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|artist = Lana Del Rey
 
|artist = Lana Del Rey
|written = [[Lana Del Rey]]<br>Zach Dawes
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|written = [[Lana Del Rey]]<br>[[Zach Dawes]]
|producer = Zach Dawes<br>[[Jack Antonoff]]<br>Lana Del Rey
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|producer = [[Lana Del Rey]]<br>Zach Dawes<br>[[Jack Antonoff]]
|recorded =2017
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|recorded =2017<br>January 18, 2019
 
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|previous = "[[How to Disappear (song)|How to Disappear]]"
 
|previous = "[[How to Disappear (song)|How to Disappear]]"
 
|album = [[Norman Fucking Rockwell! (album)|Norman Fucking Rockwell!]]
 
|album = [[Norman Fucking Rockwell! (album)|Norman Fucking Rockwell!]]
|MiX = {{Singles7}}}}"'''California'''" is a song by [[Lana Del Rey]] from her sixth studio album ''[[Norman Fucking Rockwell! (album)|Norman Fucking Rockwell!]]''.
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|MiX = {{Singles7}}|altproducer = [[The Last Shadow Puppets]]}}"'''California'''" 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 ==
 
== Background ==
 
Del Rey posted a snippet of the song on Instagram on April 3, 2019.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BvzZMLcjQk-/ Lana Del Rey (@lanadelrey). Instagram. [Access date: April 3, 2019<nowiki>]</nowiki>]</ref> On July 30, 2019, fans discovered the official title was "California" after using Shazam to identify the snippet from Instagram.
 
Del Rey posted a snippet of the song on Instagram on April 3, 2019.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BvzZMLcjQk-/ Lana Del Rey (@lanadelrey). Instagram. [Access date: April 3, 2019<nowiki>]</nowiki>]</ref> On July 30, 2019, fans discovered the official title was "California" after using Shazam to identify the snippet from Instagram.
   
It was rumored that the track belonged to a scrapped album with The Last Shadow Puppets along with the song "[https://lanadelrey.fandom.com/wiki/Thunder_(song) Thunder]".
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It has been confirmed that the track belonged to a scrapped album with The Last Shadow Puppets along with the songs "[[Thunder (song)|Thunder]]" and "[[Dope (song)|Dope]]." A snippet of the demo version leaked on August 27, 2020. A second snippet leaked on September 9, 2020.
   
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== Music video ==
A homemade video for the song exists, but has not been released.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CDO2gzqHpDb/</ref>
 
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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 ==
 
== 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]], and [[Shades of Cool (song)|Shades of Cool]].
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* 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]]", and "[[Shades of Cool (song)|Shades of Cool]]".
 
* Trying to be stronger is also a topic in "[[Venice Bitch (song)|Venice Bitch]]".
 
* 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 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]]".
 
* 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]]".
 
* 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 "[https://lanadelrey.fandom.com/wiki/Happiness_Is_a_Butterfly_(song) Happiness Is a Butterfly]".
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* The phrase "I'll pick you up" also appears in "[[Happiness Is a Butterfly (song)|Happiness Is a Butterfly]]".
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* Fast cars are also mentioned in "[[Video Games (song)|Video Games]]" and "[[Children of the Bad Revolution (song)|Children of the Bad Revolution]]".
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*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]]".
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*Dancing 'till dawn is also mentioned in "[[Prom Song (Gone Wrong) (song)|Prom Song (Gone Wrong)]]".
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*Weather is also mentioned in "[[Shades of Cool (song)|Shades Of Cool]]", "[[The Blackest Day (song)|The Blackest Day]]" and "[[Heroin (song)|Heroin]]".
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*Del Rey describing her partner as who is scared to lose alludes in "[[Honeymoon (song)|Honeymoon]]".
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*A party is also mentioned in "[[Party Girl (song)|Party Girl]]", "[[Art Deco (song)|Art Deco]]", "[[Motel 6 (song)|Motel 6]]", "[[Thunder (song)|Thunder]]" and "[[Violet bent backwards over the grass (poem)|Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass]]".
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*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]]".
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*Being strong and going fast are mentioned in "[[Never Let Me Go (song)|Never Let Me Go]]".
   
 
== Lyrics ==
 
== Lyrics ==
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=== Final version ===
 
{{Scroll box|content = <poem>
 
{{Scroll box|content = <poem>
 
(One, two, three, four)
 
(One, two, three, four)
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If you come back to California
 
If you come back to California
 
You should just hit me up
 
You should just hit me up
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</poem>}}
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=== Demo version ===
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{{Scroll box|content = <poem>
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'''[Snippet]:'''
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...gazing at horizons but never quite reaching them
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(One, two, three, four)
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And still I tell you every time, oh
 
</poem>}}
 
</poem>}}
   
 
== Credits ==
 
== Credits ==
 
;'''Personnel'''
 
;'''Personnel'''
* Lana Del Rey — songwriting, additional production, vocals, programming, synthesizer, horns
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* [[Lana Del Rey]] — songwriting, additional production, vocals, programming, synthesizer, horns
* Zachary Dawes — songwriting, production, piano
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* [[Zach Dawes|Zachary Dawes]] — songwriting, production, piano
* Jack Antonoff — production, engineering, mixing
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* [[Jack Antonoff]] — production, engineering, mixing
 
* Laura Sisk — engineering, mixing
 
* Laura Sisk — engineering, mixing
 
* Jonathan Sher — assistant engineering
 
* Jonathan Sher — assistant engineering
 
* John Rooney — assistant engineering
 
* John Rooney — assistant engineering
 
* John Congleton — engineering
 
* John Congleton — engineering
* Dean Reid — engineering, mixing, bass guitar
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* [[Dean Reid]] — engineering, mixing, bass guitar
* Kieron Menzies — engineering, mixing, synthesizer, mellotron
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* [[Kieron Menzies]] — engineering, mixing, synthesizer, mellotron
 
* Nicolas Jodoin — assistant engineering
 
* Nicolas Jodoin — assistant engineering
 
* Travis Pavur — assistant engineering
 
* Travis Pavur — assistant engineering
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[[Category:Released songs]]
 
[[Category:Released songs]]
 
[[Category:Norman Fucking Rockwell songs]]
 
[[Category:Norman Fucking Rockwell songs]]
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[[Category:Unreleased music videos]]
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[[Category:Music videos]]
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[[Category:Collaborations]]

Revision as of 14:25, 3 April 2021

"California" is a song by Lana Del Rey from her sixth studio 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.[1] 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 the songs "Thunder" and "Dope." 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.[2] A still from the music video was leaked on August 3, 2020.[3]

Cross-references

Lyrics

Final version

(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
(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, have fun
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 folks
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
You're changing like the weather, oh, that's so like you
The same wind that 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, have fun
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 folks
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

Demo version

[Snippet]:
...gazing at horizons but never quite reaching them

(One, two, three, four)

And still I tell you every time, oh

Credits

Personnel
  • Lana Del Rey — songwriting, additional production, vocals, programming, synthesizer, horns
  • Zachary Dawes — songwriting, production, piano
  • Jack Antonoff — production, engineering, mixing
  • Laura Sisk — engineering, mixing
  • Jonathan Sher — assistant engineering
  • John Rooney — assistant engineering
  • John Congleton — engineering
  • Dean Reid — engineering, mixing, bass guitar
  • Kieron Menzies — engineering, mixing, synthesizer, mellotron
  • Nicolas Jodoin — assistant engineering
  • Travis Pavur — assistant engineering
  • Loren Humphrey — drums
  • Darren Weiss — drums
  • Mike Riddleberger — drums
  • Sean Hutchinson — drums
  • Evan Weiss — guitar
  • Benji Lysaght — guitar
  • Tyler Parkford — hammond B3
  • Woozy Biff — harp
  • Mikey Freedom Hart — mellotron, piano
  • Adam Ayan — mastering
  • Chris Gehringer — mastering
  • Will Quinnell — 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