Album
Californication
Californication is the seventh studio album by Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on 8 June 1999 on Warner Bros. Records. Rick Rubin produced it, and it brought guitarist John Frusciante back into the band after his earlier spells on Mother's Milk and Blood Sugar Sex Magik. His return coincided with a change of direction, and the group's softer, more melodic side came to the fore.
The band's trademark sexual innuendo is still here, but it sits alongside darker and broader themes: death, suicide, drugs, globalization, travel and California itself. Rolling Stone's Greg Tate described it as daring to be "spiritual and epiphanic". It produced "Otherside", the title track and the Grammy-winning "Scar Tissue", reached number three on the US Billboard 200, and has sold more than 17 million copies worldwide, making it the band's biggest studio success.
Californication: tracklist, credits and charts
15 tracks · 56:18Tracklist
- Disc 1
- 1Around the WorldFlea, Frusciante, Kiedis, Smith3:59
- 2Parallel UniverseFlea, Frusciante, Kiedis, Smith4:29
- 3Scar TissueFlea, Frusciante, Kiedis, Smith3:37
- 4OthersideFlea, Frusciante, Kiedis, Smith4:16
- 5Get on TopFlea, Frusciante, Kiedis, Smith3:19
- 6CalifornicationFlea, Frusciante, Kiedis, Smith5:18
- 7EasilyFlea, Frusciante, Kiedis, Smith3:51
- Disc 2
- 1PorcelainFlea, Frusciante, Kiedis, Smith2:42
- 2Emit RemmusFlea, Frusciante, Kiedis, Smith4:00
- 3I Like DirtFlea, Frusciante, Kiedis, Smith2:37
- 4This Velvet GloveFlea, Frusciante, Kiedis, Smith3:47
- 5SaviorFlea, Frusciante, Kiedis, Smith4:52
- 6Purple StainFlea, Frusciante, Kiedis, Smith4:11
- 7Right on TimeFlea, Frusciante, Kiedis, Smith1:52
- 8Road Trippin’Flea, Frusciante, Kiedis, Smith3:28
- Produced by
- Rick Rubin
- Recorded at
- Ocean Way Recording, Cello (Los Angeles, California)
- Recorded
- December 1998 – March 1999
- Mixed by
- Jim Scott, Greg Fidelman, David Schiffman
- Mixed at
- The Village
- Engineered by
- Jim Scott, Greg Fidelman, Jennifer Hilliard, Ok Hee Kim, David Schiffman
- Labels
- Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros.
- Length
- 56:18
Line-up
- Greg Kurstin · keyboard · guest
- Patrick Warren · chamberlin, organ · guest
Singles
- “Scar Tissue” · May 1999
- “Around the World” · August 1999
- “Otherside” · December 1999
- “Californication” · June 2000
- “Road Trippin'” · December 2000
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1999 | 3 |
| UK Albums Chart · 1999 | 5 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1999 | 1 |
| European Albums (Billboard) · 1999 | 1 |
| Finnish Albums · 1999 | 1 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI) · 1999 | 1 |
| New Zealand Albums · 1999 | 1 |
| Norwegian Albums · 1999 | 1 |
| Swedish Albums · 1999 | 1 |
| Austrian Albums · 1999 | 2 |
All 32 charts
| Canadian Albums (RPM) · 1999 | 2 |
| Dutch Albums · 1999 | 2 |
| French Albums · 1999 | 2 |
| German Albums · 1999 | 2 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP) · 1999 | 2 |
| Swiss Albums · 1999 | 2 |
| US Catalog Albums · 2002 | 2 |
| Croatian International Albums (HDU) · 2024 | 3 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) · 1999 | 4 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA) · 1999 | 4 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 1999 | 6 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 1999 | 7 |
| Norwegian Rock Albums (IFPI Norge) · 2025–2026 | 7 |
| Spanish Albums (AFYVE) · 1999 | 7 |
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten) · 1999 | 8 |
| Scottish Albums · 1999 | 12 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 1999 | 13 |
| German Rock & Metal Albums (Offizielle Top 100) · 2025–2026 | 14 |
| Hungarian Albums · 1999 | 14 |
| US Alternative · 2019 | 17 |
| Polish Albums · 2011 | 22 |
| US Top Rock Albums · 2020 | 33 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Argentina · 2011 | 3× Platinum |
| Australia · 2006 | 8× Platinum |
| Austria | 2× Platinum |
| Belgium · 2000 | Platinum |
| Brazil · 2002 | 2× Platinum |
| Canada · 2024 | 9× Platinum |
| Chile · 2000 | Platinum |
| Croatia (HDU) | Gold |
| Czech Republic · 2000 | Gold |
| Denmark · 2023 | 5× Platinum |
| Finland | Platinum |
| France · 1999 | 2× Gold |
| Germany · 2006 | 3× Gold |
| Greece · 2000 | Gold |
| Indonesia · 2000 | 3× Platinum |
| Ireland · 2000 | 3× Platinum |
| Israel · 2000 | Gold |
| Italy · 2000 | 4× Platinum |
| Italy · 2026 | 3× Platinum |
| Japan · 1999 | Platinum |
| Mexico · 2000 | Platinum |
| Netherlands · 2000 | 2× Platinum |
| New Zealand | 8× Platinum |
| Norway · 2000 | Platinum |
| Philippines · 2000 | Platinum |
| Poland · 2000 | Platinum |
| Portugal · 2000 | 2× Platinum |
| Portugal · 2024 | Gold |
| Singapore · 2000 | Gold |
| Spain · 2004 | 2× Platinum |
| Sweden · 2002 | 2× Platinum |
| Switzerland · 2002 | 2× Platinum |
| Thailand · 2000 | Gold |
| United Kingdom · 2024 | 5× Platinum |
| United States · 2024 | 8× Platinum |
| Uruguay · 2000 | Platinum |
| Europe · 2002 | 4× Platinum |
Awards
- SNEP double gold album
From MusicBrainz, Wikipedia and Wikidata. Only what the sources record is shown.
98.9
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
22k
ListenBrainz listeners
327k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
518k
Deezer fans (all editions)
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1988
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1989
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1991
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1992
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1992
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1998
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2003
Live in Hyde Park
2004
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2006
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 1999-06-08; musicbrainz + wikidata 1999-06-07 (1 days apart, likely another territory)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 7 June 1999 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 8 June 1999 | |
| Wikidata | 7 June 1999 | |
| US release | 8 June 1999 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 7 June 1999 | earliest UK or European date |
28 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | BR | Warner Bros. Records | other | |
| 1999 | XE | Warner Bros. Records | 093624738619 | other |
| 1999 | AU | Warner Bros. Records | 9325583005459 | other |
| 1999 | XE | Warner Bros. Records | 093624738626 | other |
| 1999 | BR | Warner Bros. Records | 093624738626 | other |
| 1999 | DE | Warner Bros. Records | 093624738619 | other |
| 1999 | ZA | Warner Bros. Records | 6001208830530 | other |
| 1999 | XE | Warner Bros. Records | 093624738626 | other |
| 1999 | XE | Warner Bros. Records | 093624738626 | other |
| 7 June 1999 | XE | Warner Bros. Records | 093624738626 | other |
| 8 June 1999 | CA | Warner Bros. Records | 093624738626 | other |
| 8 June 1999 | JP | Warner Bros. Records | 4943674063390 | other |
| 8 June 1999 | GB | Warner Bros. Records | 093624738640 | other |
| 8 June 1999 | AU | Warner Bros. Records | 9325583002526 | other |
| 8 June 1999 | US | Warner Bros. Records | 093624738626 | other |
| 9 June 1999 | JP | Warner Bros. Records | 4943674008759 | other |
| 2000 | DE | Hyper Records | 093624738626 | other |
| 2000 | ID | Warner Bros. Records | 9362474874 | deluxe |
| 2001 | — | Warner Bros. Records | 093624738626 | other |
| May 2001 | XE | Warner Bros. Records | 093624738626 | other |
| 2004 | XE | Warner Bros. Records | 093624738626 | other |
| 17 March 2006 | XW | Warner Bros. Records | 093624931942 | deluxe |
| 21 March 2006 | — | Warner Bros. Records | 093624420668 | other |
| 21 March 2006 | — | Warner Bros. Records | 093624424161 | deluxe |
| 2008 | RU | Warner Bros. Records | 4607173153814 | other |
| 2012 | US | Warner Bros. Records | 0093624738619 | other |
| 4 May 2015 | — | Warner Bros. Records | 093624932130 | other |
| 2020 | US | Warner Records | 093624738619 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: minor: best source 1425x1425, upscaled to 1500 (x1.05)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1425×1425 | upscaled: minor: best source 1425x1425, upscaled to 1500 (x1.05) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |