California Waiting

2004 single by Kings of Leon

"California Waiting"

Single by Kings of Leon

from the album Youth & Young Manhood

B-side

"Joe's Head" (Live)

Released

February 16, 2004 (2004-02-16)^[1]

Genre

Garage rock
Southern rock

Length

3:29

Songwriter(s)

Caleb Followill
Nathan Followill
Angelo Petraglia

Kings of Leon singles chronology

"Wasted Time"
(2003)

"California Waiting"
(2004)

"The Bucket"
(2004)

"California Waiting" is the fourth single taken from the Youth & Young Manhood album by the American rock band Kings of Leon. An alternate version of the song appears on their debut release, the EP Holy Roller Novocaine. This version was recorded in a rush to finish the record. The band did not like the outcome, so they recorded a new version, which is found on Youth and Young Manhood. However, on Kings of Leon's VH1 Storytellers performance, Caleb Followill stated, before playing "California Waiting", that "We kind of sabotaged it on our album, and tried to play it really punk rock. It was better on the EP I think."^[2]

Track listing

CD single

"California Waiting" – 3:26
"Joe's Head" (Live at Rock in Rio) – 3:37

10" vinyl

Released on clear vinyl in a limited edition of 5,000 copies.

"California Waiting"
"Joe's Head" (Live from the Brixton Academy)

Charts

Chart performance for "California Waiting"
Chart (2004)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)^[3]	61

References

^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. February 14, 2004. p. 27.
^ ""California Waiting (VH1 Storytellers)" by Kings of Leon". VH1. Archived from the original on May 18, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 18, 2021.