Santa Monica (Everclear song)


"Santa Monica " is a rock song by the band Everclear, from their 1995 album Sparkle and Fade. The song was written by the band's lead singer, Art Alexakis. Though it was not officially released as a single in the United States, American radio stations played "Santa Monica" enough for it to reach number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart in 1996. The song spent three weeks atop the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, reached number five on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart, and peaked at number 35 on the Top 40 Mainstream chart. It also became a top-forty hit in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom; it is the band's highest-charting single in Australia.

Background and content

In an October 2003 interview with Songfacts, Alexakis explained the song:
When Alexakis was a teenager, his girlfriend committed suicide; shortly thereafter, Alexakis attempted the same by jumping off the Santa Monica Pier in southern California. One theory as to the meaning of this song is that Alexakis was drawing on this experience from earlier in his life.
Following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the song was placed on the list of post-9/11 inappropriate titles distributed by Clear Channel Communications.

Track listing

CD single
  1. "Santa Monica"
  2. "Heroin Girl"
  3. "Don't Change"
  4. "Sin City"
Watch the World Die CD Part 1
  1. "Santa Monica"
  2. "Heroin Girl"
  3. "Summerland"
  4. "Sin City"
Watch the World Die CDS Part 2
  1. "Santa Monica"
  2. "Strawberry"
  3. "Fire Maple Song"
  4. "American Girl"

    Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts