Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
2000
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
Reported release: 1999 / 2000
Reported release: 1999 / 2000Date needs verification | Recent carryover
Reported in supplied material; independent release-date verification remains open.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1999.html, 1999.html, 1999.html, 2000.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The song was inspired by the dark side of Hollywood and the entertainment industry.
Evidence scope: Attributed owner-supplied note; NOT independently verified songwriter testimony
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 2000.html, position 89
Original annotation, retained with an explicit unverified label
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Textual identity reconciliation, not audio-fingerprint or exact-pressing verification. Version labels are catalog safeguards.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Supplied annual selection; independent annual corroboration remains open
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Owner-supplied 2000.html
Supplied annual selection, not independently corroborated.
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