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{{Infobox song |image = File:NormanFuckingRockwell.jpg |artist = Lana Del Rey |written = [[Lana Del Rey]]<br>[[Zach Dawes]] |producer = [[Lana Del Rey]]<br>Zach Dawes<br>[[Jack Antonoff]] |recorded = 2017<br>January 18, 2019 |time = 5:05 |Source = [[File:Nfrlogo.png|link=Norman Fucking Rockwell! (album)]] |Singles = {{6S}} |next = "[[The Next Best American Record (song)|The Next Best American Record]]" |previous = "[[How to Disappear (song)|How to Disappear]]" |album = [[Norman Fucking Rockwell! (album)|Norman Fucking Rockwell!]] |MiX = {{Singles7}} |altproducer = [[The Last Shadow Puppets]] |released = August 30, 2019}} {{about|the song produced by [[Zach Dawes]] for ''[[Norman Fucking Rockwell! (album)|Norman Fucking Rockwell!]]''|the 2014 unreleased song of the same name|California (unreleased song)}} "'''California'''" (previously referred to as "'''You Don't Ever Have To'''") is a song by [[Lana Del Rey]] from her sixth studio album ''[[Norman Fucking Rockwell! (album)|Norman Fucking Rockwell!]]''. It was co-written with [[Zach Dawes]] and produced by Del Rey herself, Dawes and [[Jack Antonoff]]. ==Background== Del Rey posted a snippet of the song on Instagram on April 3, 2019.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BvzZMLcjQk-/ <nowiki>Lana Del Rey (@lanadelrey). Instagram. [Access date: April 3, 2019]</nowiki>]</ref> On July 30, 2019, fans discovered the official title was "California" after using Shazam to identify the snippet from Instagram. It has been confirmed that the track belonged to a scrapped album with The Last Shadow Puppets along with "[[Thunder (song)|Thunder]]". A snippet of the demo version leaked on August 27, 2020. A second snippet leaked on September 9, 2020. ==Music video== A homemade video for the song was filmed, but was never officially released.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CDO2gzqHpDb/</ref> A still from the music video was leaked on August 3, 2020.<ref>https://twitter.com/LanaismPoland/status/1290417139480961027?s=20</ref> ==Cross-references== *California is directly referred in a lot of her songs including "[[Fuck It I Love You (song)|Fuck It I Love You]]", "[[Freak (song)|Freak]]", "[[How to Disappear (song)|How to Disappear]]", "[[Angels Forever, Forever Angels (song)|Angels Forever, Forever Angels]]", "[[Shades of Cool (song)|Shades of Cool]]", and "[[If I Die Young (song)|If I Die Young]]". *Trying to be stronger is also a topic in "[[Venice Bitch (song)|Venice Bitch]]". *The phrase "I'll catch you on the flipside" is a direct reference to "[[Flipside (song)|Flipside]]". *The lyric "Your favorite liquor off the top-shelf" is similar to "'Cause her liquor's top shelf" in "[[Carmen (song)|Carmen]]". *Del Rey also counts "One, two, three, four" in "[[Summertime Sadness (song)|Summertime Sadness]]" and "[[Push Me Down (song)|Push Me Down]]". *The phrase "I'll pick you up" also appears in "[[Happiness Is a Butterfly (song)|Happiness Is a Butterfly]]". *Fast cars are also mentioned in "[[Video Games (song)|Video Games]]" and "[[Children of the Bad Revolution (song)|Children of the Bad Revolution]]". *War is also mentioned in "[[Ride (song)|Ride]]", "[[Get Free (song)|Get Free]]" and "[[When the World Was at War We Kept Dancing (song)|When The World Was At War Before We Kept Dancing]]". *Dancing 'till dawn is also mentioned in "[[Prom Song (Gone Wrong) (song)|Prom Song (Gone Wrong)]]". *Weather is also mentioned in "[[Shades of Cool (song)|Shades Of Cool]]", "[[The Blackest Day (song)|The Blackest Day]]" and "[[Heroin (song)|Heroin]]". *Del Rey describing her partner as who is scared to lose alludes in "[[Honeymoon (song)|Honeymoon]]". *A party is also mentioned in "[[St. Tropez (song)|St. Tropez]]", "[[Party Girl (song)|Party Girl]]", "[[Motel 6 (song)|Motel 6]]", "[[Art Deco (song)|Art Deco]]", "[[Thunder (song)|Thunder]]" and in the poem "[[Violet bent backwards over the grass (poem)|Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass]]". *Blues are mentioned in "[[Terrence Loves You (song)|Terrence Loves You]]", "[[Love (song)|Love]]" and "[[Tired of Singing the Blues (song)|Tired Of Singing The Blues]]". *Being strong and going fast are mentioned in "[[Never Let Me Go (song)|Never Let Me Go]]". *A letter is also mention in "[[Lust for Life (song)|Lust for Life]]". ==Official versions== *Album version β 5:06 **Instrumental version β 5:02 ==Lyrics== ===Final version=== {{Scroll box|content = <poem> (One, two, three, four) You don't ever have to Be stronger than you really are When you're lying in my arms, baby You don't ever have to Go faster than your fastest pace Or faster than my fastest cars I shouldn't have done it, but I read it in your letter You said to a friend that you wish you were doing better I wanted to reach out, but I never said a thing I shouldn't have done it, but I read it in your letter You said to a friend that you wish you were doing better I wanted to call you, but I didn't say a thing (One, two, three, four) Oh, I'll pick you up if you come back to America Just hit me up 'Cause this is crazy love I'll catch you on the flipside If you come back to California, you should just hit me up We'll do whatever you want, travel wherever, how far We'll hit up all the old places We'll have a party, we'll dance till dawn I'll pick up all of your Vogues and all of your Rolling Stones Your favorite liquor off the top shelf I'll throw a party, all night long You don't ever have to Be stronger than you really are When you're lying in my arms And honey, you don't ever have to Act cooler than you think you should You're brighter than the brightest stars You're scared to win, scared to lose I've heard the war was over if you really choose The one in and around you You hate the heat, you got the blues Changing like the weather, oh, that's so like you The Santa Ana moves you (Two, three, four) Oh, I'll pick you up if you come back to America Just hit me up 'Cause this is crazy love I'll catch you on the flipside If you come back to California, you should just hit me up We'll do whatever you want, travel wherever, how far We'll hit up all the old places We'll have a party, we'll dance till dawn I'll pick up all of your Vogues and all of your Rolling Stones Your favorite liquor off the top shelf I'll throw a party, all night long Oh, I'll pick you up if you come back to America Just hit me up 'Cause this is crazy love I'll catch you on the flipside If you come back to California, you should just hit me up </poem>}} ===Demo version=== {{Scroll box|content = <poem> '''[Snippet]:''' ...gazing at horizons but never quite reaching them (One, two, three, four)... ...And still I tell you every time, oh... </poem>}} ==Credits== '''Personnel''' *[[Lana Del Rey]] β songwriting, additional production, vocals, programming, synthesizer, horns *[[Zach Dawes|Zachary Dawes]] β songwriting, production, piano *[[Jack Antonoff]] β production, engineering, mixing *[[Laura Sisk]] β engineering, mixing *Jonathan Sher β assistant engineering *John Rooney β assistant engineering *John Congleton β engineering *[[Dean Reid]] β engineering, mixing, bass guitar *[[Kieron Menzies]] β engineering, mixing, synthesizer, mellotron *Nicolas Jodoin β assistant engineering *Travis Pavur β assistant engineering *[[The Last Shadow Puppets|Loren Humphrey]] β drums *Darren Weiss β drums *Mike Riddleberger β drums *Sean Hutchinson β drums *Evan Weiss β guitar *[[Benji Lysaght]] β guitar *[[The Last Shadow Puppets|Tyler Parkford]] β hammond B3 *Woozy Biff β harp *[[Mikey Freedom Hart]] β mellotron, piano *Adam Ayan β mastering *Chris Gehringer β mastering *Will Quinnell β assistant mastering '''Technical''' *Mastered at Sterling Sound *Recorded at Valentine Recording Studios, Los Angeles, United States / Hampstead Studios, London, United Kingdom / Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, United States / Electric Lady Studios, New York, United States *Mixed at Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, United States ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Navbox album NFR}} [[Category:Songs]] [[Category:Released songs]] [[Category:Norman Fucking Rockwell songs]] [[Category:Unreleased music videos]] [[Category:Music videos]]
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