Californication (album)

Californication
Studio album by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Publication (s)	June 7, 1999
Label (s)	Warner bros.
Format (s)	CD / LP
Genre (s)	Alternative rock , funk rock
Title (number)	15th
running time	56 min 17 s
occupation	Singing : Anthony Kiedis Guitar : John Frusciante Electric bass : Michael "Flea" Balzary Drums : Chad Smith
production	Rick Rubin
Studio (s)	December 1998 - March 1999, Cello Studios / Los Angeles, California
chronology One Hot Minute (1995) Californication By the Way (2002)

Californication is a funk-rock - music album of the Californian rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers , released in June 1999th

General

Californication is the first album after Blood Sugar Sex Magik in which John Frusciante can be heard on guitar again. The recordings took place in Balzary's garage. The sound quality was criticized in places due to clipping in the high frequency range. Even so, over 10 million copies were sold worldwide.

The album marks a turning point in the biography of all band members. By the time it was released, they had all overcome years of drug addiction.

Meaning of the album title

The word "Californication" is a portmanteau of the English name of the State of California - and the English word for "fornication" ( fornication ). The play on words originated in the 1970s and 1980s when, due to the growing influence of California through the construction of Interstate 5 and the large immigration of Californians, stickers with the inscription "Don't californicate Oregon" were to be read on the cars in the northern neighboring state of Oregon .

Anthony Kiedis underlines, however, that the album title has nothing to do with this play on words, but is an independent new creation.

Sound quality

Californication is a well-known example of the loudness war . So the album shows not only the usual low dynamics , but even significant overmodulation .

The Guardian's Tim Anderson complained about "excessive compression and distortion" caused by digital mastering.

In the online magazine Stylus , the album was described as a "victim of the loudness war". The album would suffer so much from digital distortion that even non- audiophile listeners would have complained about the poor sound quality. An online petition has existed since November 2005, calling for a technical revision. So far there have been 1953 signatures (as of July 4, 2012).

Track list

All songs written by John Frusciante , Michael Balzary , Chad Smith and Anthony Kiedis

1. Around the World - 3:58
2. Parallel Universe - 4:30
3. Scar Tissue - 3:37
4. Otherside - 4:15
5. Get on Top - 3:18
6. Californication - 5:21
7. Easily - 3:51
8. Porcelain - 2:43
9. Emit Remmus - 4:00
10. I Like Dirt - 2:37
11. This Velvet Glove - 3:45
12. Savior - 4:52
13. Purple Stain - 4:13
14. Right on Time - 1:52
15. Road Trippin ' - 3:25
16. Gong Li - 3:43 (track only included in Japan and Australia)
17. How Strong - 4:42 (Track only included in Australia)
18. Instrumental # 2 - 2:34 (track only included in Australia)

iTunes Store bonus tracks

1. Quixoticelixer - 4:48
2. Over Funk - 2:58
3. Fat Dance - 3:40

Chart positioning

album

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1999	Californication	DE2 (112 weeks) DE	AT2 (128 weeks) AT	CH3 (123 weeks) CH	UK5 (169 weeks) UK	US3 (101 weeks) US	First published: June 7, 1999 Sales: +16,400,000

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1999	Scar Tissue Californication	DE75 (9 weeks) DE	-	-	UK15 (7 weeks) UK	US9 (29 weeks) US	First published: May 25, 1999 Sales: + 985,000
	Around the World Californication	-	-	-	UK35 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: September 14, 1999
2000	Otherside Californication	DE44 (9 weeks) DE	-	CH65 (7 weeks) CH	UK33 (2 weeks) UK	US14 (22 weeks) US	First published: Jan 11, 2000 Sales: + 250,000
	Californication Californication	DE63 (9 weeks) DE	-	-	UK16 (7 weeks) UK	US69 (19 weeks) US	First published: June 20, 2000 Sales: +1,154,000
	Road Trippin ' Californication	DE89 (4 weeks) DE	-	CH91 (2 weeks) CH	UK30 (2 weeks) UK	-	Initial release: Released November 13, 2000 in Europe and Australia only
	Parallel Universe Californication	-	-	-	-	-	First published: November 13, 2000 US publication

Sales figures and awards

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	3 × platinum	180,000
Australia (ARIA)	8 × platinum	560,000
Belgium (BEA)	platinum	(50,000)
Brazil (PMB)	2 × platinum	500,000
Germany (BVMI)	3 × gold	(750,000)
Europe (IFPI)	4 × platinum	4,000,000
Finland (IFPI)	platinum	(62,365)
France (SNEP)	2 × gold	(200,000)
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	(50,000)
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	200,000
Canada (MC)	6 × platinum	600,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	8 × platinum	120,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	2 × platinum	(160,000)
Norway (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
Austria (IFPI)	2 × platinum	(100,000)
Poland (ZPAV)	platinum	(100,000)
Sweden (IFPI)	2 × platinum	(160,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	2 × platinum	(100,000)
Spain (Promusicae)	2 × platinum	(200,000)
United States (RIAA)	6 × platinum	6,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	4 × platinum	(1,200,000)
All in all	4 × gold 58 × platinum	12,310,000

Main article: Red Hot Chili Peppers / Music Sales Awards

The Grammy Awards 2000 was Californication in the category Album Best Rock nominated, but lost Supernatural by Santana .

Web links

• Californication at MusicBrainz

Individual evidence

1. ↑ How CDs are remastering the art of noise. In: The Guardian. Retrieved April 20, 2007 . 
2. ^ Californication Sound Quality. In: Stylus Magazine. Retrieved July 4, 2012 . 
3. ^ Petition for the technical revision of the album
4. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources, albums: DE AT CH UK US
5. ↑ US albums: Joel Whitburn : Joel Whitburn presents the Billboard Albums . 6th edition. Billboard Books, New York 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
6. ↑ Billboard Magazine: 300 Best Selling Albums (Worldwide). on: webcache.googleusercontent.com