California (song) 1620072 225021862 2008-07-11T14:32:49Z Rambo's Revenge 4025209 +cat {{Infobox Single | | Name = California | Cover = Phantom_California.jpg | Artist = [[Phantom Planet]] | from Album = [[The Guest (album)|The Guest]] | B-side = | Released = [[November 4]], [[2002]] | Format = [[CD single|CD]] | Recorded = | Genre = [[Indie rock]] | Length = 3:14 | Label = [[Epic Records]] | Writer = | Producer = | Certification = [[Music recording sales certification|Gold]] <small>([[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]])</small> | Chart position = | Last single = | This single = | Next single = | Misc = }} "'''California'''" is a [[song]] featured in [[Phantom Planet]]'s [[2002 in music|2002]] album, ''[[The Guest (album)|The Guest]]''. The song was first heard on national television on episode 8 of [[Fastlane (TV series)|Fastlane]], which was executive produced by McG, who liked the song so much he made it the opening song for The OC. Both the song and the band received major attention when it became the title song on the hit [[television show|show]] on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]], ''[[The O.C.]]''. It was also previously in the soundtrack to the film ''[[Orange County (film)|Orange County]]''. The song is about driving on [[U.S. Route 101]], travelling to see a concert. The estates of [[Al Jolson]] and his songwriting team are co-credited for "California", presumably because the title and chorus come dangerously close to his own "[[California, Here I Come]]". Some websites refer to the Phantom Planet song as a [[cover version|cover]] of the Jolson tune. Some parts of the song, particularly the piano solos at the beginning and end, are similar to the Jolson song, but still contain several differences in melody. The song was rerecorded in [[2005]] by Phantom Planet and re-released as "California 2005", a much mellower version of the song than the original. "California 2005" had its debut in the second episode of ''The O.C.'''s third season, and is featured on ''[[Music from the OC: Mix 5]]''. The song received extensive airplay in the state of California, but was relatively unknown elsewhere as anything but the theme song from ''The O.C.'' The song was then covered in [[2006]] - again for ''The O.C.'', this time being covered by [[Mates of State]] for the [[Music from the OC: Mix 6|sixth installment]] of the ''Music from The OC'' series. The song was also used on ''[[The Simpsons]]'', in the episode "[[Milhouse of Sand and Fog]]", during a parody of ''The O.C.'' The song appears in the documentary ''[[Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room]]'' when the film introduces [[Enron]]'s [[California electricity crisis|misdeeds in California]]. ==Charts== {| class="wikitable" !align="left"|Chart (2004)<ref>[http://www.musicsquare.net/charts/song/1996 Chart peak positions]</ref><ref>[http://euro200.net/Euro-p3.htm EURO 200 Archive]</ref> !align="left"|Peak<br>position |- |align="left"|Austrian Singles Chart |align="center"|3 |- |align="left"|[[Euro 200 Singles chart]] |align="center"|28 |- |align="left"|[[German Singles Chart]] |align="center"|13 |- |align="left"|[[Irish Singles Chart]] |align="center"|10 |- |align="left"|Swiss Singles Chart |align="center"|17 |- |align="left"|[[UK Singles Chart]] |align="center"|9 |- |align="left"|U.S. [[Modern Rock Tracks]] |align="center"|35 |- |} ==References== <references/> ==External links== *{{YouTube|oNRs0RM3EEE|Music video for "California"}} {{Navbox Musical artist | name = Phantom Planet | title = [[Phantom Planet]] | background = group_or_band | above = {{Nowrap begin}}'''[[Alex Greenwald]]''' {{·wrap}} '''[[Sam Farrar]]''' {{·wrap}} '''[[Simon Rix]]''' {{·wrap}} '''[[Darren Robinson (musician)|Darren Robinson]]''' {{·wrap}} '''[[Jeff Conrad]]''' |group1 = Studio albums |list1 = ''[[Phantom Planet Is Missing]]'' {{·wrap}} ''[[The Guest (album)|The Guest]]'' {{·wrap}} ''[[Phantom Planet (album)|Phantom Planet]]'' {{·wrap}} ''[[Raise the Dead]]'' |group2 = Singles |list2 = "[[California (song)|California]]" {{·wrap}} "[[Just (song)|Just]]" |group3 = Other releases |list3 = "[[Polaroid (Phantom Planet album)]]" {{·wrap}} "[[Connect Sets]]" {{·wrap}} "[[Phantom Planet: Negatives]]" {{·wrap}} "[[Live at the Troubadour]]" {{·wrap}} "[[Negatives 2]]" {{·wrap}} "[[Limited Edition Tour EP (Phantom Planet album)|Limited Edition Tour EP]]" }}<noinclude> {{2000s-rock-song-stub}} [[Category:The O.C.]] [[Category:Songs about California]] [[it:California (canzone)]]