Songfacts®:

• Future's "California Girls" finds him in a dreamy, reflective mode, riding a smooth West Coast-inspired beat while he raps about women from California, Atlanta, Cape Town, Italy, and the United Kingdom. The song plays like a stylish summer fantasy, with the trap rapper sounding more appreciative and melodic than aggressive as he lets the track's softer drums and airy mood do the work.
• The title nods to The Beach Boys' 1965 classic "California Girls," but Future gives the phrase a more modern, international spin. His version turns the idea into a globe-trotting ode to romance, attraction, and memories of women encountered along the way. California may be in the title, but Future's passport is clearly getting a workout.
• Placed at Track 4 on The Real Me, "California Girls" provides one of the album's smoothest and most melodic detours. It shifts the focus away from Future's usual hedonistic bravado and darker trap textures, offering something more carefree and atmospheric.
• Future wrote "California Girls" with Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd, Farra "La La" Blake, and the song's producers, Thomas "AyeTM" Moore and Joel "Test" Montgomery.
  
  Poo Bear is the biggest name among the songwriters. The prolific hitmaker has worked extensively with artists including Justin Bieber, Usher, DJ Khaled, and Chris Brown. He first collaborated with Future on FKA Twigs' "Holy Terrain," on which the rapper featured, and contributed to three other tracks on The Real Me. Clearly, when Future decided to take a scenic route through the world's dating pool, he brought along someone who knew his way around a hit song.