"California Waiting" is the fourth single taken from the Youth & 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.

The band did not 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 really punk rock.

"[2] Released on clear vinyl in a limited edition of 5,000 copies.