Songs Similar to Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Album: Californication (Deluxe Edition) · Rock · Chill
“Californication” is a rock track with alternative roots by Red Hot Chili Peppers from the album Californication (Deluxe Edition). On SongSimilar it sits in our Rock collection and is tagged chill, so the matches below lean toward that same feel (the original runs at about 97 BPM).
The closest match right now is “Otherside” by Red Hot Chili Peppers (100% match). The list also pulls in Audioslave, The White Stripes, R.E.M. and Radiohead — artists whose audiences overlap heavily with Red Hot Chili Peppers's. By genre, the list is mostly alternative (11 of 20 tracks), with rock and pop mixed in. Each entry shows its genre and a match score, so you can start with the strongest matches and work outward. Every song links out to YouTube, Spotify and Amazon Music for a quick listen, and the ones marked as links have their own similar-song pages here.
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Data: Last.fm, updated 2026-10-11.
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FAQ about “Californication”
What songs are similar to Californication?
On our list, the closest matches are “Otherside” by Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Scar Tissue” by Red Hot Chili Peppers and “Everlong” by Foo Fighters. All 20 songs on this page are ranked by how strongly their listeners overlap with fans of “Californication” by Red Hot Chili Peppers, so the higher a song sits, the closer it is to the original's sound and audience.
Who does Californication sound like?
Based on listening data, “Californication” sits closest to Foo Fighters, Audioslave, The White Stripes and R.E.M.. Fans of Red Hot Chili Peppers play these artists more than almost anyone else, which usually means a shared sound, era or scene. Start with their tracks in the list above if you want something in the same vein.
Is Californication Rock?
We file “Californication” by Red Hot Chili Peppers under Rock, while music stores list its album under Alternative. Genre labels are fuzzy, so the similar songs above aren't limited to one genre — they follow what listeners actually pair with the song.
How do you find similar songs to Californication?
Use the list on this page: it ranks 20 tracks by how often fans of “Californication” also listen to them. Open any song that has its own page to keep exploring, or enter another track in the similar song finder to start a new list.