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"California Love" was voted the 11th best single of 1996 in the [[Pazz & Jop]], an annual critics poll run by ''[[The Village Voice]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/pjres96.php|title=Robert Christgau: Pazz & Jop 1996: Critics Poll|work=robertchristgau.com}}</ref> [[Robert Christgau]], the poll's creator, ranked it 10th in his own year-end list.<ref>{{cite news|last=Christgau|first=Robert|authorlink=Robert Christgau|issue=February 25|year=1997|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/deans96.php|title=Pazz & Jop 1996: Dean's List|newspaper=[[The Village Voice]]|location=New York|accessdate=September 14, 2014}}</ref> The song's first video was nominated for an [[MTV Video Music Award]] for [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video|Best Rap Video in 1996]]. It achieved number 9 of the top 10 on [[MTV]]'s 100 Greatest Videos Ever Made list in 1999. In April 2005 it reached the [[Bronze medal]] spot on [[MTV2]] and [[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]'s 25 Greatest West Coast Videos. It also achieved number 1 on the French [[MTV]]'s 100 Greatest Rap Music Videos in 2006 (featured from 23 till 30 of July). |
"California Love" was voted the 11th best single of 1996 in the [[Pazz & Jop]], an annual critics poll run by ''[[The Village Voice]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/pjres96.php|title=Robert Christgau: Pazz & Jop 1996: Critics Poll|work=robertchristgau.com}}</ref> [[Robert Christgau]], the poll's creator, ranked it 10th in his own year-end list.<ref>{{cite news|last=Christgau|first=Robert|authorlink=Robert Christgau|issue=February 25|year=1997|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/deans96.php|title=Pazz & Jop 1996: Dean's List|newspaper=[[The Village Voice]]|location=New York|accessdate=September 14, 2014}}</ref> The song's first video was nominated for an [[MTV Video Music Award]] for [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video|Best Rap Video in 1996]]. It achieved number 9 of the top 10 on [[MTV]]'s 100 Greatest Videos Ever Made list in 1999. In April 2005 it reached the [[Bronze medal]] spot on [[MTV2]] and [[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]'s 25 Greatest West Coast Videos. It also achieved number 1 on the French [[MTV]]'s 100 Greatest Rap Music Videos in 2006 (featured from 23 till 30 of July). |
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It went number 51 on [[VH1]]'s countdown of the 100 Greatest songs of the 90s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74378/week-ending-june-22-2011-bad-teenage-dreams/;_ylt=A0SO2xo_sANOxhUA70UPwiUv |title=Week Ending June 19, 2011. Bad Teenage Dreams - Chart Watch |publisher=New.music.yahoo.com |date=2011-06-22 |accessdate=2011-10-25 |
It went number 51 on [[VH1]]'s countdown of the 100 Greatest songs of the 90s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74378/week-ending-june-22-2011-bad-teenage-dreams/;_ylt=A0SO2xo_sANOxhUA70UPwiUv |title=Week Ending June 19, 2011. Bad Teenage Dreams - Chart Watch |publisher=New.music.yahoo.com |date=2011-06-22 |accessdate=2011-10-25 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902084558/http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74378/week-ending-june-22-2011-bad-teenage-dreams |archivedate=September 2, 2011 |df= }}</ref> |
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* The information regarding accolades attributed to ''California Love'' is adapted from [[Acclaimed Music]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/Current/S51.htm|title=Acclaimed Music - California Love|work=[[Acclaimed Music]]}}</ref> |
* The information regarding accolades attributed to ''California Love'' is adapted from [[Acclaimed Music]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/Current/S51.htm|title=Acclaimed Music - California Love|work=[[Acclaimed Music]]}}</ref> |
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| A-side | "How Do U Want It" |
"California Love" is a
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
(with Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman) in 1997.
A popular remix version of the song appeared on his 1996 double album All Eyez on Me, the first double album in the history of hip-hop.
Original version
The original version of the track was not available on any of Shakur's studio albums due to it being intended for
Greatest Hits
and on the United Kingdom version of All Eyez on Me.
The original version also exists in extended form and is 6:29 in length. This particular version was never released to the public and is now only available on 12" promo vinyl records.[2] Aside from the extended track being on limited quantities of vinyl promo records, very few uploads to YouTube exist of the original, 6:29-length extended song.[3]
Writing, samples and background
"California Love" was one of two songs produced by Dr. Dre on All Eyez on Me—the other one being "Can't C Me". The first version of the song has three verses featuring Dr. Dre's rapping. The only copy of this session is now in the possession of DJ Jam, Snoop Dogg's personal concert DJ. 2Pac first heard Dr. Dre's session while at Dre's in-house studio and asked Dre to put him on the song. Dre also did an additional remix of this song. The original was released as a double-A side single together with "How Do U Want It" and intended for the Dr. Dre album The Chronic II, while the remix was included on 2Pac's All Eyez on Me. The song was made and written in Dr. Dre's in house studio, 2Pac came in and wrote his verse straight away; it took him just 15 minutes to write his verse. The weekend after the song was completed the video was then recorded.
The original version contains a sample taken from Joe Cocker's 1972 song "Woman to Woman". The remix version contains a sample taken from Kleeer's 1984 song "Intimate Connection". The chorus, "
Larry Troutman and Roger Troutman
.
In the song where Troutman sings "shake it, shake it baby", he interpolates the chant he used on his 1982 Zapp single, "Dance Floor".
The chorus mentions
Hollywood
.
Music videos
Two versions of the music video exist. The first video (directed by Hype Williams)[4] was inspired by the film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome and was Jada Pinkett Smith's idea. It takes place in a desert in the year 2095. The casting includes actor Chris Tucker[5] (then known for his role in the 1995 film Friday) playing the evil tribal chief, Tony Cox as the dwarf soldier and Roger Troutman (formerly with the band Zapp) carrying a talk box. The shooting took place in the Thunderdome set[5] known from the movie. It ends with a cliffhanger cut by a "To Be Continued" closing. An alternative version, featuring the remix song re-cut, removes the final caption and features 2Pac and Dr. Dre naming West Coast towns.
The second video is based on the remix version of the song from the album All Eyez on Me and is a continuation of the video's story. The premise is that the desert scenes of the previous videos were merely a nightmare 2Pac was having. When he wakes up, he finds himself in his bed beside a woman. He calls Dr. Dre, who tells him to get over to his summer house because he's throwing a house party. The rest of the music video takes place as if it were a home video celebrating 2Pac's welcome to Death Row and features several cameos, notably Roger Troutman who is now playing the piano, and guest appearances from DJ Quik, Big Syke, Deion Sanders, Danny Boy, Jodeci, B-Legit and E-40.
The first video can be found on the DualDisc of All Eyez on Me and the second video can be found on Tupac: Live at the House of Blues DVD. The first video was shot November 10, 1995 and the second one 18 days later. It also won the 1996
MOBO Award
for Best Video.
Accolades
"California Love" was voted the 11th best single of 1996 in the
MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video in 1996. It achieved number 9 of the top 10 on MTV's 100 Greatest Videos Ever Made list in 1999. In April 2005 it reached the Bronze medal spot on MTV2 and XXL's 25 Greatest West Coast Videos. It also achieved number 1 on the French MTV
's 100 Greatest Rap Music Videos in 2006 (featured from 23 till 30 of July).
It went number 51 on VH1's countdown of the 100 Greatest songs of the 90s.[8]
- The information regarding accolades attributed to California Love is adapted from Acclaimed Music.[9]
| Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ego Trip
|
United States | Hip Hop's 40 Greatest Singles by Year 1980-98 | 1999 | 22 |
| VH1 | 100 Greatest Songs of the 90's | 2014 | 51 | |
| Blender | The 1001 Greatest Songs to Download Right Now! | 2003 | * | |
| rap.about.com | 50 Great Hip Hop Songs | 2001 | 6 | |
| Rolling Stone | The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
|
2004 | 346 | |
| Bruce Pollock | The 7,500 Most Important Songs of 1944-2000 | 2005 | * | |
| Rolling Stone | The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (Updated 2010)
|
2010 | 355 | |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | The Songs That Shaped Rock (Additions 2011) | 2011 | * | |
| Slant | The 100 Best Singles of the 90s | 17 | ||
| TIME | The All-Time 100 Songs | * | ||
| Pause & Play | Songs Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Track at Each Week | * | ||
| Gary Mulholland | United Kingdom | This Is Uncool: The 500 Best Singles Since Punk Rock | 2002 | * |
| Paul Morley | Words and Music, 210 Greatest Pop Singles of All Time | 2003 | * | |
| Q | The 1001 Best Songs Ever | 118 | ||
| The 1010 Songs You Must Own | 2004 | * | ||
| Giannis Petridis | Greece | 2004 of the Best Songs of the Century | 2003 | * |
| Technikart | France | Top 20 Songs per Year 1991-2011 | 2012 | 13 |
Village Voice
|
United States | Singles of the Year | 11 | |
| Face | United Kingdom | 3 | ||
| Melody Maker | 24 | |||
| Vox | 8 |
In popular culture
- My American Heart covered this song for the Punk Goes Crunk compilation album.
- A spoof version with different lyrics was featured in the South Park episode "Night of the Living Homeless". In another episode "#Rehash", an instrumental remake was used when a Hologram of 2Pac came down the stairs of the Marsh House after sleeping with Sharon.
- MMA/UFC bantamweight fighter "The California Kid" Urijah Faber uses the song as his entry music before each fight.
- It was performed by Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.[10]
- It was one of the songs featured in Holler if Ya Hear Me, a 2014 jukebox musical of Tupac's work. The cast performed the song on Good Morning America on July 8, 2014.[11]
- The song also appears in the films Valentine's Day, Iron Man 2, Marmaduke, Battle: Los Angeles, and "CHiPs (film)".
- A sample of it is used in a commercial promoting a series between the Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Francisco Giants on ESPN.
- A sample was also used at the beginning of German Singer Sarah Connor's "He's Unbelievable".
- The recording of the song and "Hail Mary" are briefly portrayed in the film Straight Outta Compton.
- It was played at least once during every batting practice prior to the baseball games, in the 1997 season for the Cleveland Indians at Jacobs Field.
- Honey G covered the song in the first live show of series 13 of The X Factor.
- The song appeared on the April 30, 1996 episode of Moesha, in the ditch party scene.[12]
- The song appeared in The Simpsons episode "Angry Dad: The Movie".
- Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Kenley Jansen uses the song as his walkout music.
- The Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum.
- This song was played in 2Pac's biopic, "All Eyez On Me," with 2Pac fresh out of jail, and recording the song with Dr. Dre.
Song versions
There are several different versions (and duration lengths) of California Love recorded and released by
2Pac
.
- California Love [Official/"Full" Original Track] - 6:29 (the unmodified, uncut original track, released only on promo vinyl records)
- California Love [Remix/"Full" Original Track] - 6:25 (the unmodified, uncut remixed track, released on All Eyez On Me)
- California Love ["Original"] - 4:45 (the "original" released track, shortened down from 6:29 to 4:45)
- California Love [Short Radio Edit] - 4:01 (modified version of the cut "original" track [shorter, modified outro])
- California Love [LP Instrumental] - 4:15 (instrumental version of the "original" track)
- California Love [Short Remix Edit] - 4:07 (remixed version of the "original")
- California Love [Remix Instrumental] - 4:12 (instrumental version of remix)
Some tracks listed above are available through
CD discs only believed to be released in the UK. The "official/original" track can only be found on promo vinyl records or through YouTube
.
Personnel
- Writer – Tupac "2Pac" Shakur (2nd Verse); James "J-Flexx" Anderson (1st verse)
- Keyboards – Sean "Barney" Thomas
- Percussion – Carl "Butch" Small
- Producer, mixing, featuring (Rap) – Dr. Dre
- Vocals, talkbox – Roger Troutman
- Background vocals – Danette Williams, Dorothy Coleman, Barbara Wilson
- Engineer – Keston E. Wright
- Engineer - Rick Clifford
- Assistant Engineer: Alvin McGill
- Production assistant – Larry Chatman
- Video direction – Hype Williams[4]
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
Certifications
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See also
- List of number-one singles in 1996 (New Zealand)
- List of number-one R&B singles of 1996 (U.S.)
- List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1996 (U.S.)
- List of number-one singles (Sweden)
- List of number-one hits of 1996 (Italy)
Notes and references
- ^ "HipHop-Elements.Com - Rap, R&B, Neo Soul, Pop, Rock, Latin, Reggae, Celebrity News and Gossip - HipHop-Elements.com". hiphop-elements.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-15.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ http://www.discogs.com/2Pac-California-Love/release/1607375
- ^ YouTube. youtube.com.
- ^ Factmag.com. 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
- ^ a b Wilson, Elliott (April 2005). "XXL". Pop Shots. Harris Publications. pp. 131–135.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: Pazz & Jop 1996: Critics Poll". robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1997). "Pazz & Jop 1996: Dean's List". The Village Voice. No. February 25. New York. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
- ^ "Week Ending June 19, 2011. Bad Teenage Dreams - Chart Watch". New.music.yahoo.com. 2011-06-22. Archived from the original on September 2, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Acclaimed Music - California Love". Acclaimed Music.
- ^ Kung, Michelle (September 30, 2010). "Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon's 'History of Rap' Duet: The Full Set List". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Weber, Imogen Lloyd (July 8, 2014). "Watch the Cast of Holler If Ya Hear Me Get Some 'California Love'". Broadway.com.
- ^ "Moesha S01E11 The Ditch Party". YouTube. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ "2Pac feat. Dr. Dre – California Love". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ^ "2 Pac feat. Dr. Dre – California Love" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ^ "2 Pac feat. Dr. Dre – California Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "2 Pac feat. Dr. Dre – California Love" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Top Singles - Volume 63, No. 9, April 15, 1996". RPM. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Item Display - RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ^ "2 Pac feat. Dr. Dre: California Love" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
- Les classement single.
- ^ "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: 0". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – 2 Pac feat. Dr. Dre" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
- ^ "2 Pac feat. Dr. Dre – California Love". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "2 Pac feat. Dr. Dre – California Love". VG-lista.
- ^ "2 Pac feat. Dr. Dre – California Love". Singles Top 100.
- ^ "2 Pac feat. Dr. Dre – California Love". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
- ^ a b "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1996". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved June 14, 2017.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
- ^ "End of Year Charts 1996". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1996". Archived from the original on 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
{{cite book}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Canadian single certifications – 2 Pac – California Love". Music Canada.
- ^ "New Zealand single certifications – 2Pac & Dr Dre – California Love". Recorded Music NZ.
- ^ "Norwegian single certifications – 2Pac – California Love" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
- ^ "Nielsen SoundScan Charts". Nielsen. April 4, 2016.
- ^ "American single certifications – 2 Pac – How Do U Want It/California Love". Recording Industry Association of America.
External links
- Music video on YouTube
- Chart Data