Californication is a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers from their seventh album, Californication (1999). Released as a single in June 2000, it reached number 69 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number 16 on the UK Singles Chart, and number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks and Modern Rock Tracks charts.
The video, directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, takes the form of a fictional open world video game that depicts each of the band members on some sort of adventure in a California setting, particularly San Francisco and Los Angeles, which ends when the world is ravaged by an earthquake and the avatars are replaced by the live action band members.
The music video for Californication is the group’s most watched video on YouTube, having officially reached a billion views on December 5, 2022.
Tracklist:
- Californication
- End of Show Brisbane (Live)
- I Could Have Lied (Live)
- End of Show State College (Live)
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Anthony Kiedis: lead vocals, overdubbed backing vocals
John Frusciante: electric guitar, acoustic guitar on “This Velvet Glove” and “Road Trippin’”, backing vocals, keyboards
Flea: bass guitar, acoustic bass guitar on “Road Trippin’”, backing vocals
Chad Smith: drums, percussion
