"California" is a country music song written by John Rich, Rodney Clawson, and Vicky McGehee. It was originally recorded by Tim McGraw on his album Damn Country Music, featuring Big & Rich on backing vocals. Big & Rich released their own version in 2017 as a single, and it appears on their 2017 album Did It for the Party.
Tim McGraw recorded the song on his 2015 album Damn Country Music, with Big & Rich on background vocals.[1] McGraw chose to put it on the album because his guitar player played a demo which was recorded by John Rich, one-half of the duo.[2][3]
The song is a country rock song about an ending relationship, focusing on a woman who is leaving her man on a journey to California.[4]
