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| Label = Epic | Writer = | Producer = | Certification = Gold | Last single = "Hey Now Girl" (2001) | This single = "California" (2002) | Next single = "Always On My Mind" (2002) }} "California" is a song by American rock band Phantom Planet. It was released as a single from their second album ''The Guest'' in February 2002. The song was first heard on television on episode 8 of ''Fastlane'', which was executive produced by McG. Both the song and the band received major attention when it became the title song on the hit television show on FOX, ''The O.C.'' It was also previously in the soundtrack to the film ''Orange County''. The song is about driving on U.S. Route 101, traveling to see a concert. The song became a top ten hit in Austria, Italy, the United Kingdom, and Republic of Ireland, reaching number 3 (in both Austria and Italy), number 9, and number 10 in the respective countries. == Song information == The estates of Al Jolson and his songwriting team are co-credited for "California", presumably because the title and chorus bear strong resemblances to his own "California, Here I Come". Some websites refer to the Phantom Planet song as a cover of the Jolson tune. Some parts of the song, particularly the piano solos at the beginning and end, are similar to the Jolson song, but still contain several differences in melody. It also bears some thematic and melodic resemblance to Joni Mitchell's "California" from her 1971 album, ''Blue''. The song was rerecorded in 2005 by Phantom Planet and re-released as "California 2005", a much mellower version of the song than the original. "California 2005" had its debut in the second episode of ''The O.C.s third season, and is featured on ''Music from the OC: Mix 5''. Although normally this version of the song runs as the title song for ''The O.C.'', it was switched out for the Mates of State's cover version in a special episode where everything in the show took place in alternate universe, hence a different song for the title sequence. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「California (Phantom Planet song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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