California

About California

The seventh track on “Awaken, My Love!”, “California” comes in with an upbeat mood and a decidedly Caribbean-inspired delivery from Gambino. It was originally performed on Gambino’s ‘Pharos’ concert series in Joshua Tree, & was not released to anyone aside from those in attendance. The song is full of common California vibes such as weed, girls, and beaches. As explored in this Genius article, Gambino seems to be channeling “Express Yourself” by Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band. .

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About this song

Credited to

Childish Gambino

Album

"Awaken, My Love!" · Track 7 of 10

Released

December 2, 2016

Duration

2:45

On Last.fm

337,003 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: "Awaken, My Love!"