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Released on MCA Records, also Baba O’Riley (The Who), Free Bird (Lynyrd Skynyrd) and Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Mixed by Bob Clearmountain, also Just Like Heaven (The Cure), Summer of ’69 (Bryan Adams) and It’s My Life (Bon Jovi)
Engineered by Nick Launay, also In the Air Tonight (Phil Collins), Closing Time and She’s Waiting (Eric Clapton)
Written by Dan Wilson, also Someone Like You (Adele), Treacherous (Taylor Swift) and Come Back… Be Here (Taylor’s version) (Taylor Swift)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Bob Clearmountain mixed 992 songs on fono, the 10th most of any mixer
20 other songs on fono were recorded at Seedy Underbelly Studios, by Shannon Curfman and Greg Brown and others
Nick Launay produced 9 of Semisonic’s top 10 songs
Credits
All 16 credits
- Written by
- Dan Wilson
- Produced by
- Nick Launay
- Performed by
- Dan Wilson, Jacob Slichter, John Munson and Semisonic
- Engineered by
- Alex Oana, James Saez, Nick Launay, Richard Werbowenko, Ryan Freeland and Shane Washington
- Mixed by
- Bob Clearmountain
- Part of
- Feeling Strangely Fine
- Recorded at
- Seedy Underbelly Studios
- Released on
- MCA Records
- Written by
- Dan Wilson
- Produced by
- Nick Launay
- Performed by
- Dan Wilson, Jacob Slichter, John Munson and Semisonic
- Engineered by
- Alex Oana, James Saez, Nick Launay, Richard Werbowenko, Ryan Freeland and Shane Washington
- Mixed by
- Bob Clearmountain
- Part of
- Feeling Strangely Fine
- Recorded at
- Seedy Underbelly Studios
- Released on
- MCA Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same mixer: Bob Clearmountain
Same engineer: Nick Launay
Same writer: Dan Wilson
Same producer: Nick Launay
Same label: MCA Records
Same studio: Seedy Underbelly Studios
Same mixer: Bob Clearmountain
Same writer: Dan Wilson
Elsewhere
Sources (17)
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1MusicBrainz California was performed by Dan Wilson
2MusicBrainz California was performed by Jacob Slichter
California was performed by Jacob Slichter
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz California was performed by John Munson
4MusicBrainz California was performed by Semisonic
5MusicBrainz California was produced by Nick Launay
6MusicBrainz California was written by Dan Wilson
7MusicBrainz California is part of the release Feeling Strangely Fine
California is part of the release Feeling Strangely Fine
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz California was recorded at Seedy Underbelly Studios
California was recorded at Seedy Underbelly Studios
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz MCA Records is the label of the song California
MCA Records is the label of the song California
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz California was engineered by Alex Oana
11MusicBrainz California was engineered by James Saez
12MusicBrainz California was engineered by Nick Launay
California was engineered by Nick Launay
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz California was engineered by Richard Werbowenko
California was engineered by Richard Werbowenko
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz California was engineered by Ryan Freeland
California was engineered by Ryan Freeland
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz California was engineered by Shane Washington
California was engineered by Shane Washington
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
16MusicBrainz California was mixed by Bob Clearmountain
California was mixed by Bob Clearmountain
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
17MusicBrainz California was released on 1998-03-24