| "Dani California" | ||||
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| Single by Red Hot Chili Peppers | ||||
| from the album Stadium Arcadium | ||||
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| Released | April 28, 2006 | |||
| Studio | The Mansion (Los Angeles) | |||
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| Length | 4:42 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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| Producer(s) | Rick Rubin | |||
| Red Hot Chili Peppers singles chronology | ||||
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| "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 Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's third and most recent single to enter the top 10. In addition, "Dani California" became the second song (after R.E.M.'s "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" in 1994) to debut at number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, staying there for 14 consecutive weeks. It also charted at number one on the Mainstream Rock chart, where it spent 12 straight weeks on top. The song won two Grammy Awards: one for Best Rock Song and the other for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.[3] It marked the band's joint-biggest UK hit to date along with "By the Way", peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart. Altogether, the single reached the top five in 10 countries.
- ^ "Ranking: Every Alternative Rock No. 1 Hit from Worst to Best – Consequence". July 5, 2017.
- ^ "KTZB Radio Station Interview". Red Hot Chili Peppers. Archived from the original on January 3, 2010. Retrieved June 4, 2007.
- ^ "49th Annual Grammy Awards – Red Hot Chili Peppers". Grammy. Archived from the original on December 20, 2006. Retrieved June 3, 2007.