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California Dreamin'

original song written and composed by John Phillips and Michelle Phillips; first recorded by The Mamas & the Papas and released in 1965
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California Dreamin'

Summary

California Dreamin' is a musical work/composition[1]. California Dreamin' ranks in the top 0.47% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,700 views/month, #91 of 19,375).[2]

Key Facts

  • California Dreamin' received the Grammy Hall of Fame[3].
  • California Dreamin''s instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[4].
  • California Dreamin''s composer is recorded as Michelle Phillips[5].
  • California Dreamin''s composer is recorded as John Phillips[6].
  • California Dreamin''s genre is psychedelic pop[7].
  • California Dreamin''s genre is folk rock[8].
  • California Dreamin' was performed by The Mamas & the Papas[9].
  • Among the performers on California Dreamin' was Arvingarna[10].
  • California Dreamin' is part of If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears[11].
  • California Dreamin''s language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • California Dreamin' was released on 1965[13].
  • California Dreamin''s lyricist is recorded as Michelle Phillips[14].
  • California Dreamin''s lyricist is recorded as John Phillips[15].
  • California Dreamin''s tonality is recorded as C major[16].
  • California Dreamin''s title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "California Dreamin'"}[17].
  • California Dreamin''s different from is recorded as California Dreamin'[18].
  • California Dreamin''s duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+162'}[19].
  • California Dreamin''s form of creative work is recorded as song[20].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[21]

  • Genre(s): pop[22]

  • Community tags: pop[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3349eab0-3c79-3343-8924-cc7c5ed549c8[24]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include The Mamas & the Papas[9] and Arvingarna[10].

Publication

California Dreamin' was released on 1965[13]. California Dreamin''s language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Genres include psychedelic pop[7] and folk rock[8]. California Dreamin' is part of If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears[11].

Reception

California Dreamin' received the Grammy Hall of Fame[3].

Why It Matters

California Dreamin' ranks in the top 0.47% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,700 views/month, #91 of 19,375).[2] California Dreamin' has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] California Dreamin' is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

What awards did California Dreamin' receive?

Honors received include Grammy Hall of Fame[3].

Related Entities

John Phillips Michelle Phillips The Mamas & the Papas

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → The Mamas & the Papas, Arvingarna
    Form of creative work → song
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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