Moscow to California
{{Infobox song
| name = Moscow to California
| cover = DJ MEG - M2C.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = DJ M.E.G. featuring Sergey Lazarev and Timati
| album = Lazarev.
| released = 6 February 2012
| recorded = 21 December 2011
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Dance, Pop, Hip-Hop
| length = 4:03
4:11 (video version)
| label = Black Star Inc.
Studio "MONOLITH"
| composer =
| lyricist =
| producer = DJ M.E.G.
| chronology = DJ M.E.G.
| prev_title = Show The Way
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = Illegal
| next_year = 2012
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Sergey Lazarev
| type = Single
| prev_title = Electric Touch
| prev_year = 2011
| title = Moscow to California
| year = 2012
| next_title = Take It Off
| next_year = 2012
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Timati
| type = Single
| prev_title = Requiem for Love
| prev_year = 2011
| title = Moscow to California
| year = 2012
| next_title = I'm on You
| next_year = 2012
}}
}}
Moscow to California is a single by DJ M.E.G., featuring Sergey Lazarev and Timati.
It was premiered 6 February 2012 via the Web site of the Russian Billboard magazine.[http://billboard.ru.msn.com/exclusive/premiere/timati/default.aspx Премьера: DJ M.E.G., Сергей Лазарев и Тимати «Moscow to California»] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120429044109/http://billboard.ru.msn.com/exclusive/premiere/timati/default.aspx |date=2012-04-29 }} billboard.ru.msn.com[http://indarnb.ru/mainstream/audio?newsId=0F3F685523E70A12&cityId=1 Премьера: DJ M.E.G., Сергей Лазарев и Тимати «Moscow to California»] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402114805/http://indarnb.ru/mainstream/audio?newsId=0F3F685523E70A12&cityId=1 |date=2015-04-02 }} InDaRnB.ru The vocal track was recorded 21 December 2011, and production was finished in January 2012 by DJ M.E.G..
Because Lazarev provided the lead vocals for the song, it was included in his album Lazarev.
Music video
Semko Videos recorded a music video for "Moscow to California" 18 January 2012 in Miami (USA).[http://www.black-star.ru/photo/637-backstage-dj-meg.html Backstage со съемок клипа «Moscow to California»] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511045637/http://www.black-star.ru/photo/637-backstage-dj-meg.html |date=2012-05-11 }} black-star.ru[http://indarnb.ru/mainstream/news?newsId=78447A34747852B3&cityId=1 Backstage со съемок клипа «Moscow to California»] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222182320/http://indarnb.ru/mainstream/news?newsId=78447A34747852B3&cityId=1 |date=2014-02-22 }} InDaRnB.ru The music video was directed by Pavel Khudyakov. In America, about 100 people were involved in the filming of the clip. After shooting ten locations in America, a group of actors and a director went to Moscow to shoot some scenes.
The video was presented in the Paradise club in Moscow on 23 February 2012.[http://www.black-star.ru/photo/653-foto-otchet-dj-meg.html Фото-отчет с презентации клипа «Moscow to California»] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626020830/http://www.black-star.ru/photo/653-foto-otchet-dj-meg.html |date=2012-06-26 }} black-star.ru[http://indarnb.ru/mainstream/news?newsId=0DD845B110A07AE1&cityId=1 Пост-отчет с презентации клипа «Moscow to California»] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222182324/http://indarnb.ru/mainstream/news?newsId=0DD845B110A07AE1&cityId=1 |date=2014-02-22 }} InDaRnB.ru The music video was released using the World Wide Web on 8 March 2012.{{YouTube|8sQPU0wdcOE}}
Versions
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| length1 = 4:03
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| note1 = DJ M.E.G. & N.E.R.A.K. Remix
| length1 = 6:38
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Charts
| class="wikitable sortable" | |
| Chart | Chart position |
|---|---|
| SNG (Tophit General Top-100) [http://www.tophit.ru/cgi-bin/trackinfo.cgi?id=36995 tophit.ru / Moscow to California]
|align="center"| 19 | |
| SNG (Tophit Top-100 requested)
|align="center"| 8 | |
| Russia (Tophit Moscow Top-100){{cite web|url=http://www.tophit.ru/msk_chart_weekly.shtml?week_st=1329768000|title=tophit.ru: Weekly Airplay Top Hit 100 Moscow|accessdate=2013-01-31|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222152802/http://www.tophit.ru/msk_chart_weekly.shtml?week_st=1329768000|url-status=dead|archivedate=2014-02-22}}
|align="center"|23 | |
| Russia (Tophit Saint-Petersburg Top-100){{cite web|url=http://www.tophit.ru/spb_weekly.shtml?week_st=1335211200|title=tophit.ru: Weekly Airplay Top Hit 100 St. Petersburg|accessdate=2013-01-31|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222152753/http://www.tophit.ru/spb_weekly.shtml?week_st=1335211200|url-status=dead|archivedate=2014-02-22}}
|align="center"|13 |
References
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External links
- {{YouTube|8sQPU0wdcOE|Official music video}}
- {{YouTube|QMk9DHKNqyk|Presentation of DJ M.E.G.'s clip: Moscow to California (Paradise club)}}
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