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California Love

March 24, 2023

"California Love" is a song by American rapper 2Pac featuring fellow American rapper-producer Dr. Dre and American singer Roger Troutman. The song was released as 2Pac's comeback single after his release from prison in 1995 and was his first single as the newest artist of Death Row Records. The remix is featured on the UK version of his fourth album, All Eyez on Me (1996), and is one of 2Pac's most widely known and most successful singles. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks (as a double A-side single with "How Do U Want It") and also topped the charts of Italy, New Zealand, and Sweden. The song was posthumously nominated Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 1997.

"California Love"
Single by 2Pac featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman
from the album All Eyez on Me (UK version)
A-side"How Do U Want It"
ReleasedDecember 3, 1995 (1995-12-03)
StudioCan-Am (Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length
  • 6:25 (album version)
  • 4:45 (single version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Dr. Dre
2Pac singles chronology
"Temptations"
(1995) 		"California Love"
(1995) 		"2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted"
(1996)
Dr. Dre singles chronology
"Keep Their Heads Ringin'"
(1995) 		"California Love"
(1995) 		"No Diggity"
(1996)
Roger Troutman singles chronology
"Put Your Lovin' Through The Test"
(1994) 		"California Love"
(1995) 		"It's Your Body"
(1996)
Audio sample
Music video
"California Love" on YouTube
Music video
"California Love" (Remix) on YouTube

Original version

The original version was not available on any of Shakur's studio albums due to it being intended for Dr. Dre's shelved album The Chronic II: A New World Odor (Poppa's Got A Brand New Funk), but it can now be found on Shakur's compilation of 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-inch promo vinyl records. 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, performed without Shakur.[6]

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. Producer Laylaw also did an additional remix of the song which is often erroneously credited to Dr. Dre[7] and has been suggested to be one of the reasons for the fallout between Dre and 2Pac a few months later. 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, "California knows how to party", was sung by Roger Troutman using his characteristic talk box and was taken from the 1982 song "West Coast Poplock" by Ronnie Hudson & The Street People which was written by Ronnie Hudson and Mikel Hooks. In the song where Troutman sings "shake it, shake it baby", he interpolates the chant he used on his 1982 Zapp single, "Dance Floor".

Critical reception

Michael Hill from Cash Box noted that 2Pac and Dr Dre "are clicking some smooth lyrics together over this killer a— dance track. This track is smoking, and with the introduction of funk royalty Roger Troutman on the vocoder, it simply bursts into flames. If you haven’t heard one of the six mixes available, be patient because it’s bound to reach your area soon."[8] Will Hermes from Entertainment Weekly viewed it as "a West Coast rump shaker".[9] Ralph Tee from Music Week's RM Dance Update rated the song four out of five, describing it as "a fusion of funk and hip hop on this excellent rap cut about the splendour of the US's sunshine state." He added further, "Dr Dre's production sparkles on this potential hit which takes the vocoder and horns from Zapp's 'So Ruff So Tuff' (Roger Troutman also appearing in the Mad Max-style video) and on its best mix the sticky bassline from Kleeer's 'Intimate Connection' underlines it all."[10]

Music videos

Two versions of the music video were filmed. Shakur's longtime friend actress Jada Pinkett Smith came up with the concept inspired by the 1985 film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.[11] She was expected to direct the video, but she removed herself from the project and was replaced by Hype Williams.[11][12] The video was filmed November 10-13, 1995 in El Mirage, California.[13] It takes place in a desert in the year 2095. The casting includes actor Clifton Powell as the evil tribal chief, actor Chris Tucker (then known for his role in the 1995 film Friday),[14] Tony Cox as the dwarf soldier, and Roger Troutman (formerly with the band Zapp) carrying a talk box. 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 young woman. He calls Dr. Dre on a cordless phone, 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, Nadia Cassini, Jodeci, B-Legit and E-40.[15] The video was shot in Compton, California.

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. It also won the 1996 MOBO Award for Best Video. The music video was released in December 1995.[16]

Accolades

"California Love" was voted the 11th best single of 1996 in the Pazz & Jop, an annual critics poll run by The Village Voice.[17] Robert Christgau, the poll's creator, ranked it 10th in his own year-end list.[18] The song's first video was nominated for an 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. It went number 51 on VH1's countdown of the 100 Greatest songs of the 90s in 2007.[19]

  • The information regarding accolades attributed to California Love is adapted from Acclaimed Music.[20]
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 2007 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
Rolling Stone United States The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (Updated 2021)[21] 2021 320

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 iTunes and other music providers, while others are from 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, which is done only by Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman.

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[12]

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[70] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[71] Gold 20,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[72] Platinum 10,000*
Norway (IFPI Norway)[73] Gold  
United Kingdom (BPI)[74] Platinum 600,000 
United States (RIAA)[75]
physical 		2× Platinum 2,000,000^
United States
digital 		— 2,404,000[76]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
  Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States December 3, 1995
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
[77]
January 30, 1996 Contemporary hit radio [78]
United Kingdom April 1, 1996
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [79]

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March 24, 2023
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California Love is a song by American rapper 2Pac featuring fellow American rapper producer Dr Dre and American singer Roger Troutman The song was released as 2Pac s comeback single after his release from prison in 1995 and was his first single as the newest artist of Death Row Records The remix is featured on the UK version of his fourth album All Eyez on Me 1996 and is one of 2Pac s most widely known and most successful singles It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks as a double A side single with How Do U Want It and also topped the charts of Italy New Zealand and Sweden The song was posthumously nominated Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 1997 California Love Single by 2Pac featuring Dr Dre and Roger Troutmanfrom the album All Eyez on Me UK version A side How Do U Want It ReleasedDecember 3 1995 1995 12 03 StudioCan Am Los Angeles California GenreWest Coast hip hop 1 gangsta rap 2 G funk 3 Length6 25 album version 4 45 single version LabelDeath RowInterscopeSongwriter s Tupac ShakurAndre YoungRoger TroutmanLarry TroutmanMikel HooksNorman DurhamRonald HudsonWoody CunninghamJames Anderson uncredited 4 5 Producer s Dr Dre2Pac singles chronology Temptations 1995 California Love 1995 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted 1996 Dr Dre singles chronology Keep Their Heads Ringin 1995 California Love 1995 No Diggity 1996 Roger Troutman singles chronology Put Your Lovin Through The Test 1994 California Love 1995 It s Your Body 1996 Audio sample source source filehelpMusic video California Love on YouTubeMusic video California Love Remix on YouTube Contents 1 Original version 2 Writing samples and background 3 Critical reception 4 Music videos 5 Accolades 6 Song versions 7 Personnel 8 Charts 8 1 Weekly charts 8 2 Year end charts 8 3 Decade end charts 9 Certifications and sales 10 Release history 11 See also 12 ReferencesOriginal version EditThe original version was not available on any of Shakur s studio albums due to it being intended for Dr Dre s shelved album The Chronic II A New World Odor Poppa s Got A Brand New Funk but it can now be found on Shakur s compilation of 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 inch promo vinyl records 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 performed without Shakur 6 Writing samples and background Edit 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 Producer Laylaw also did an additional remix of the song which is often erroneously credited to Dr Dre 7 and has been suggested to be one of the reasons for the fallout between Dre and 2Pac a few months later 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 California knows how to party was sung by Roger Troutman using his characteristic talk box and was taken from the 1982 song West Coast Poplock by Ronnie Hudson amp The Street People which was written by Ronnie Hudson and Mikel Hooks In the song where Troutman sings shake it shake it baby he interpolates the chant he used on his 1982 Zapp single Dance Floor Critical reception EditMichael Hill from Cash Box noted that 2Pac and Dr Dre are clicking some smooth lyrics together over this killer a dance track This track is smoking and with the introduction of funk royalty Roger Troutman on the vocoder it simply bursts into flames If you haven t heard one of the six mixes available be patient because it s bound to reach your area soon 8 Will Hermes from Entertainment Weekly viewed it as a West Coast rump shaker 9 Ralph Tee from Music Week s RM Dance Update rated the song four out of five describing it as a fusion of funk and hip hop on this excellent rap cut about the splendour of the US s sunshine state He added further Dr Dre s production sparkles on this potential hit which takes the vocoder and horns from Zapp s So Ruff So Tuff Roger Troutman also appearing in the Mad Max style video and on its best mix the sticky bassline from Kleeer s Intimate Connection underlines it all 10 Music videos EditTwo versions of the music video were filmed Shakur s longtime friend actress Jada Pinkett Smith came up with the concept inspired by the 1985 film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome 11 She was expected to direct the video but she removed herself from the project and was replaced by Hype Williams 11 12 The video was filmed November 10 13 1995 in El Mirage California 13 It takes place in a desert in the year 2095 The casting includes actor Clifton Powell as the evil tribal chief actor Chris Tucker then known for his role in the 1995 film Friday 14 Tony Cox as the dwarf soldier and Roger Troutman formerly with the band Zapp carrying a talk box 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 young woman He calls Dr Dre on a cordless phone 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 Nadia Cassini Jodeci B Legit and E 40 15 The video was shot in Compton California 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 It also won the 1996 MOBO Award for Best Video The music video was released in December 1995 16 Accolades Edit California Love was voted the 11th best single of 1996 in the Pazz amp Jop an annual critics poll run by The Village Voice 17 Robert Christgau the poll s creator ranked it 10th in his own year end list 18 The song s first video was nominated for an 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 It went number 51 on VH1 s countdown of the 100 Greatest songs of the 90s in 2007 19 The information regarding accolades attributed to California Love is adapted from Acclaimed Music 20 Publication Country Accolade Year RankEgo Trip United States Hip Hop s 40 Greatest Singles by Year 1980 98 1999 22VH1 100 Greatest Songs of the 90 s 2007 51Blender The 1001 Greatest Songs to Download Right Now 2003 rap about com 50 Great Hip Hop Songs 2001 6Rolling Stone The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time 2004 346Bruce Pollock The 7 500 Most Important Songs of 1944 2000 2005 Rolling Stone The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time Updated 2010 2010 355Rock and Roll Hall of Fame The Songs That Shaped Rock Additions 2011 2011 Slant The 100 Best Singles of the 90s 17Time The All Time 100 Songs Pause amp 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 118The 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 13Village Voice United States Singles of the Year 11Face United Kingdom 3Melody Maker 24Vox 8Rolling Stone United States The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time Updated 2021 21 2021 320Song versions EditThere 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 iTunes and other music providers while others are from 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 which is done only by Dr Dre and Roger Troutman Personnel EditWriter 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 12 Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 1996 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 22 4Austria O3 Austria Top 40 23 9Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 24 21Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 25 13Canada Top Singles RPM 26 51Canada Dance Urban RPM 27 1Denmark IFPI 28 4Europe Eurochart Hot 100 29 3Finland Suomen virallinen lista 30 11France SNEP 31 13Germany Official German Charts 32 7Iceland Islenski Listinn Topp 40 33 7Ireland IRMA 34 16Italy Musica e dischi 35 1Netherlands Dutch Top 40 36 2Netherlands Single Top 100 37 7New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 38 1Norway VG lista 39 4Scotland OCC 40 12Sweden Sverigetopplistan 41 1Sweden Swedish Dance Chart 42 1Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 43 7UK Singles OCC 44 6UK Dance OCC 45 5UK Hip Hop R amp B OCC 46 2US Billboard Hot 100 47 1US Dance Singles Sales Billboard 48 1US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 49 1US Hot Rap Songs Billboard 50 1US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 51 34US Rhythmic Billboard 52 2Chart 2022 PeakpositionCanada Canadian Hot 100 53 49Global 200 Billboard 54 77 Year end charts Edit Chart 1996 PositionAustralia ARIA 55 34Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 56 61Canada Dance Urban RPM 57 5Europe Eurochart Hot 100 58 30France SNEP 59 77Germany Official German Charts 60 50Netherlands Dutch Top 40 61 98Netherlands Single Top 100 62 100New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 63 11Sweden Sverigetopplistan 64 15Sweden Swedish Dance Chart 42 2Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 65 27UK Singles OCC 66 87US Billboard Hot 100 67 17US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 68 6Decade end charts Edit Chart 1990 1999 PositionUS Billboard Hot 100 69 97Certifications and sales EditRegion Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 70 Gold 35 000 Canada Music Canada 71 Gold 20 000 New Zealand RMNZ 72 Platinum 10 000 Norway IFPI Norway 73 Gold United Kingdom BPI 74 Platinum 600 000 United States RIAA 75 physical 2 Platinum 2 000 000 United Statesdigital 2 404 000 76 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history EditRegion Date Format s Label s Ref United States December 3 1995 12 inch vinylCDcassette Death RowInterscope 77 January 30 1996 Contemporary hit radio 78 United Kingdom April 1 1996 12 inch vinylCDcassette 79 See also EditList of number one singles in 1996 New Zealand List of number one R amp 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 References Edit Smith Troy L August 13 2015 25 best West Coast rap songs since N W A s Straight Outta Compton cleveland com 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