Dani California
"Dani California" | ||||
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Single by Red Hot Chili Peppers | ||||
from the album Stadium Arcadium | ||||
B-side |
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Released | April 28, 2006 | |||
Studio | The Mansion (Los Angeles) | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 4:42 | |||
Warner Bros. | ||||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Rick Rubin | |||
Red Hot Chili Peppers singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Dani California" on YouTube |
"Dani California" is a song from American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers' ninth studio album, Stadium Arcadium (2006). The single was first made available at the iTunes Music Store and was officially released on April 28, 2006. The international radio premiere was on April 3, 2006, when Don Jantzen, from the Houston radio station KTBZ-FM, played "Dani California" continuously for his entire three-hour program.[2]
The single peaked at number six on the
Origins and character
Throughout the song, lyricist Anthony Kiedis laments the early death of Dani, a poor, young Southern girl who eventually lived in California, became a mother and lived a hard, fast, unsettled life.[4] Kiedis has commented that the character of Dani is a composite of all the women with whom he has had relationships. The song narrates much of Dani's life, starting with her birth in Mississippi and apparently culminating with her death in the badlands, by a North Dakota policeman, while en route to Minnesota.[5]
Dani first appeared in the 1999 song "Californication", which includes the lyrics "Teenage bride with a baby inside/Gettin' high on information" although the girl's name is not specified. She was next mentioned in the Red Hot Chili Peppers' 2002 single "By the Way" as "Dani the girl". Kiedis commented: "When this funky groove came up it struck me as a perfect place to actually tell a story. It sort of revealed itself to me that it's been the same character, just kind of developing. At first I didn't realize that I was writing about the same girl."[6]
Guitarist John Frusciante used various instruments and effects devices in order to achieve the textures and treatments used throughout the song, including Mellotron, Moog effect pedals, and a Doepfer modular synthesizer, used for the filtering and processing of pre-recorded tracks. The one-minute guitar solo at the end of the song is an adaption of Jimi Hendrix's intro to "Purple Haze", with the effects kept very close to the original.
Reception
Shortly after its release, the originality of the song was questioned on the Dan Gaffney Morning Show on Delaware based news/talk radio station WGMD 92.7 FM.[7] Two of the station's talk show hosts, Dan Gaffney and Jared Morris, alleged that the Red Hot Chili Peppers had plagiarized Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' 1993 hit "Mary Jane's Last Dance". To demonstrate, they presented audio snippets of both songs, both side by side and simultaneously (i.e. on top of each other) several times. They stated that the chord progression, key, and the lyrical theme of the songs (both produced by Rick Rubin) showed "startling similarities" and urged listeners to "decide for themselves."[7]
Although the chord progressions sound similar, they do in fact differ as "Mary Jane's Last Dance" follows "Am, G, D, Am" (A Dorian mode), while "Dani California" follows "Am, G, Dm, Am" (A minor). University of Chicago musicologist Travis Jackson said the songs' chord progressions were similar, but were a "pretty standard groove" in music and not necessarily evidence of copying.[8]
In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Petty denied rumors that he planned to sue the Chili Peppers and said, "I seriously doubt that there is any negative intent there. And a lot of rock & roll songs sound alike."[9]
Music video
The music video for "Dani California" premiered on April 4, 2006.[10] Directed by Tony Kaye, director of American History X (who was only accepted after initial choice Mark Romanek declined), the video is a quasi-chronology of the evolution of rock music; the band performs the song on a stage, but in a variety of outfits representing important figures and movements in the history of rock, with band members transformed into famous musicians.[4]
The video finishes with the Red Hot Chili Peppers as themselves, occasionally flashing back to the imitated transformed artists featured earlier in the film.The video received ten nominations at the
Chart performance
"Dani California" debuted at number 24 and peaked at number six on the
The song is among the few tracks the Red Hot Chili Peppers recorded which have broken the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.[12] It was a success, with "Dani California" accumulating over 500 weeks collectively on over 20 charts.[12]
In popular culture
The song is offered as a playable track in
Track listings
CD single 1 5439 15759-2
- "Dani California" – 4:44
- "Million Miles of Water" – 4:06
CD single 2 9362 42925-2
- "Dani California" – 4:44
- "Whatever We Want" – 4:48
- "Lately" – 2:55
7-inch picture disc single 5439 15758-7
- "Dani California" – 4:44
- "Whatever We Want" – 4:48
iTunes EP
- "Dani California" – 4:44
- "Whatever We Want" – 4:47
- "Lately" – 2:55
- "Million Miles of Water" – 4:05
Personnel
Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Anthony Kiedis – lead vocals
- John Frusciante – guitars, backing vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
- Flea – bass
- Chad Smith – drums
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[64] | Gold | 35,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada)[65] Ringtone |
Gold | 20,000* |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[66] | 2× Platinum | 180,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI)[67] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
Japan (RIAJ)[68] Full-length ringtone |
Platinum | 250,000* |
Japan (RIAJ)[69] Ringtone |
2× Platinum | 500,000* |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[70] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
Sweden (GLF)[71] | Gold | 10,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[72] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[73] | 5× Platinum | 5,000,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref(s). |
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United States | April 3, 2006 | Triple A radio | Warner Bros.
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[2][74] |
Europe | April 28, 2006 | CD | [27] | |
United Kingdom | May 1, 2006 | [75] | ||
Australia | May 8, 2006 | [76] | ||
Japan | May 10, 2006 | [31] |
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External links
- WGMD 92.7 podcast Comparison of Dani California to Mary Jane's Last Dance