History Music / Californication

%%* LyricSwap: The final chorus has Anthony finishing the phrase he repeats, "''Slit my throat, it's all I ever-''" with "''...had''".

!! '''Troperfornication'''

!! '''Dream of Troperfornication...'''

!! "Dream of Troperfornication..."

* LyricSwap: The final chorus has Anthony finishing the phrase he repeats, "''Slit my throat, it's all I ever-''" with "''...had''".

'''''Californication''''' is the seventh studio album by Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, released in 1999. It is known as the comeback album for the Chilis, and it is their most widely sold album to this day, peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot 200.

Finally, in 1997, Frusciante, on the brink of death, miraculously checked himself into rehab. He was let back into the band in 1998, and the reunited foursome, celebrating their freedom from drug addiction, released this album. ''Californication'' has sold over 15 million copies worldwide and spawned a slew of radio-friendly hits such as "Otherside", "Californication", and "Scar Tissue" (which won the UsefulNotes/GrammyAward for Best Rock Song in 2000). It is tied with ''Music/{{Meteora}}'' for the most cumulative weeks its singles have spent at Number 1 on Billboard Modern Rock Hits, and Magazine/RollingStone Magazine marked it as the #401 [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime best album of all time]]. It remains an incredibly influential album to this day.

Finally, in 1997, Frusciante, on the brink of death, miraculously checked himself into rehab. He was let back into the band in 1998, and the reunited foursome, celebrating their freedom from drug addiction, released this album. ''Californication'' has sold over 15 million copies worldwide and spawned a slew of radio-friendly hits such as "Otherside", "Californication", and "Scar Tissue" (which won the Main/GrammyAward for Best Rock Song in 2000). It is tied with ''Music/{{Meteora}}'' for the most cumulative weeks its singles have spent at Number 1 on Billboard Modern Rock Hits, and Magazine/RollingStone Magazine marked it as the #401 [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime best album of all time]]. It remains an incredibly influential album to this day.

Finally, in 1997, Frusciante, on the brink of death, miraculously checked himself into rehab. He was let back into the band in 1998, and the reunited foursome, celebrating their freedom from drug addiction, released this album. ''Californication'' has sold over 15 million copies worldwide and spawned a slew of radio-friendly hits such as "Otherside", "Californication", and "Scar Tissue" (which won the Main/GrammyAward for Best Rock Song in 2000). It is tied with ''Music/{{Meteora}}'' for the most cumulative weeks its singles have spent at Number 1 on Billboard Modern Rock Hits, and Magazine/RollingStone Magazine marked it as the #401 best album of all time. It remains an incredibly influential album to this day.

** The raw version of "Californication" is especially notable. Anthony stated in his biography that the song was notoriously difficult and clunky to master because of its long lines. The recording wears this pretty well, since John's complex guitar verse doesn't fit well with the lyrics. It's only after the band scrapped it for the minimal, cleaner guitar accompaniment featured on the album that this song went from being an afterthought to the title song of the album.

'''Not''' to be confused with the unrelated TV series Series/{{Californication}}.

!!"Dream of Troperfornication..."

'''Not''' to be confused with the unrelated TV series ''Series/{{Californication}}''.

** Same with "Scar Tissue", which is more about the struggles one faces while doing drugs.

* {{Remaster}}: There's a completely different version of the album that was leaked onto the Internet, featuring altered versions of album songs such as "Scar Tissue" and "Get On Top", and even B-sides such as "Bunker Hill" and "Fat Dance".

** What makes the case of this album particularly egregious is that even the vinyl mix was ruined. Apparently, it was run through a digital dynamic range processor before being mastered for vinyl, which is usually mixed from analogue sources. The CDs of future RHCP albums were also brickwalled, but the vinyl mix of at least ''Stadium Arcadium'' was made from a pristine analogue mix by audiophile favourite Steve Hoffman that basically cancelled out all the CD version's flaws. With ''Californication'', listeners don't have that option with any of the commercially available versions, so the whole thing is basically ruined.

Finally, in 1997, Frusciante, on the brink of death, miraculously checked himself into rehab. He was let back into the band in 1998, and the reunited foursome, celebrating their freedom from drug addiction, released this album. ''Californication'' has sold over 15 million copies worldwide and spawned a slew of radio-friendly hits such as "Otherside", "Californication", and "Scar Tissue" (which won the Main/GrammyAward for Best Rock Song in 2000). It is tied with Music/{{Meteora}} for the most cumulative weeks its singles have spent at Number 1 on Billboard Modern Rock Hits, and Magazine/RollingStone Magazine marked it as the #401 best album of all time. It remains an incredibly influential album to this day.

'''Not''' to be confused with the unrelated TV series Series/{{Californication}}.

! "Dream of Troperfornication..."

** What makes the case of this album particularly egregious is that even the vinyl mix was ruined - apparently, it was run through a digital dynamic range processor before being mastered for vinyl, which is usually mixed from analogue sources. The CDs of future RHCP albums were also brickwalled, but the vinyl mix of at least Stadium Arcadium was made from a pristine analogue mix by audiophile favourite Steve Hoffman that basically cancelled out all the CD version's flaws. With Californication, listeners don't have that option with any of the commercially available versions, so the whole thing is basically ruined.

* MoodWhiplash: Right after the rocking, punk-funk song "Get On Top", the album moves onto the slow, calm "Californication".

*** Also "''Knock on wood, we all stay good, 'cause we all live in Hollywood'' / ''With Main/{{Dracula}} and [[Creator/PattyMaloney Darla Hood]]''".

'''''Californication''''' is the seventh studio album by Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, released in 1999. It is known as the comeback album for the Chilis, and it is their most widely sold album to this day, spawning no less than ''six'' singles and peaking at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.

A bit of history for you, if you're late to the party: following the massive success of the Chilis' 1991 fifth studio album, ''Music/BloodSugarSexMagik'', guitarist Music/JohnFrusciante became completely disillusioned with the band's overnight recognition. He left the band mid-tour in 1992 and began living alone while using hard drugs in his home. The Chilis eventually replaced Frusciante with Dave Navarro, the guitarist of Music/JanesAddiction, and released their 1995 DarkerAndEdgier sixth album, ''One Hot Minute'', which didn't perform as well due to its artsy psychedelia and the issues the band was facing at the time.

* CallBack: The video for "Scar Tissue" shows the band riding along in the desert, bloody and bruised. This idea was supposed to have been used for the "Soul to Squeeze" music video, but got scrapped in the end. In addition, the desert they drive through is the same one in which they danced for the "Give It Away" music video, representing their maturation over the past few years.

* TheNotRemix: The ''Greatest Hits'' version of "Californication" features a slightly different version of the song than the album version. For example, the newer version features the first chorus repeating "''Dream of Californication''" four times instead of the usual twice, and the backing synthesizers are played earlier in the song.

*** It includes the line "''[[Series/MontyPython Python power straight from Monty]]'' / ''Celluloid loves got Music/JohnFrusciante''".

A bit of history for you, if you're late to the party: following the massive success of the Chilis' 1991 fifth studio album, ''Music/BloodSugarSexMagik'', guitarist Music/JohnFrusciante became completely disillusioned with the band's overnight recognition. He left the band mid-tour in 1992 (forcing almost all of their Japanese tour dates to get cancelled), and began living alone while using hard drugs in his home. The Chilis eventually replaced Frusciante with Dave Navarro, the guitarist of Music/JanesAddiction, and released their 1995 DarkerAndEdgier sixth album, ''One Hot Minute'', which didn't perform as well due to its artsy psychedelia and the issues the band was facing at the time.

A bit of history for you, if you're late to the party: following the massive success of the Chilis' 1991 fifth studio album, ''Music/BloodSugarSexMagik'', guitarist Music/JohnFrusciante (about 21 at the time, eight years younger than the rest of the members) became completely disillusioned with the band's overnight recognition. He hated performing live and began sabotaging some of their performances, using hard drugs, and drifting apart from the rest of the members, who were sober and embraced their success more. He left the band mid-tour in 1992 (forcing almost all of their Japanese tour dates to get cancelled), and began living alone while using hard drugs in his home.

The Chilis eventually replaced Frusciante with Dave Navarro, the guitarist of Music/JanesAddiction, and released their 1995 DarkerAndEdgier album, ''One Hot Minute''. It did not perform nearly as well as the previous album, due to its avant-garde psychedelia and the issues the band was facing (vocalist Anthony Kiedis relapsed, bassist Flea was undergoing a painful divorce, and Frusciante was inches away from death).

Finally, in 1997, Frusciante miraculously checked himself into rehab. He was let back into the band in 1998, and the reunited foursome, celebrating their freedom from drug addiction, released this album. It sold over 15 million copies worldwide and spawned a slew of radio-friendly hits such as "Otherside", "Californication", and "Scar Tissue" (which won the Main/GrammyAward for Best Rock Song in 2000). It is tied with Music/{{Meteora}} for the most cumulative weeks its singles have spent at Number 1 on Billboard Modern Rock Hits, and Magazine/RollingStone Magazine marked it as the #401 best album of all time. It remains an incredibly influential album to this day.

* CallBack: The video for "Scar Tissue" shows the band riding along in the desert, bloody and bruised. This idea was supposed to be used for the "Soul to Squeeze" music video, but got scrapped in the end. In addition, the desert they drive through is the same one in which they danced for the "Give It Away" music video, representing their maturation over the past few years.

* {{Remaster}}: There's a completely different version of the album that was leaked onto the Internet, featuring altered versions of album songs such as "Scar Tissue" and "Get On Top", and even B-sides such as "Bunker Hill" and "Fat Dance".
** The raw version of "Purple Stain" bears many similarities to the album version; however the demo version had its chorus overhauled, it has a minute-long jam in the middle that was later cut, and the lyric ''Android loves got John Frusciante'' is repeated much more often.

'''Not''' to be confused with the unrelated TV series Series/{{Californiacation}}.

# "Savior" (4:52)

** There is, however, an unmastered version making the rounds on the Internets that does not have the clipping problems. This is one of those cases where the album can basically only be truly appreciated through piracy.

* OneWordTitle: "Savior", "Otherside" and "Easily".

* OneWordTitle: "Savior" and "Easily".

--> A scarlet starlet and she's in my bed\\

Push the trigger, pull the thread

--> The story of a woman on the morning of a war\\

Throw me to the sky because I know I'm coming back

---> John says to live above hell\\
My will is well

*** The title itself is a reference to Music/{{Prince}}'s film Film/PurpleRain.

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