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"California Gurls" is a song by American singer Katy Perry from her third studio album, Teenage Dream (2010). It was released as the album's lead single on May 7, 2010, through Capitol Records. The song features rap verses from Snoop Dogg. They both co-wrote "California Gurls" with Bonnie McKee and its producers Dr. Luke, Max Martin, and Benny Blanco. The track was recorded at Conway Recording Studios, based in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The song's mid-tempo production incorporates disco-pop and funk-pop with influences of electropop and new wave. Its lyrics are an ode to the state of California, in which both Perry and Dogg were born and raised. According to Perry, "California Gurls" is an answer song to "Empire State of Mind" by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys.
Originally, "California Gurls" was intended to be sent to mainstream and rhythmic airplay on May 25, 2010. However, it instead debuted on May 7, 2010, after the song leaked online. It was subsequently released to iTunes on May 11, 2010. Upon its release, "California Gurls" received generally positive reviews from music critics, with the majority of critics labeling it a "summer anthem", as well as complimenting its production and chorus. The song earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards. In 2012, Billboard ranked it No. 1 on a special "The 30 Summer Songs of All Time" listing.
"California Gurls" was a commercial success, topping the US Billboard Hot 100 for six consecutive weeks, giving Perry her second No. 1 single in the United States and Dogg his third. It also topped the record charts in seven other countries, was the best-selling single of 2010 in Canada, and is certified Platinum or higher in nine countries, including 9× Platinum in Australia, and Diamond in Canada and the United States. When "California Gurls" was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Perry became the first female artist to have four Diamond-certified singles in the United States, the others being "Firework", "Roar" and "Dark Horse".
The accompanying music video for "California Gurls" was directed by Mathew Cullen, and depicts Perry and her backup dancers as pieces of a board game, set in the fictional "Candyfornia". Perry has said that the inspiration behind the music video was artist Will Cotton, who was also the artistic director for the video. It has also been noted that the music video was influenced by several other works, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and the board game Candyland. The song would be performed on all of Perry's tours since her California Dreams Tour, alongside her concert residency, Play. It was also included in Perry's performance at Pepsi's Super Bowl XLIX halftime show in 2015, at Glendale, Arizona. It has also appeared in numerous pieces of media, including the video game Just Dance 3.
In an interview with HitQuarters, Perry's A&R agent at the time, Chris Anokute, said that while travelling back from an Oscar after-party, Perry texted him to say she did not think the album was finished and that it needed one more song. She said that she wanted to write a song about California girls. During a Rolling Stone photo shoot in April 2010, Perry revealed details about the song, reportedly a response to Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind", she stated:
"It's so great that 'Empire State of Mind' is huge and that everybody has the New York song, but what the fuck? What about LA? What about California? And it's been a minute since we've had a California song and especially from a girl's perspective. We took the references of Prince, which is always a great reference, and we took a lot of the '90s, ... almost that house music, some of those references."
Perry used Wikipedia to research which rapper she wanted to collaborate with for "California Gurls", browsing West Coast artists before selecting Snoop Dogg. Initially, the song was going to be titled "California Girls". The spelling was changed to "California Gurls" after the death of Big Star member Alex Chilton as a nod to their song, "September Gurls". Rondor Music, the company that owns the publishing rights to the Beach Boys' "California Girls", allegedly threatened a lawsuit due to the lyric "I wish they could all be California Girls", a line that was taken from the Beach Boys' song.
After the song was leaked online, Capitol Records decided to release it early, and it was posted on Perry's official website, and the radio date was moved down from May 25, 2010, to May 7, 2010.
California Gurls
"California Gurls" is a song by American singer Katy Perry from her third studio album, Teenage Dream (2010). It was released as the album's lead single on May 7, 2010, through Capitol Records. The song features rap verses from Snoop Dogg. They both co-wrote "California Gurls" with Bonnie McKee and its producers Dr. Luke, Max Martin, and Benny Blanco. The track was recorded at Conway Recording Studios, based in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The song's mid-tempo production incorporates disco-pop and funk-pop with influences of electropop and new wave. Its lyrics are an ode to the state of California, in which both Perry and Dogg were born and raised. According to Perry, "California Gurls" is an answer song to "Empire State of Mind" by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys.
Originally, "California Gurls" was intended to be sent to mainstream and rhythmic airplay on May 25, 2010. However, it instead debuted on May 7, 2010, after the song leaked online. It was subsequently released to iTunes on May 11, 2010. Upon its release, "California Gurls" received generally positive reviews from music critics, with the majority of critics labeling it a "summer anthem", as well as complimenting its production and chorus. The song earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards. In 2012, Billboard ranked it No. 1 on a special "The 30 Summer Songs of All Time" listing.
"California Gurls" was a commercial success, topping the US Billboard Hot 100 for six consecutive weeks, giving Perry her second No. 1 single in the United States and Dogg his third. It also topped the record charts in seven other countries, was the best-selling single of 2010 in Canada, and is certified Platinum or higher in nine countries, including 9× Platinum in Australia, and Diamond in Canada and the United States. When "California Gurls" was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Perry became the first female artist to have four Diamond-certified singles in the United States, the others being "Firework", "Roar" and "Dark Horse".
The accompanying music video for "California Gurls" was directed by Mathew Cullen, and depicts Perry and her backup dancers as pieces of a board game, set in the fictional "Candyfornia". Perry has said that the inspiration behind the music video was artist Will Cotton, who was also the artistic director for the video. It has also been noted that the music video was influenced by several other works, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and the board game Candyland. The song would be performed on all of Perry's tours since her California Dreams Tour, alongside her concert residency, Play. It was also included in Perry's performance at Pepsi's Super Bowl XLIX halftime show in 2015, at Glendale, Arizona. It has also appeared in numerous pieces of media, including the video game Just Dance 3.
In an interview with HitQuarters, Perry's A&R agent at the time, Chris Anokute, said that while travelling back from an Oscar after-party, Perry texted him to say she did not think the album was finished and that it needed one more song. She said that she wanted to write a song about California girls. During a Rolling Stone photo shoot in April 2010, Perry revealed details about the song, reportedly a response to Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind", she stated:
"It's so great that 'Empire State of Mind' is huge and that everybody has the New York song, but what the fuck? What about LA? What about California? And it's been a minute since we've had a California song and especially from a girl's perspective. We took the references of Prince, which is always a great reference, and we took a lot of the '90s, ... almost that house music, some of those references."
Perry used Wikipedia to research which rapper she wanted to collaborate with for "California Gurls", browsing West Coast artists before selecting Snoop Dogg. Initially, the song was going to be titled "California Girls". The spelling was changed to "California Gurls" after the death of Big Star member Alex Chilton as a nod to their song, "September Gurls". Rondor Music, the company that owns the publishing rights to the Beach Boys' "California Girls", allegedly threatened a lawsuit due to the lyric "I wish they could all be California Girls", a line that was taken from the Beach Boys' song.
After the song was leaked online, Capitol Records decided to release it early, and it was posted on Perry's official website, and the radio date was moved down from May 25, 2010, to May 7, 2010.