California (Belinda Carlisle song)

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"California"
California by Belinda Carlisle.jpg
Single by Belinda Carlisle
from the album A Woman and a Man
Released
Recorded1996
Studio
Genre Pop
Length2:59
Label Chrysalis Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) David Tickle
Belinda Carlisle singles chronology
"Love in the Key of C"
(1996)
"California"
(00000001)
"I Won't Say (I'm in Love)"
(1997)

"California" is a pop song written by Rick Nowels, Billy Steinberg and Maria Vidal, produced by David Tickle for Belinda Carlisle's sixth studio album, A Woman and a Man (1996). It was released as the album's fourth single in the UK and the third single in Australia as a CD single.

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Critical reception

British magazine Music Week rated the song three out of five, adding, "This cool, smooth ditty is quite a grower, although the production seems a little too stark." [1]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "California" was directed by Philippe Gautier. [2]

Track listing

  1. "California"
  2. "In Too Deep" (acoustic)
  3. "Circle in the Sand" (acoustic)
  1. "California"
  2. "Leave a Light On" (live)
  3. "Live Your Life Be Free" (live)
  4. "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (live)
  1. "California"
  2. "Big Scary Animal" (live)
  3. "I Get Weak" (live)
  4. "In Too Deep" (live)

Charts

Chart (1997)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [3] 31
Scotland (OCC) [4] 28
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [5] 81

Personnel

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