California Waiting California Waiting "California Waiting" is the fourth single taken from the "Youth and 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 didn't 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
Kings of Leon a more tense riff and different vocal style than the same track off "Youth and Young Manhood", the second being recorded in a rush to finish the EP. The EP also contains the song "Wicker Chair," while a track called "Andrea" was discarded before its release. The Followills' debut album, "Youth and Young Manhood", was released in the UK in July 2003 and in the United States later that August. The album was recorded between Sound City Studios in Los Angeles and Shangri-La Studios in Malibu, California. It was produced by Angelo Petraglia and Ethan Johns. According to "Rolling Stone"