California (Big & Rich song)

"California"
"California"
Single by Big & Rich
from the album Did It for the Party
Released	March 6, 2017
Genre	Country
Length	3:21
Label	Big & Rich/Thirty Tigers
Songwriter(s)	John Rich; Rodney Clawson; Vicky McGehee;
Producer(s)	Big Kenny; John Rich;
Big & Rich singles chronology

"California" is a country music song written by John Rich, Rodney Clawson, and Vicky McGehee. It was originally recorded by Tim McGraw on his album Damn Country Music, featuring Big & Rich on backing vocals. Big & Rich released their own version in 2017 as a single, and it appears on their 2017 album Did It for the Party.

History

Tim McGraw recorded the song on his 2015 album Damn Country Music, with Big & Rich on background vocals.^[1] McGraw chose to put it on the album because his guitar player played a demo which was recorded by John Rich, one-half of the duo.^[2]^[3]

Content

The song is a country rock song about an ending relationship, focusing on a woman who is leaving her man on a journey to California.^[4]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[5]	20
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	32

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)	Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[7]	91

References

^ Konicki, Lisa (March 6, 2017). "Big & Rich Put a Fresh Spin on Not-So-New Single, "California"". Nash Country Daily. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
^ Stefano, Angela. "BIG & RICH'S NEXT SINGLE, 'CALIFORNIA', MIGHT SOUND FAMILIAR [LISTEN]". The Boot. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
^ Alex, Sam. "BIG & RICH EXPLAIN WHY THEY LET TIM MCGRAW CUT 'CALIFORNIA' FIRST". Taste of Country. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
^ Scott, Jason (March 4, 2017). "Big & Rich get all torn up with new single, 'California' (listen)". AXS. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
^ "Big & Rich Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
^ "Big & Rich Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2020.

[1] Konicki, Lisa (March 6, 2017). "Big & Rich Put a Fresh Spin on Not-So-New Single, "California"". Nash Country Daily. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[2] Stefano, Angela. "BIG & RICH'S NEXT SINGLE, 'CALIFORNIA', MIGHT SOUND FAMILIAR [LISTEN]". The Boot. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[3] Alex, Sam. "BIG & RICH EXPLAIN WHY THEY LET TIM MCGRAW CUT 'CALIFORNIA' FIRST". Taste of Country. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[4] Scott, Jason (March 4, 2017). "Big & Rich get all torn up with new single, 'California' (listen)". AXS. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[sc_Billboardcountryairplay_Big_&_Rich-5] "Big & Rich Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2017.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Big_&_Rich-6] "Big & Rich Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[7] "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2020.

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