All the members of Phantom Planet are from California. The song is a tribute to the state, and is often used to represent the culture there.
This song was voted as an MTV.com Viewer's Pick Video, which got it in MTV's rotation. It received more exposure when many stores did giveaways with this song. Urban Outfitters included the song on a music sampler that came free with a minimum $75 purchase. Some Virgin Megastores included a copy of the video with a purchase of the CD.
This appears on the soundtrack to the 2002 Colin Hanks/Jack Black movie Orange County, which takes place in California.
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