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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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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 (8,836 views/month, #91 of 19,375).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Grammy Hall of Fame[3]
  • Composer: Michelle Phillips[4], John Phillips[5]
  • Genre: psychedelic pop[6], folk rock[7]
  • Performer: The Mamas & the Papas[8], Arvingarna[9]
  • Part of: If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears[10]
  • Language of work or name: English[11]
  • Publication date: 1965[12]
  • Lyricist: Michelle Phillips[13], John Phillips[14]
  • Tonality: C major[15]
  • Title: California Dreamin'[16]
  • Different from: California Dreamin'[17]
  • Duration: 162 seconds[18]
  • Form of creative work: song[19]

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[20]

  • Genre(s): pop[21]

  • Community tags: pop[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3349eab0-3c79-3343-8924-cc7c5ed549c8[23]

Why It Matters

California Dreamin' has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] California Dreamin' is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

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

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

  1. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). California Dreamin'. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/california-dreamin
MLA “California Dreamin'.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 14 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/california-dreamin.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_california-dreamin_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{California Dreamin'}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/california-dreamin}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
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  1. 23w 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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