She's So California (song)

"She's So California"
Single by Gary Allan
from the album Living Hard
Released October 6, 2008
Genre Country
Length 3:21
Label MCA Nashville
Writer(s) Gary Allan, Jaime Hanna, Jon Randall
Producer(s) Mark Wright, Gary Allan
Gary Allan singles chronology
"Learning How to Bend"
(2008)
"She's So California"
(2008)
"Today"
(2009)

"She's So California" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Gary Allan. It was released in October 2008 as the third and final single from the album Living Hard. The song was reached number 24 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.[1] The song was written by Allan, Jaime Hanna and Jon Randall.

Content

The song is an up-tempo in which the narrator uses various California-themed imagery to describe his lover, whom he says is "so California".

Critical reception

Blake Boldt of Country Universe gave it a B-rating saying it was "little more than album filler", calling the production both "modest and "a bit sterile", but saying that Allan's "gravelly" vocal was of note.[2] Allen Jacobs of Roughstock gave the song a favorable review, writing that "the big chorus with fiddle-play is the best part of the song" and "the storyline is as vast and dynamic as the state that inspired it."[3]

Chart performance

Chart (2008-2009) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 24

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2012). Hot Country Songs: 1944-2012, Eight edition. Record Research. p. 19.
  2. Boldt, Blake (2008-09-26). "Country Universe = A Country Music Blog >> Gary Allan, "She's So California"". Countryuniverse.net. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
  3. Jacobs, Allen (October 9, 2008). "Gary Allan – She's So California". Roughstock. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  4. "Gary Allan – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Gary Allan.
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