California Waiting

The track was recorded during the Youth and Young Manhood sessions with Caleb Followill, Nathan Followill, Jared Followill and Matthew Followill. The album sessions took place at Shangri-La Studios, Sound City Studios, Ocean Way Nashville, House of Blues Studios and Groundstar Studios with Ethan Johns and Angelo Petraglia producing. Released as a single from Kings of Leon debut album in 2004, it represented the band early push into the UK singles market. It reached number 61 on the UK Singles Chart during the group rise from Southern family band story to international rock act. It remains a notable early Kings of Leon single from the Youth and Young Manhood period. The song is part of the band formative catalogue before their later mainstream breakthrough.