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'''"California Kids"''' is the lead track on {{PN|Weezer}} eponymous ''[[Weezer (The White Album)|White Album]]''. The song was first released as "'''California'''" (Japanese: カリフォルニア), a standalone single by pop/rock duo [[Scott & Rivers]] (consisting of Weezer frontman [[Rivers Cuomo]] and [[Scott Murphy]] of the band | '''"California Kids"''' is the lead track on {{PN|Weezer}} eponymous ''[[Weezer (The White Album)|White Album]]''. The song was first released as "'''California'''" (Japanese: カリフォルニア), a standalone single by pop/rock duo [[Scott & Rivers]] (consisting of Weezer frontman [[Rivers Cuomo]] and [[Scott Murphy]] of the band {{Wikipedia|Allister}}) on iTunes in December of [[2014]]. The song was later reworked in English as "California Kids", for inclusion on ''The White Album'' in [[2016]]. A new recording of the original Japanese song was later released under the title "'''California Sunshine'''" (Japanese: カリフォルニア サンシャイン) on Scott & Rivers' sophomore album, ''[[Nimaime]]'', in [[2017]]. | ||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
*"California" (digital single) (2014) | *"California" (digital single) (2014) | ||
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*''[[Nimaime]]'' (2017) | *''[[Nimaime]]'' (2017) | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"California Kids" was co-written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] with songwriter [[Dan Wilson]] (of the band | "California Kids" was co-written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] with songwriter [[Dan Wilson]] (of the band {{Wikipedia|Semisonic}}). Wilson previously collaborated with Cuomo on the song "[[Ruling Me]]" from Weezer's [[2010]] album, ''[[Hurley]]''. The phrase "California kids" was inspired by Cuomo spending time on the beach in Santa Barbara with his family and being struck by the realization that his children were growing up in California and how that contrasts with his East Coast upbringing in Connecticut.<ref>"Guest DJ: Weezer's Rivers Cuomo" ''All Things Considered'' 10 May 2016. https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2016/05/10/477368704/guest-dj-weezers-rivers-cuomo</ref> | ||
In early [[2015]], Cuomo told fans that an English version of "California" was being considered for inclusion in the pilot episode of ''[[DeTour]]'',{{Citation needed}} a television series—loosely based on Cuomo's life—pitched by '' | In early [[2015]], Cuomo told fans that an English version of "California" was being considered for inclusion in the pilot episode of ''[[DeTour]]'',{{Citation needed}} a television series—loosely based on Cuomo's life—pitched by ''{{Wikipedia|Psych}}'' creator {{Wikipedia|Steve Franks}} for the Fox network in [[2015]]. Though the show was not picked up and did not air, the pilot (which leaked online in [[2023]]) features the song (within the diegesis of the show), performed acoustically by series protagonist Michael Sturges ({{Wikipedia|Ben Aldridge}}). | ||
"California Kids" was the only song kept from a group of 235 demos that Cuomo and producer [[Jake Sinclair]] listened to in early [[2015]] when beginning work on what would become ''The White Album''<ref>see [[Wannabeezer]]</ref>, and it was the inspiration for the album's "beach/nautical theme." The lyrics feature a "pack of heroic slackers," according the the album's iTunes description. The song was accidentally made available for streaming on Apple Music in the US on [[February 25]], [[2016]] and shared among the fan community before it was taken down again by Apple. | "California Kids" was the only song kept from a group of 235 demos that Cuomo and producer [[Jake Sinclair]] listened to in early [[2015]] when beginning work on what would become ''The White Album''<ref>see [[Wannabeezer]]</ref>, and it was the inspiration for the album's "beach/nautical theme." The lyrics feature a "pack of heroic slackers," according the the album's iTunes description. The song was accidentally made available for streaming on Apple Music in the US on [[February 25]], [[2016]] and shared among the fan community before it was taken down again by Apple. | ||