"Wannabe in L.A." is the first single from the Eagles of Death Metal's third studio album Heart On.

Hughes credits inspiration to the song on drummer Joey Castillo: Dude, listen.

I’m the fuckin luckiest hillbilly on the face of the Earth to be in this touring band right now, with this cast of criminals.

How it is that I came to the phoniest fucking environment ever made by man, Hollywood, and was able to find the best examples of friendship, integrity, truth… I was able to find role models and a family of friends who’ve looked out for me above and beyond anything I’ve ever experienced in my life.

It can also be heard in the video games Colin McRae: Dirt 2, MLB 09: The Show, Shaun White Skateboarding, and is a playable selection in Guitar Hero 5.