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
ReleasedFebruary 17, 1997
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"
(1997)		"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)

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1997)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [3] 81
Finland (Suomen virallinen singlelista) [4] 25
Scotland (OCC) [5] 28
UK Singles (OCC) [6] 31

References

  1. ↑ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . February 8, 1997. p. 8. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  2. ↑ "VH-1 interview". YouTube . Retrieved January 13, 2013.[ dead YouTube link ]
  3. ↑ "European Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 14, no. 10. March 8, 1997. p. 20. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  4. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Belinda Carlisle". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 42. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  6. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
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