Take California

"Take California"
Single by Propellerheads
from the album Decksandrumsandrockandroll
Released1996 (1996)
GenreBig beat
Length7:48 (Long One)
7:23 (Album version)
4:00 (Short One)
3:19 (Go On, Force Me edit)
LabelWall of Sound
ComposerAlex Gifford
Propellerheads singles chronology
"Take California"
(1996) 		"Spybreak!"
(1997)

"Take California" is a 1996 single by the British big beat group Propellerheads.[1]

There are two versions of this song, called "Take California (Go On, Force Me Edit)" and "Take California (Album Version)". The latter is approximately four minutes longer than the former.[1]

The song is instrumental except for its repeated eponymous sample of Richard M. Nixon’s speech from an interview by Earle Doud and Alen Robin.[2]

Awards and accolades

"Take California" was nominated for the Grammy Awards of 1999 in the category of Best Rock Instrumental Performance.[3] NPR recognized the song as one of eleven essential Big Beat songs.[4]

Usage in media

The song was featured in the first iPod commercial[5] in October 2001.[6] The song was also included on the soundtrack of the 1999 film Forces of Nature,[7] and appeared in the 1998 film Uprising.[8]

Track listing

  • CD Maxi-Single[9]
  1. "Take California (Go On, Force Me Edit)" – 3:17
  2. "Take California And Party" – 5:39
  3. "Take California (Album Version)" – 7:24
  4. "Echo And Bounce" – 5:26

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Take California at MusicBrainz
  2. ^ ""Propellerheads's 'Take California' sample of Earle Doud and Alen Robin's 'Second Interview - Vice President Richard M. Nixon'"". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  3. ^ Sullivan, James (January 6, 1999). "Women Dominate Grammys / Lauryn Hill leads with 10 nominations". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Corporation. p. 4. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
  4. ^ "The Big Beat Revolution: 11 Essential Songs". NPR. 2011-08-19. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  5. ^ ""10 Years of iPod Ads: From Techie to Sassy"". WIRED. 2011-10-29. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  6. ^ "Revisit the mid-2000s through iPod commercials". The Verge. 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  7. ^ "Forces of Nature (1999) - Soundtracks". IMDb. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  8. ^ "Thread: Uprising soundtrack". Teton Gravity Research Forum.
  9. ^ "Propellerheads – Take California". Discogs. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
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