Fortune is the fifth studio album by American singer Chris Brown. It was released July 3, 2012 by RCA Records. The music consists of R&B and pop, containing elements of electronic music, while the lyrical content concentrates on sexual adventures, narcissism, clubbing and romantic love. The album's aesthetics feature a heavy usage of blue, suggesting a futuristic mood, that detaches itself from the graffiti imagery of Brown's precedent two albums. 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", while the word "Fortune" appears behind him in different languages. Brown and his art director Courtney Walter came up with the idea of using hieroglyphics for the album's title. Originally scheduled for release six months after the release of Brown's fourth studio album F.A.M.E. (2011) on March 22, 2011, Fortune was pushed back several times before it was finally given a release date in July 2012. The album received generally negative reviews from 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 Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 55th Grammy Awards. The album topped the charts in the US (his second album to do so), in the UK, the Netherlands and New Zealand, while also attaining top 10 positions in Switzerland, Sco