www.rap-up.com/2012/03/02/chris-brown-takes-over-florida-in-first-fortune-webisode/|archive-date=March 4, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2012, Brown appeared in Australia as one of the performing acts for the urban music festival, [[Supafest]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Gortan|first=Renata|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/chris-brown-hits-town-for-big-bash-supafest/story-e6frewz0-1226323244865|title=Chris Brown hits town for big bash Supafest|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]|date=April 11, 2012|access-date=April 12, 2012}}</ref> His [[set list]] was composed of 12 songs: "Turn Up the Music", "[[Till I Die (Chris Brown song)|Till I Die]]", "[[Run It!]]", "[[Deuces (song)|Deuces]]", "[[Yeah 3x]]", "[[Look at Me Now (Chris Brown song)|Look at Me Now]]", "Beautiful People", "[[She Ain't You]]", "[[Wet the Bed]]", "[[My Last]]", "[[Body 2 Body (song)|Body 2 Body]]" and "[[Birthday Cake (song)#Remix featuring Chris Brown|Birthday Cake]]".<ref>{{cite news|last=Vout|first=Elise|url=http://www.mtv.com.au/news/ac64c92b-supafest-2012-review-part-II/|title=Supafest Review Part II|newspaper=[[MTV Australia]]|date=April 17, 2012|access-date=May 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120704045949/http://www.mtv.com.au/news/ac64c92b-supafest-2012-review-part-II/|archive-date=July 4, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 8, 2012, Brown appeared on [[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)|''Dancing with the Stars'' (US)]] to perform "Turn Up the Music".<ref name="dwts">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/05/08/chris-brown-performs-turn-up-the-music-on-dancing-with-the-stars/|title=Chris Brown Performs 'Turn Up the Music' on 'Dancing With the Stars'|magazine=Rap-Up|author=Lazerine, Devin|date=May 8, 2012|access-date=May 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512015522/http://www.rap-up.com/2012/05/08/chris-brown-performs-turn-up-the-music-on-dancing-with-the-stars/|archive-date=May 12, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> For the performance, Brown and his dancers wore suits.<ref name="dwts"/> He later performed the song at the [[2012 Billboard Music Awards]], held at the [[MGM Grand Garden Arena]] in [[Paradise, Nevada]] on May 20, 2012.<ref name="2012bma">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/05/20/chris-brown-performs-turn-up-the-music-at-billboard-music-awards/|title=Chris Brown Performs Turn Up the Music at Billboard Music Awards|magazine=Rap-Up|author=Lazerine, Devin|date=May 20, 2012|access-date=May 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523015129/http://www.rap-up.com/2012/05/20/chris-brown-performs-turn-up-the-music-at-billboard-music-awards/|archive-date=May 23, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The performance featured projected images on the stage backdrop and [[BMX bike]] stunt troupes racing around the stage, as Brown performed choreographed routines while [[lip synching]].<ref name="2012bma"/><ref name="kindelan">{{cite news|last=Kindelan|first=Katie|url=https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/chris-brown-slammed-over-billboard-awards-lip-syncing-142035147--abc-news-celebrities.html|title=Chris Brown Slammed Over Billboard Awards Lip-Syncing|newspaper=[[ABC News]]|date=May 22, 2012|access-date=May 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528131420/http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/chris-brown-slammed-over-billboard-awards-lip-syncing-142035147--abc-news-celebrities.html|archive-date=May 28, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> His performance was met with a mixed response from celebrities, most notably [[Joe Jonas]], [[Pink (singer)|Pink]], and [[Carey Hart]], who all criticized the singer for lip synching.<ref name="kindelan"/> On June 8, 2012, Brown appeared on [[NBC]]'s ''[[Today (U.S. TV program)|Today]]'' show and performed "Turn Up the Music", "Don't Wake Me Up", "Yeah 3x" and "Forever", as part of the program's "Summer Concert Series".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/06/08/chris-brown-turns-up-the-music-on-today-show-concert-series/|title=Chris Brown Turns Up the Music on 'Today' Concert Series|magazine=Rap-Up|author=Lazerine, Devin|date=June 8, 2012|access-date=June 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610190912/http://www.rap-up.com/2012/06/08/chris-brown-turns-up-the-music-on-today-show-concert-series/|archive-date=June 10, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
At the [[BET Awards 2012|2012 BET Awards]] on July 1, 2012, he performed a medley of "Turn Up the Music" and "Don't Wake Me Up", and appeared shirtless for the performance with half his body spray painted in grey.<ref name="BETAwardsperformance">{{cite web|last=Cline|first=Georgette|url=http://www.theboombox.com/2012/07/02/chris-brown-bet-awards/|title=Chris Brown, BET Awards 2012: Singer Performs 'Turn Up the Music', 'Don't Wake Me Up'|website=The Boombox|date=July 2, 2012|access-date=July 29, 2012}}</ref> Brown performed acrobatic moves with six backup dancers "under triangle-shaped beams" as green and red flashing lights appeared throughout the stage.<ref name="BETAwardsperformance"/>
 
Brown embarked on his [[Carpe Diem Tour]] in November 2012 to further promote ''Fortune''. The tour included 13 shows in Europe, five shows in Africa, and one show in Asia; this amounted to a total of 19 shows worldwide.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Greenwald|first=David|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/474928/chris-brown-announces-carpe-diem-world-tour-launch|title=Chris Brown Announces 'Carpe Diem' World Tour Launch|magazine=Billboard|date=September 25, 2012|access-date=September 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129202500/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/474928/chris-brown-announces-carpe-diem-world-tour-launch|archive-date=January 29, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>https://www.timeslive.co.za/entertainment/music/2012/09/28/chris-brown-brings-carpe-diem-tour-to-sa</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Crane|first=Kelly|title=Chris Brown returns to UAE|url=http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/music/chris-brown-returns-to-uae-1.1106398|newspaper=[[Gulf News]]|date=November 18, 2012|access-date=November 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121118120244/http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/music/chris-brown-returns-to-uae-1.1106398|archive-date=November 18, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Brown began the tour on November 14, 2012 with a show in Denmark, and ended it on December 27, 2012.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Pittman |first=Sarah |url=http://www.pollstar.com/news_article.aspx?ID=802835 |title=Chris Brown Seizes The Day |magazine=[[Pollstar]] |date=September 26, 2012 |access-date=June 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623032051/http://www.pollstar.com/news_article.aspx?ID=802835 |archive-date=June 23, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
=== Advertising ===
On June 19, the R&B singer premiered his [[Advertising|commercial]] for the project. The ad features a young [[Asian people|Asian]] kid who walks into an abandoned warehouse and is confronted by shadowy figures. The mysterious shadows are after the glowing cube that's glowing inside his backpack. The kid doesn't want them to have it so he defends himself against his attackers with a couple of acrobatic break-dancing moves. He then runs into a secret room where the glowing cube flies into the wall and unlocks a secret code, which reveals Chris Brown, himself. The singer appears out of the wall and than absolves into the ''Fortune'' [[CD]], which the amazed kid holds in hands.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://popcrush.com/chris-brown-fortune-commercial/|title=Chris Brown Debuts 'Fortune' Commercial|first=Trent|last=Fitzgerald|website=PopCrush.com|access-date=December 8, 2021}}</ref>
 
== Singles ==
"Turn Up the Music" was released to [[contemporary hit radio]] in the US on February 7, 2012 as the album's [[lead single]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases |title=Top 40/M Future Releases |website=All Access Music Group |access-date=June 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215131612/http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases |archive-date=February 15, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Lipshutz|first=Jason|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/509140/chris-brown-releases-turn-up-the-music-single-listen|title=Chris Brown Releases 'Turn Up The Music' Single: Listen|magazine=Billboard|date=January 26, 2012|access-date=January 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130327160822/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/509140/chris-brown-releases-turn-up-the-music-single-listen|archive-date=March 27, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Music journalism|Music critics]] gave "Turn Up the Music" positive reviews; they praised its production and compared the song to Brown's previous singles "[[Forever (Chris Brown song)|Forever]]" (2008) and "Yeah 3x" (2010).<ref>{{cite news|last=Garibaldi|first=Christina|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1677959/chris-brown-turn-up-the-music.jhtml|title=Chris Brown Drops New Single 'Turn Up The Music'|newspaper=MTV News|date=January 26, 2012|access-date=January 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129013051/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1677959/chris-brown-turn-up-the-music.jhtml|archive-date=January 29, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Daw|first=Robbie|url=http://idolator.com/6154282/chris-browns-turn-up-the-music-listen|title=Chris Brown's "Turn Up The Music" Single: Listen|website=Idolator|date=January 26, 2012|access-date=January 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128033024/http://idolator.com/6154282/chris-browns-turn-up-the-music-listen|archive-date=January 28, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> "Turn Up the Music" peaked at number 10 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart,<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Trust|first=Gary|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/504485/katy-perrys-part-of-me-debuts-atop-hot-100|title=Whitney Houston Has No. 2 Album, Grammys Push Big Gains on Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|date=February 22, 2012|access-date=February 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317053302/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/504485/katy-perrys-part-of-me-debuts-atop-hot-100|archive-date=March 17, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> becoming Brown's eleventh top ten single on the chart.<ref>{{cite web|last=Grein|first=Paul|url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-feb-19-2012-songs-women-charge-064735953.html|title=Week Ending Feb. 19, 2012. Songs: Women Take Charge|website=[[Yahoo! Music]]|date=February 22, 2012|access-date=February 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324173151/http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-feb-19-2012-songs-women-charge-064735953.html|archive-date=March 24, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> It also reached the top ten in Australia and New Zealand,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Chris+Brown&titel=Turn+Up+The+Music&cat=s|title=Chris Brown – Turn Up The Music|website=australian-charts.com|access-date=April 12, 2012}}</ref> and peaked at number one in the UK, becoming Brown's first UK number one single.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kreisler|first=Lauren|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/chris-brown-turns-it-up-to-number-1-1314/|title=Chris Brown turns it up to Number 1!|newspaper=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=April 1, 2012|access-date=April 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120408201437/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/chris-brown-turns-it-up-to-number-1-1314/|archive-date=April 8, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
"Sweet Love" was sent to US [[urban contemporary]] radio on April 10, 2012 as the second single from the album.<ref name="Urban/UAC Future Releases">{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases |title=Urban/UAC Future Releases |website=All Access Music Group |access-date=June 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120810204611/http://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases |archive-date=August 10, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Alexis|first=Nadeska|url=http://rapfix.mtv.com/2012/03/29/chris-brown-sweet-love-fortune-single/|title=Chris Brown Makes 'Sweet Love' On Fortune Single|website=Rapfix|date=March 29, 2012|access-date=April 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402021552/http://rapfix.mtv.com/2012/03/29/chris-brown-sweet-love-fortune-single/|archive-date=April 2, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Newman|first=Melinda|url=http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/the-beat-goes-on/posts/listen-chris-brown-wants-to-make-sweet-love-to-you|title=Listen: Chris Brown wants to make Sweet Love to you on new single|newspaper=[[HitFix]]|date=March 29, 2012|access-date=April 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403022621/http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/the-beat-goes-on/posts/listen-chris-brown-wants-to-make-sweet-love-to-you|archive-date=April 3, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The song reached number 89 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart,<ref name="hot100"/> and number 25 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.<ref name="r&bchart"/>
 
"Till I Die", featuring rappers [[Big Sean]] and Wiz Khalifa, was released to US [[rhythmic contemporary]] radio on May 1, 2012 as the third single from ''Fortune''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases |title=Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases |website=All Access Music Group |access-date=June 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419131701/http://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases |archive-date=April 19, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> "Till I Die" received positive reviews from music critics, most of whom praised the production.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bain|first=Becky|url=http://idolator.com/6342032/chris-brown-big-sean-wiz-khalifa-til-i-die-listen-2|title=Chris Brown, Big Sean & Wiz Khalifa's 'Fortune' Track 'Till I Die'|website=Idolator|date=April 10, 2012|access-date=April 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421074738/http://idolator.com/6342032/chris-brown-big-sean-wiz-khalifa-til-i-die-listen-2|archive-date=April 21, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Fitzgerald|first=Trent|url=http://popcrush.com/chris-brown-drops-new-song-til-i-die-featuring-big-sean-wiz-khalifa/|title=Chris Brown Drops New Song 'Till I Die' Featuring Big Sean + Wiz Khalifa|work=PopCrush|date=April 11, 2012|access-date=April 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414051730/http://popcrush.com/chris-brown-drops-new-song-til-i-die-featuring-big-sean-wiz-khalifa/|archive-date=April 14, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> It peaked at number 17 on the US [[Hot Rap Songs|Rap Songs]] chart,<ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=chris brown|chart=Rap Airplay}}|title=Chris Brown Album & Song Chart History: Rap Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 15, 2012}}</ref> and at number 14 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.<ref name="r&bchart"/>
 
"[[Don't Wake Me Up (song)|Don't Wake Me Up]]" was sent to US contemporary hit radio on June 12, 2012 as the album's fourth single.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=06/12/2012&Format=1 |title=CHR/Top 40: Week of June 12, 2012 |magazine=[[Radio & Records]] |access-date=May 20, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029221148/http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=06%2F12%2F2012&Format=1 |archive-date=October 29, 2013 }}</ref> "Don't Wake Me Up" received positive reviews from music critics, who generally praised its production.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://singersroom.com/content/2012-05-13/Chris-Brown-Dont-Wake-Me-Up/|title=Music &#124; Chris Brown - Don't Wake Me Up &#124; Singersroom|date=May 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515121731/http://singersroom.com/content/2012-05-13/Chris-Brown-Dont-Wake-Me-Up/|access-date=December 8, 2021|archive-date=May 15, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aolradioblog.com/new-song/chris-brown-dont-wake-me-up/|title=Chris Brown, 'Don't Wake Me Up' – New Song|website=[[AOL Radio]]|date=May 22, 2012|access-date=May 31, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029210820/http://www.aolradioblog.com/new-song/chris-brown-dont-wake-me-up/|archive-date=October 29, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> It reached the top ten in Australia, Austria, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway and the UK.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Chris+Brown&titel=Don%27t+Wake+Me+Up&cat=s|title=australian-charts.com - Chris Brown - Don't Wake Me Up|website=Australian-charts.com|access-date=December 8, 2021}}</ref><ref name="irechart">{{cite web|url=http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Chris+Brown|title=Discography Chris Brown|website=irish-charts.com|access-date=July 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021002000/http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Chris+Brown|archive-date=October 21, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="japanhot100">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=chris brown|chart=Japan Hot 100}}|title=Chris Brown Album & Song Chart History: Japan Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 8, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20120708/7501/|title=Official Singles Chart Top 100 &#124; Official Charts Company|website=Officialcharts.com|access-date=December 8, 2021}}</ref> In the US, "Don't Wake Me Up" peaked at number 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, becoming Brown's twelfth top ten single on the chart, and his second top ten single from ''Fortune'', following "Turn Up the Music".<ref name="hot100"/>
 
"[[Don't Judge Me]]" was sent to US urban contemporary radio on August 14, 2012, as the album's fifth single.<ref name="Urban/UAC Future Releases"/> The song peaked at number 21 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart,<ref name="r&bchart"/> and at number 67 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart.<ref name="hot100"/>
 
== Critical reception ==
{{Album ratings
| MC = 38/100<ref name="MC">https://www.metacritic.com/music/fortune/chris-brown</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="Kellman">{{cite web|last=Kellman|first=Andy|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/fortune-mw0002329610|title=''Fortune'' – Chris Brown|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=July 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120706062739/http://www.allmusic.com/album/fortune-mw0002329610|archive-date=July 6, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[BBC Music]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/6h5c/</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|2|4}}<ref name="Kot">{{cite news|last=Kot|first=Greg|author-link=Greg Kot|date=July 1, 2012|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-07-01/entertainment/chi-chris-brown-album-review-fortune-reviewed-20120701_1_album-review-chris-brown-rihanna|title=Chris Brown album review; Fortune reviewed|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|access-date=July 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120704120810/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-07-01/entertainment/chi-chris-brown-album-review-fortune-reviewed-20120701_1_album-review-chris-brown-rihanna|archive-date=July 4, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev4Score = C–<ref name="Anderson">{{cite journal|last=Anderson|first=Kyle|date=July 6, 2012|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20607481,00.html|title=Fortune Review|journal=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|issue=1214|access-date=July 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120705233402/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20607481,00.html|archive-date=July 5, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
| rev5Score = {{Rating|2|4}}<ref name="Roberts">{{cite news|last=Roberts|first=Randall|date=July 2, 2012|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-0703-chris-brown-review-20120703,0,5033477.story|title=Review: Chris Brown's 'Fortune' is brash and commercial|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=July 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120703063655/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-0703-chris-brown-review-20120703,0,5033477.story|archive-date=July 3, 2012}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[The Observer]]''
| rev6Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="Hoby">{{cite news|last=Hoby|first=Hermione|date=June 30, 2012|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/jul/01/chris-brown-fortune-review?newsfeed=true|title=Chris Brown: Fortune – review|newspaper=[[The Observer]]|at=The New Review section, p. 27|access-date=July 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306062859/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/jul/01/chris-brown-fortune-review?newsfeed=true|archive-date=March 6, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[HipHopDX]]''
| rev7Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="Fairfax">{{cite magazine|last=Fairfax|first=Jesse|date=July 11, 2012|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.1922/title.chris-brown--fortune|title=Chris Brown – Fortune|magazine=[[HipHopDX]]|access-date=February 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712144945/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.1922/title.chris-brown--fortune|archive-date=July 12, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev8Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="Johnston">{{cite magazine|last=Johnston|first=Maura|author-link=Maura Johnston|date=July 16, 2012|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/fortune-20120716|title=Fortune|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=July 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722041406/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/fortune-20120716|archive-date=July 22, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[The Scotsman]]''
| rev9Score = {{Rating|2|4}}<ref name="Shepherd">{{cite news|last=Shepherd|first=Fiona|date=July 2, 2012|url=http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/music/news-and-features/cd-reviews-chris-brown-martin-creed-go-kart-mozart-1-2387142|title=CD reviews: Chris Brown|newspaper=[[The Scotsman]]|location=Edinburgh|access-date=January 1, 2013}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev10Score = 4/10<ref name="Walters">{{cite journal|last=Walters|first=Barry|date=July 3, 2012|url=https://www.spin.com/2012/07/chris-brown-fortune-rca/|title=Chris Brown, 'Fortune' (RCA)|journal=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|location=New York|access-date=July 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313031423/https://www.spin.com/2012/07/chris-brown-fortune-rca/|archive-date=March 13, 2016}}</ref>
}}
 
''Fortune'' was met with generally negative reviews from music critics. At [[Metacritic]], the album received an [[Weighted arithmetic mean|average]] score of 38, based on 14 reviews.<ref name="MC"/>
 
[[AllMusic]]'s Andy Kellman criticized the album's lyrical content as "shameless" and found "few dimensions" in its music, calling it "an album of unapologetic swashbuckling" that is "saved{{nbsp}}... from being a disaster" by some of its production.<ref name="Kellman"/> Kyle Anderson of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' found the songwriting perfunctory and commented that the album "furthers the uncomfortable and frustrating disconnect between Brown's hotheaded personal life and his oddly edgeless musical persona".<ref name="Anderson"/> Jon Caramanica of ''[[The New York Times]]'' criticized Brown's "brazenness" and stated, "Listening to Mr. Brown at the deepest level balances aesthetic pleasures, when they happen, with superegolike self-protection against aligning oneself too closely with someone who's done such heinous things".<ref name="Caramanica">{{cite news|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|date=July 1, 2012|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/01/arts/music/confessional-music-chris-brown-usher-and-r-kelly.html?pagewanted=all|title=Sifting Through Songs For the Man Underneath|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|page=AR17|access-date=July 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120701070138/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/01/arts/music/confessional-music-chris-brown-usher-and-r-kelly.html?pagewanted=all|archive-date=July 1, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Hermione Hoby of ''[[The Observer]]'' panned the album's songs as "ugly stuff".<ref name="Hoby"/> Jesse Fairfax of ''[[HipHopDX]]'' found ''Fortune'' to be "a good album of grandiose self-assured posturing", but he said that it's "kind of below to what Brown could bring to the table".<ref name="Fairfax"/><ref name="Lockers">{{cite magazine|last=Lockers|first=Melissa|date=July 3, 2012|url=http://entertainment.time.com/2012/07/03/chris-browns-fortune-a-mix-of-bangers-and-ballads-but-no-regrets/|title=Chris Brown's Fortune: A Mix of Beats and Ballads, But No Regrets|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=July 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120706154726/http://entertainment.time.com/2012/07/03/chris-browns-fortune-a-mix-of-bangers-and-ballads-but-no-regrets/|archive-date=July 6, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Evan Rytlewski of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' criticized Brown's "no apologies mantra" but ended up saying that "The truth is in the eye of the beholder, and with easily accessible albums like Fortune, there will continue to be a lot of eyes on Chris Brown".<ref name="Rytlewski">{{cite news|last=Rytlewski|first=Evan|date=July 10, 2012|url=https://www.avclub.com/articles/chris-brown-fortune,82179/|title=Chris Brown: Fortune|newspaper=[[The A.V. Club]]|access-date=July 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712235903/http://www.avclub.com/articles/chris-brown-fortune%2C82179/|archive-date=July 12, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
James Reed of ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' complimented "Don't Wake Me Up" as "a thumping club cut that's irresistible on an otherwise forgettable album".<ref name="Reed">{{cite news|last=Reed|first=James|date=July 2, 2012|url=http://bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2012/07/02/review-chris-brown-fortune/556C9ftBbCyhbTJKNPW9GP/story.html|title=CD REVIEW: Chris Brown, 'Fortune'|newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]|access-date=July 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424072641/http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2012/07/02/review-chris-brown-fortune/556C9ftBbCyhbTJKNPW9GP/story.html|archive-date=April 24, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Barry Walters of ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' commented that, apart from "Don't Wake Me Up", ''Fortune'' "makes it easy for Chris Brown's haters and harder on his many fans", writing that "there's more than the usual number of midtempo ballads that once again mix sex-fantasy titillation with his defensiveness".<ref name="Walters"/> ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' writer [[Greg Kot]] called the album "a pure-pop candy cane, meant to be enjoyed, consumed and forgotten", commenting that "its mixture of smut, vulnerability, menace and dancefloor celebration".<ref name="Kot"/> In a mixed review, Randall Roberts of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' likened the album's trendy musical style to a product's [[shelf life]] and attributed it to "Brown's reflex of curbing his creative impulses at nearly every turn, with a few killer exceptions, and showing a conservatism unbecoming such a self-styled renegade".<ref name="Roberts"/>
=== Accolades ===
''Fortune'' garnered a nomination for Favorite Soul/R&B Album at the [[American Music Awards of 2012|2012 American Music Awards]], but lost to [[Rihanna]]'s ''[[Talk That Talk (Rihanna album)|Talk That Talk]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/10/09/rihanna-nicki-minaj-lead-2012-american-music-awards-nominations/|title=Rihanna, Nicki Minaj Lead 2012 American Music Awards Nominations|magazine=Rap-Up|author=Lazerine, Devin|date=October 9, 2012|access-date=October 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013010107/http://www.rap-up.com/2012/10/09/rihanna-nicki-minaj-lead-2012-american-music-awards-nominations/|archive-date=October 13, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/11/18/justin-bieber-nicki-minaj-win-big-at-amas/|title=Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj Win Big at AMAs|magazine=Rap-Up|author=Lazerine, Devin|date=November 18, 2012|access-date=December 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127030725/http://www.rap-up.com/2012/11/18/justin-bieber-nicki-minaj-win-big-at-amas/|archive-date=January 27, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> The album was nominated for World's Best Album at the 2012 [[World Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldmusicawards.com/ |title=2012 World Music Awards |website=[[World Music Awards|Worldmusicawards.com]] |access-date=June 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121128071633/http://www.worldmusicawards.com/ |archive-date=November 28, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It earned a nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album|Best Urban Contemporary Album]] at the [[55th Annual Grammy Awards|2013 Grammy Awards]], though ultimately lost to [[Frank Ocean]]'s ''[[Channel Orange]].''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees |title=55th Annual Grammy Awards Nominees |website=[[Grammy Award|Grammy.com]] |access-date=December 6, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204023547/http://www.grammy.com/NOMINEES |archive-date=December 4, 2010 }}</ref> At the [[2013 Billboard Music Awards|2013 ''Billboard'' Music Awards]], ''Fortune'' was nominated for Top R&B Album.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://uproxx.com/hitfix/2013-billboard-music-awards-winners-and-nominees-complete-list/ |title=2013 Billboard Music Awards winners and nominees – complete list |newspaper=[[Uproxx]] |date=May 19, 2013 |access-date=July 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407053531/https://uproxx.com/hitfix/2013-billboard-music-awards-winners-and-nominees-complete-list/ |archive-date=April 7, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== Commercial performance ==
The album entered at number one on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], with first-week sales of 135,000 copies, giving Brown his second chart-topping album in the US.<ref name="Billboard200">https://web.archive.org/web/20130330150649/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/481552/chris-brown-usher-too-pop-to-stay-on-top</ref> However, the first-week sales of ''Fortune'' were less than those of Brown's previous studio album ''F.A.M.E.'', which sold 270,000 copies and was also a chart topper.<ref name="Billboard200" /> In its second week on the chart, ''Fortune'' experienced a 67% sales decrease, selling 45,000 copies, and the album descended three places to number four.<ref>https://www.webcitation.org/6AfD79dDQ?url=http://m.billboard.com/v/News/ZacBrownBandFrank/?p=0&KSID=ad102a113cf37fe3c8620e8cc7ba2906&ints_viewed=1</ref> The following week, the album fell out of the top ten, falling a further nine places to number 13, selling 26,600 copies in its third week.<ref name="thirdweek">{{cite news|last=Langhorne|first=Cyrus|url=http://www.sohh.com/2012/07/nas_brings_life_at_no_1_frank_ocean_spla.html#more|title=Nas Brings Life At No. 1, Frank Ocean Splashes In Top 5, Matisyahu Sparks The Chart|newspaper=[[SOHH]]|date=July 25, 2012|access-date=July 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728053008/http://www.sohh.com/2012/07/nas_brings_life_at_no_1_frank_ocean_spla.html#more|archive-date=July 28, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> As of September 2012, ''Fortune'' has sold 303,600 copies in the US.<ref>{{cite news|last=Langhorne|first=Cyrus|url=http://www.sohh.com/2012/09/2_chainz_gets_locked_outta_top_10_dmx_ba.html#more|title=2 Chainz Gets Locked Outta Top 10, DMX Barks His Way To Top 20, Daddy Yankee Marches To The Chart Stays|newspaper=SOHH|date=September 19, 2012|access-date=September 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922215801/http://www.sohh.com/2012/09/2_chainz_gets_locked_outta_top_10_dmx_ba.html#more|archive-date=September 22, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> It ranked as the 77th best-selling album of 2012 in the country.<ref name="year end"/> On March 25, 2016, the album was certified [[RIAA Certification|platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA), for combined album sales and album-equivalent units of over one million in the US.<ref name="riaa"/>
''Fortune'' made its debut on the [[Irish Albums Chart]] at number four on July 5, 2012, marking Brown's third top-ten album in that country.<ref name="IrishAlbums">{{cite web|url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p/musicvideo/music/archive/index_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=27|title=Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 5 July 2012|website=[[GfK Chart-Track]]|access-date=July 7, 2012|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6AfWEkbmb?url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=27|archive-date=14 September 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Chris+Brown|title=Discography Chris Brown|website=irish-charts.com|access-date=July 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021002000/http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Chris+Brown|archive-date=October 21, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> In the Netherlands, the album debuted on the [[Album Top 100|Dutch Albums Chart]] at number one on July 7, 2012, giving Brown his first chart-topping album in the country.<ref name="DutchAlbums" /> ''Fortune'' debuted at number one on the [[UK Albums Chart]] for the issue date of July 14, 2012, selling 29,980 copies in its first week, and giving Brown his first UK number-one album.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Jones|first=Alan|url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1050299&c=1|title=Official Charts Analysis: No.1 Chris Brown LP sells 30k units in UK|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=July 9, 2012|access-date=July 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303182526/http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1050299&c=1|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Lane|first=Dan|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/chris-brown-scores-first-official-uk-number-1-with-fortune-1479/|title=Chris Brown scores first Official UK Number 1 with Fortune|newspaper=Official Charts Company|date=July 8, 2012|access-date=July 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120714030204/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/chris-brown-scores-first-official-uk-number-1-with-fortune-1479/|archive-date=July 14, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> This stood as the first time that an R&B album reached number one in both the UK and US since [[Beyoncé Knowles|Beyoncé]]'s fourth solo studio album ''[[4 (Beyoncé Knowles album)|4]]'' did so in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|last=Grein|first=Paul|url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-july-8-2012-albums-brown-2-145312854.html|title=Week Ending July 8, 2012. Albums: Chris Brown, 2; Rihanna, 0|website=[[Yahoo! Music]]|date=July 11, 2012|access-date=July 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713154155/http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-july-8-2012-albums-brown-2-145312854.html|archive-date=July 13, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Amidon">https://web.archive.org/web/20120829235223/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/162206-chris-brown-fortune</ref> The album was ultimately certified gold by [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI) on January 17, 2014 for combined album sales and album-equivalent units of over 100,000 in the UK.<ref name="bpi"/> ''Fortune'' debuted at number 9 on the [[Oricon Albums Chart|Japanese Albums Chart]], selling 9,922 copies for the week ending July 16, 2012.<ref name="Oricon" /><ref name="Wright">{{cite magazine|last=Wright|first=Mic|date=July 2, 2012|url=http://www.musicomh.com/albums/chris-brown_0612.htm|title=Chris Brown – Fortune|magazine=[[musicOMH]]|access-date=July 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120705220533/http://www.musicomh.com/albums/chris-brown_0612.htm|archive-date=July 5, 2012}}</ref> The album also debuted at number six on the [[Canadian Albums Chart]] and number 10 on the [[Swiss Music Charts|Swiss Albums Chart]] respectively.<ref name="CanadianAlbums">{{cite magazine|last=Daniell|first=Mark|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2012/07/11/19976006.html|title=Chris Brown's latest CD flops|magazine=[[Jam!]]|date=July 11, 2012|access-date=July 12, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121209023558/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2012/07/11/19976006.html|archive-date=December 9, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="DutchAlbums" /> On the [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|French Albums Chart]], ''Fortune'' entered at number eight, selling 6,434 copies in its first week; this debut made it stand as Brown's first album to enter the top ten on the chart.<ref name="FrenchAlbums">{{cite web|url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/actualite/news-80733.html|title=Top Albums : Shy'm détrônée par une compilation NRJ, Chris Brown démarre fort|language=fr|website=Charts in France|date=July 12, 2012|access-date=July 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718023717/http://www.chartsinfrance.net/actualite/news-80733.html|archive-date=July 18, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Chris+Brown |title=Discographie Chris Brown |language=fr |website=lescharts.com |access-date=July 12, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112145158/http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Chris+Brown |archive-date=November 12, 2012 }}</ref> The album peaked at number two on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Albums Chart]], giving Brown his highest charting album in Australia and was ultimately certified gold by the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) in 2019 for exceeding 35,000 shipped copies.<ref name="auschart" /><ref name="aria"/> In New Zealand, ''Fortune'' debuted at number one on the [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|New Zealand Albums Chart]], becoming Brown's first number-one album in the country.<ref name="nzchart" /> On the [[Scottish Singles and Albums Chart|Scottish Albums Chart]], the album reached number two.<ref name="scotland"/> ''Fortune'' debuted at number 13 on both the [[Hitlisten|Danish Albums Chart]] and [[GfK Entertainment charts|German Albums Chart]].<ref name="DutchAlbums"/><ref name="germany"/>
==Track listing==
Credits adapted from liner notes.
 
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
 
| title1 = [[Turn Up the Music (Chris Brown song)|Turn Up the Music]]
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Chris Brown]]|[[Harvey Mason Jr.]]|Michael Jimenez|[[Terence Coles]]}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Fuego|[[The Underdogs (production team)|The Underdogs]]}}
| length1 = 3:48
 
| title2 = [[Bassline (Chris Brown song)|Bassline]]
| writer2 = {{hlist|Brown|Robert Calloway|Ronald "Flip" Colson|Andrea Simms}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|[[Pop & Oak]]|Dayvijae{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length2 = 3:59
 
| title3 = [[Till I Die (Chris Brown song)|Till I Die]]
| note3 = featuring [[Big Sean]] and [[Wiz Khalifa]]
| writer3 = {{hlist|Brown|[[Big Sean|Sean Anderson]]|[[Wiz Khalifa|Cameron Thomaz]]}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|[[Danja (record producer)|Danja]]|[[Marcella Araica]]{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length3 = 3:56
 
| title4 = Mirage
| note4 = featuring [[Nas]]
| writer4 = {{hlist|Brown|[[Nas|Nasir Jones]]|[[Eric Bellinger]]|[[Kevin McCall]]}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|[[Harmony Samuels|H-Money]]|Brown{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length4 = 4:17
 
| title5 = [[Don't Judge Me]]
| writer5 = Brown
| extra5 = [[The Messengers (producers)|The Messengers]]
| length5 = 4:00
 
| title6 = 2012
| writer6 = {{hlist|Brown|McCall}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|[[Adonis Shropshire|Adonis]]|McCall{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length6 = 4:08
 
| title7 = Biggest Fan
| writer7 = {{hlist|Brown|[[Sevyn Streeter|Amber Streeter]]}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|[[The Runners (production duo)|The Runners]]|[[The Monarch (production team)|The Monarch]]{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length7 = 3:59
 
| title8 = [[Sweet Love (Chris Brown song)|Sweet Love]]
| writer8 = Brown
| extra8 = {{hlist|Perry|[[Polow da Don]]}}
| length8 = 3:20
 
| title9 = [[Strip (Chris Brown song)|Strip]]
| note9 = featuring [[Kevin McCall]]
| writer9 = {{hlist|Brown|McCall|Streeter}}
| extra9 = Tha Bizness
| length9 = 2:47
 
| title10 = Stuck on Stupid
| writer10 = {{hlist|Brown|[[Dewain Whitmore Jr.]]}}
| extra10 = {{hlist|Kennedy|D. Jones{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length10 = 3:59
 
| title11 = 4 Years Old
| writer11 = Brown
| extra11 = {{hlist|Polow da Don|Hittz}}
| length11 = 3:49
 
| title12 = Party Hard / Cadillac (Interlude)
| note12 = featuring [[Sevyn Streeter|Sevyn]]
| writer12 = {{hlist|Brown|Streeter}}
| extra12 = {{hlist|[[Boi-1da]]|Kennedy|Brown}}
| length12 = 5:14
 
| title13 = [[Don't Wake Me Up (song)|Don't Wake Me Up]]
| writer13 = {{hlist|Brown|[[Ryan Buendia]]|[[Priscilla Renea|Priscilla Hamilton]]|Nicholas Marsh|[[Michael McHenry]]|[[Alain Whyte]]}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|[[Alle Benassi]]|[[Benny Benassi]]|[[Jean-Baptiste (songwriter)|Free School]]|[[William Orbit]]|Kennedy{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length13 = 3:42
 
| title14 = Trumpet Lights
| note14 = featuring Sabrina Antoinette
| writer14 = Brown
| extra14 = {{hlist|Polow da Don|[[J-Roc|Jerome Harmon]]{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length14 = 3:47
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Deluxe edition additional tracks<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Fortune |others=[[Chris Brown]] |year=2012 |type=CD booklet |edition=Deluxe|publisher=RCA Records}}</ref>
| extra_column = Producer(s)
 
| title15 = Tell Somebody
| writer15 = Brown
| extra15 = {{hlist|Polow da Don|Harmon{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length15 = 4:04
 
| title16 = Free Run
| writer16 = {{hlist|Dominique Cohill|Michael Daley|Steve Russell}}
| extra16 = The Underdogs
| length16 = 4:01
 
| title17 = Remember My Name
| note17 = featuring Sevyn
| writer17 = {{hlist|Brown|Streeter|McCall}}
| extra17 = {{hlist|Brown|Free School|[[Jonas Jeberg]]{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length17 = 3:39
 
| title18 = Wait for You
| writer18 = {{hlist|Brown|Bellinger}}
| extra18 = {{hlist|H-Money|Brown{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length18 = 3:38
 
| title19 = Touch Me
| note19 = featuring Sevyn
| writer19 = {{hlist|Brown|Streeter}}
| extra19 = R.A.P. 1220
| length19 = 3:37
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = UK and Ireland deluxe edition (bonus tracks)<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Fortune |others=[[Chris Brown]] |year=2012 |type=CD booklet |edition=UK and Ireland Deluxe|publisher=RCA Records}}</ref>
| extra_column = Producer(s)
 
| title20 = Key 2 Your Heart
| writer20 = {{hlist|Brown|McCall}}
| extra20 = [[Dallas Austin]]
| length20 = 3:23
 
| title21 = Do It Again
| writer21 = {{hlist|Brown|Streeter}}
| extra21 = {{hlist|The Runners|Catalyst}}
| length21 = 3:34
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese deluxe edition (bonus track)<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Fortune |others=[[Chris Brown]] |year=2012 |type=CD booklet |edition=Japan Deluxe|publisher=RCA Records}}</ref>
| extra_column = Producer(s)
 
| title20 = Your World
| writer20 = Brown
| extra20 = The Messengers
| length20 = 3:50
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Rarities & B-Sides package, and [[streaming]] version (bonus tracks)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/fortune-expanded-edition/1456143496|title=Fortune (Expanded Edition) by Chris Brown|date=June 29, 2012|access-date=December 8, 2021|website=Music.apple.com}}</ref>
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 87:04
 
| title20 = Oh Yeah
| note20 = featuring [[Snoop Dogg]] and [[2 Chainz]]
| writer20 = {{hlist|Brown|Omololu Akinlolu|[[Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr.]]|[[2 Chainz|Tauheed K. Epps]]}}
| extra20 = {{hlist|[[Drumma Boy]]}}
| length20 = 4:41
 
| title21 = Calypso
| writer21 = Brown
| extra21 = Polow da Don
| length21 = 4:49
 
| title22 = Get Down
| note22 = featuring [[T-Pain]] and [[B.o.B]]
| writer22 = {{hlist|Brown|[[Faheem Rasheed Najm]]|[[B.o.B|Bobby Ray Simmons Jr.]]}}
| extra22 = [[Young Fyre]]
| length22 = 3:38
}}
 
'''Notes'''
* {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies a co-producer
* The UK and Ireland deluxe edition is a [[Double album|double disc album]].
* "Turn Up the Music" contains background vocals by Michael Jimenez
* "Don't Judge Me", "Biggest Fan", "Stuck on Stupid" and "Do It Again" contains background vocals by [[Sevyn Streeter]]
* "2012" contains background vocals by [[Adonis Shropshire|Adonis]], Georgia Reign, and [[Kevin McCall]]
* "Party Hard / Cadillac (Interlude)" contains background vocals by [[Dewain Whitmore Jr.]]
* "Wait for You" contains background vocals by Courtney Harrell
* "Key 2 Your Heart" contains background vocals by Kevin McCall
 
'''Sample credits'''
*"Party Hard / Cadillac (Interlude)" contains a portion of "[[Computer Love (Zapp song)|Computer Love]]", written by Shirley Murdock, Larry Troutman and Roger Troutman.
 
== Personnel ==
Credits for ''Fortune'' adapted from liner notes.
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*Adonis – producer
*Alle Benassi – producer
*Benny Benassi – producer
*Boi-1da – producer
*Delbert Bowers – assistant
*Chris Brown – creative director, executive producer, producer
*Kweli Calderon – grooming
*Dan Cohen – engineer
*Tom Coyne – mastering
*Greg Curtis – keyboards
*Danja – producer
*Alex Delicata – electric guitar, guitar arrangements
*Alex Dilliplane – assistant
*Iain Findlay – assistant
*Andre Frappier – guitar
*Free School – producer
*Fuego – producer
*Chris Galland – assistant
*Doug Geikie – assistant
*[[Serban Ghenea]] – mixing
*Steven Gomillion – photography
*John Hanes – mixing engineer
*Jerome "J Roc" Harmon – producer
*Trehy Harris – assistant
*Andrew Hey – engineer
*Tommy Hitz – producer
*Is – guitar
*Dayvi Jae – producer
*Jaycen Joshua – mixing
*Michael "Mike J" Jiminez – background vocals
{{col-2}}
*Dante Jones – producer
*Brian Kennedy – producer
*Dennis Leupold – photography
*Lonnie-Smoek-Stinson – grooming
*[[Manny Marroquin]] – mixing
*Kevin McCall – background vocals, producer
*The Messengers – producer
*The Monarch – producer
*William Orbit – producer
*Jason "JP" Perry – producer
*Polow da Don – producer
*Georgia Reign – background vocals
*The Runners – producer
*Jacqueln S. – photography model
*Sajata S. – photography model
*Harmony "H Money" Samuels – producer
*Phil Seaford – assistant engineer
*[[Adonis Shropshire]] – background vocals
*Bradford Smith – assistant
*Brian Springer – engineer
*Amber Streeter – background vocals
*Sviatlana – photography model
*Team Breezy – art direction, creative director, design, executive producer, management, stylist
*Tha Bizness – producer
*David Thomas – stylist
*The Underdogs – producer
*Jeff "Supa Jeff" Villanueva – pro-tools
*Courtney Walter – art direction, creative director, design
*[[Pop & Oak]] – producer team
*Dewaine Whitmore, Jr. – background vocals
*Siraaj Amnesia James – arranger
{{col-end}}
 
== Charts ==
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{{col-2}}
 
=== Weekly charts ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2012)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Australia|2|artist=Chris Brown|album=Fortune|rowheader=true|access-date=June 27, 2019|refname="auschart"}}
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Urban Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_urban.asp?chart=1Q40RB&chart2=1R40RB|title=Top 40 Urban Albums & Singles Chart|website=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA)|access-date=June 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621223038/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_urban.asp?chart=1Q40RB&chart2=1R40RB|archive-date=June 21, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
|-
! scope="row"| Austrian Albums ([[Ö3 Austria Top 40|Ö3 Austria]])<ref name="DutchAlbums"/>
| style="text-align:center;"| 28
|-
! scope="row"| Belgian Albums ([[Ultratop]] Flanders)<ref name="DutchAlbums"/>
| style="text-align:center;"| 21
|-
! scope="row"| Belgian Albums ([[Ultratop]] Wallonia)<ref name="DutchAlbums"/>
| style="text-align:center;"| 24
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|6|artist=Chris Brown|album=Fortune|rowheader=true|access-date=June 27, 2019}}
|-
! scope="row"| Czech Albums ([[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|ČNS IFPI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparada/index.php?a=titul&hitparada=14&titul=150550&sec=6b7f784f940f77ad50efb683e3bb8fdc|title=TOP50 Prodejní: Brown, Chris – Fortune|website=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]] (IFPI)|access-date=July 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223193044/http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparada/index.php?a=titul&hitparada=14&titul=150550&sec=6b7f784f940f77ad50efb683e3bb8fdc|archive-date=December 23, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 27
|-
! scope="row"| Danish Albums ([[Hitlisten]])<ref name="DutchAlbums"/>
| style="text-align:center;"| 13
|-
! scope="row"| Dutch Albums ([[Album Top 100]])<ref name="DutchAlbums">{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Chris+Brown&titel=Fortune&cat=a|title=Chris Brown – Fortune|website=dutchcharts.nl|access-date=July 14, 2012|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6AfWAONdh?url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Chris+Brown&titel=Fortune&cat=a|archive-date=September 14, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
|-
{{album chart|France|8|artist=Chris Brown|album=Fortune|rowheader=true|access-date=June 27, 2019}}
|-
! scope="row"| German Albums ([[GfK Entertainment Charts|Offizielle Top 100]])<ref name="germany">{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-188053|title=Album – Chris Brown, Fortune|language=de|website=charts.de|access-date=June 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503140730/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-188053|archive-date=May 3, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 13
|-
{{album chart|Ireland2|4|artist=Chris Brown|rowheader=true|access-date=June 27, 2019}}
|-
! scope="row"| Japanese Albums ([[Oricon Albums Chart|Oricon]])<ref name="Oricon">{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2012-07-16/more/2/ |title=Chart Track |language=ja |website=[[Oricon]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130111234859/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2012-07-16/more/2/ |access-date=June 24, 2019 |archive-date=January 11, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 9
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|1|artist=Chris Brown|album=Fortune|rowheader=true|access-date=June 27, 2019|refname="nzchart"}}
|-
! scope="row"| Norwegian Albums ([[VG-lista]])<ref name="DutchAlbums"/>
| style="text-align:center;"| 28
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|2|date=20120708|rowheader=true|refname="scotland"|access-date=June 27, 2019}}
|-
{{album chart|Spain|21|artist=Chris Brown|album=Fortune|rowheader=true|access-date=June 27, 2019}}
|-
! scope="row"| Swedish Albums ([[Sverigetopplistan]])<ref name="DutchAlbums"/>
| style="text-align:center;"| 54
|-
! scope="row"| Swiss Albums ([[Swiss Hitparade|Schweizer Hitparade]])<ref name="DutchAlbums"/>
| style="text-align:center;"| 10
|-
{{album chart|UK|1|artist=Chris Brown|rowheader=true|access-date=June 27, 2019}}
|-
{{album chart|UKR&B|1|date=20120708|rowheader=true|access-date=June 27, 2019}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|1|artist=Chris Brown|rowheader=true|access-date=June 27, 2019}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=Chris Brown|rowheader=true|access-date=June 27, 2019}}
|}
{{col-2}}
 
=== Year-end charts ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!scope="col"|Chart (2012)
!scope="col"|Position
|-
!scope="row"| Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-urban-albums-2012.htm |title=ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Urban Albums 2012 |website=Australian Recording Industry Association |access-date=January 9, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409211600/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-urban-albums-2012.htm |archive-date=April 9, 2013 }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 13
|-
!scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite journal |title=UK Albums Chart 2012 |url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusEOY2012.pdf |journal=[[UKChartsPlus|ChartsPlus]] |access-date=October 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417030408/http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusEOY2012.pdf |archive-date=April 17, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 122
|-
!scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref name="year end">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/the-billboard-200?begin=61&order=position|title=Best of 2012 – Billboard 200 Albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703035907/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/the-billboard-200?begin=61&order=position|archive-date=July 3, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 77
|-
!scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/top-r-b-hip-hop-albums?begin=11&order=position|title=Best of 2012 – R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703035906/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/top-r-b-hip-hop-albums?begin=11&order=position|archive-date=July 3, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 14
|-
|}
 
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!scope="col"|Chart (2013)
!scope="col"|Position
|-
!scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Best of 2013 – R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331205945/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|archive-date=March 31, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 53
|-
|}
 
{{col-end}}
 
== Certifications ==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2012|certyear=2019|refname="aria"|access-date=December 2, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|type=album|title=Fortune|award=Gold|artist=Chris Brown|relyear=2012|certyear=2013|source=artist|access-date=December 2, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|title=Fortune|artist=Chris Brown|award=Gold|refname="bpi"|relyear=2012|access-date=June 24, 2019}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|title=Fortune|artist=Chris Brown|award=Platinum|refname="riaa"|relyear=2012|certyear=2016|access-date=June 24, 2019}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true}}
 
==See also==
*[[List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2012|List of ''Billboard'' 200 number-one albums of 2012]]
*[[List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 2012|List of ''Billboard'' number-one R&B albums of 2012]]
*[[List of number-one albums from the 2010s (New Zealand)]]
*[[List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 2010s]]
*[[List of UK R&B Albums Chart number ones of 2012]]
 
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
 
== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.chrisbrownworld.com/us/home}}
* ''[https://www.discogs.com/master/473323 Fortune]'' at [[Discogs]] (list of releases)
 
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[[Category:Albums produced by Boi-1da]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Brian Kennedy (record producer)]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Dallas Austin]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Danja (record producer)]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Free School]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Polow da Don]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Tha Bizness]]
[[Category:Albums produced by the Messengers (producers)]]
[[Category:Albums produced by the Runners]]
[[Category:Albums produced by the Underdogs (production team)]]
[[Category:Albums produced by William Orbit]]
[[Category:RCA Records albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Harmony Samuels]]
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