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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Singles discography
Tim McGraw	"What Room Was the Holiday In" "Welcome to the Club" "Memory Lane" "Two Steppin' Mind"
Not a Moment Too Soon	"Indian Outlaw" "Don't Take the Girl" "Down on the Farm" "Not a Moment Too Soon" "Refried Dreams"
All I Want	"I Like It, I Love It" "Can't Be Really Gone" "All I Want Is a Life" "She Never Lets It Go to Her Heart" "Maybe We Should Just Sleep on It"
Everywhere	"It's Your Love" "Everywhere" "Just to See You Smile" "One of These Days" "Where the Green Grass Grows" "For a Little While"
A Place in the Sun	"Please Remember Me" "Something Like That" "My Best Friend" "Some Things Never Change" "My Next Thirty Years"
Set This Circus Down	"Grown Men Don't Cry" "Angry All the Time" "The Cowboy in Me" "Unbroken"
Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors	"Red Rag Top" "Tiny Dancer" "She's My Kind of Rain" "Real Good Man" "Watch the Wind Blow By"
Live Like You Were Dying	"Live Like You Were Dying" "Back When" "Drugs or Jesus" "Do You Want Fries with That" "My Old Friend"
Reflected: Greatest Hits Vol. 2	"When the Stars Go Blue" "My Little Girl"
Let It Go	"Last Dollar (Fly Away)" "I Need You" "If You're Reading This" "Suspicions" "Kristofferson" "Let It Go" "Nothin' to Die For"
Southern Voice	"It's a Business Doing Pleasure with You" "Southern Voice" "Still"
Number One Hits	"Felt Good on My Lips"
Country Strong	"Me and Tennessee"
Emotional Traffic	"Better Than I Used to Be"
Two Lanes of Freedom	"Truck Yeah" "One of Those Nights" "Highway Don't Care" "Southern Girl"
Sundown Heaven Town	"Lookin' for That Girl" "Meanwhile Back at Mama's" "Shotgun Rider" "Diamond Rings and Old Barstools"
Damn Country Music	"Top of the World" "Humble and Kind" "How I'll Always Be"
The Rest of Our Life	"Speak to a Girl" "The Rest of Our Life"
Here on Earth	"Neon Church" "Thought About You" "I Called Mama" "Undivided" "7500 OBO"
Standing Room Only	"Standing Room Only"