California - Single

In “California”, Chappell expresses homesickness and disappointment that her plans of moving to California for her music career weren’t working out as she had planned. Chappell originally wrote and released “California” in 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic while quarantining in her hometown of Willard, Missouri. Chappell penned the song following a setback in her career when her 2020 single “Pink Pony Club” didn’t meet expectations, resulting in the label she was signed with at the time dropping her. Read more on Last.fm.

Kayleigh Rose Amstutz (born February 19, 1998), known professionally as Chappell Roan, is an American singer and songwriter. Working with long-time collaborator Dan Nigro, her music is inspired by 80s synth-pop and early 2000s pop hits. Her music is heavily influenced by drag queens and is often described as "campy". When she was 17 years old, Roan uploaded a song titled "Die Young" to YouTube, leading Atlantic Records to sign her to the label. In summer 2020, she released a song titled "Pink Pony Club", which Vulture described as "the Song of Summer 2021". Her debut album "The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess" was released on September 22, 2023, through Island Records, Amusement Records, and KRA International. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.