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| Artist = Weezer | | Artist = Weezer | ||
| Album = Weezer (The White Album) | | Album = Weezer (The White Album) | ||
| Released = [[ | | Released = [[March 9]], [[2016]] | ||
| Recorded = 2015 | | Recorded = 2015 | ||
| Length = 3:25 | | Length = 3:25 | ||
| Label = Crush Music / Weezer | | Label = Crush Music / Weezer | ||
| Writer = [[Rivers Cuomo]]/[[Dan Wilson]] | | Writer = [[Rivers Cuomo]]/[[Dan Wilson]] | ||
| Producer = | | Producer = [[Jake Sinclair]] | ||
| Status = | | Status = officially released | ||
| Live debut = | | Live debut = | ||
| Album = Weezer (The White Album) | | Album = Weezer (The White Album) | ||
| Album type = studio | | Album type = studio | ||
| Previous track = | | Previous track = | ||
| This track = "King of the World"<br>(1) | | This track = "King of the World"<br>(1) | ||
| Next track = "[[Wind in Our Sail]]"<br>(2) | | Next track = "[[Wind in Our Sail]]"<br>(2) | ||
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"'''California Kids'''" is the opening track from ''[[Weezer (The White Album)|The White Album]]''. It is an English rewrite of the [[Scott & Rivers]] 2014 Christmas single "[[California (Scott & Rivers song)|California]]". | "'''California Kids'''" is the opening track from ''[[Weezer (The White Album)|The White Album]]'' and the fifth that was officially released prior to the album's release. It is an English rewrite of the [[Scott & Rivers]] 2014 Christmas single "[[California (Scott & Rivers song)|California]]". | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
In early 2015, Rivers told fans that an English version of "California" was being considered for inclusion in the ''[[Detour]]'' pilot. | In early 2015, Rivers told fans that an English version of "California" was being considered for inclusion in the ''[[Detour]]'' pilot. | ||
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This was the only song kept from a group of 235 demos that Rivers and Jake Sinclair listened to in early 2015 when beginning work on what would become ''The White Album'', 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. | This was the only song kept from a group of 235 demos that Rivers and Jake Sinclair listened to in early 2015 when beginning work on what would become ''The White Album'', 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 accidently 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. | |||
==Music video== | |||
The music video was directed by SCANTRON and Jade Ehlers and premiered on March 9, 2016. | |||
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==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – | *[[Rivers Cuomo]] – guitar, lead vocals | ||
*[[Patrick Wilson]] – percussion | *[[Patrick Wilson]] – percussion | ||
*[[Brian Bell]] – | *[[Brian Bell]] – guitar, backing vocals | ||
*[[Scott Shriner]] - bass guitar, backing vocals | *[[Scott Shriner]] - bass guitar, backing vocals | ||