California (Wave song)

"California"

Single by Wave

from the album Nothing As It Seems

Released

April 2001

Genre

Pop rock

Length

3:43

Label

Warner Music Canada

Writer(s)

Dave Thomson
Ben Dunk ^[1]

Wave singles chronology

'California'
(2001)

Think It Over(2001)

"California" is the first single by Canadian pop rock band Wave off their first album, Nothing As It Seems. The song achieved great success in Canada, reaching #1 on the country's pop charts. It was also nominated for "Best Single" at the 2002 Juno Awards, losing to Nickelback's "How You Remind Me". "California" became the biggest song in the band's history, making them a one-hit wonder.

Trivia

The music video reached #1 on Canada's MuchMusic Countdown for the week of August 10, 2001.^[2]

Canadian artist Brandon Jones recorded and released a cover of "California" on his debut album.

The song was featured on the first episode of Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County.

Chart positions

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Canadian Singles Chart	1

References

^ "ASCAP". http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=330844225&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1.
^ "Aug 10, 2001". http://www.muchmusic.com/countdown/index.aspx?CountdownDate=08/10/2001.