▁ 2 4 ▁and ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁six , ▁becoming ▁the ▁band ' s ▁third ▁single ▁( after ▁" Under ▁the ▁Bridge " ▁and ▁" S car ▁T issue ") ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁top - ten . ▁In ▁addition , ▁" D ani ▁California " ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁song ▁in ▁history ▁( after ▁R . E . M .' s ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁hit ▁" What ' s ▁the ▁Fre quency , ▁Kenneth ? ") ▁to ▁debut ▁at ▁number ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Modern ▁Rock ▁chart , ▁where ▁it ▁spent ▁four teen ▁straight ▁weeks ▁to pping ▁the ▁chart . ▁The ▁single ▁also ▁chart ed ▁at ▁number ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁Main stream ▁Rock ▁charts , ▁where ▁it ▁spent ▁twelve ▁straight ▁weeks ▁on ▁top . ▁The ▁song ▁won ▁two ▁Gram my ▁Awards , ▁one ▁for ▁Best ▁Rock ▁Song ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁for ▁Best ▁Rock ▁Performance ▁by ▁a ▁Du o ▁or ▁Group ▁with ▁V ocal . ▁It ▁also ▁marked ▁the ▁band ' s ▁joint - big gest ▁UK ▁hit ▁to ▁date ▁along ▁with ▁" By ▁the ▁Way ", ▁pe aking ▁at ▁number ▁two ▁on ▁the ▁UK ▁Singles ▁Chart , ▁being ▁kept ▁off ▁number ▁one ▁by ▁G nar ls ▁B ark ley ' s ▁" C ra zy ". ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁and ▁character ▁Through out ▁the ▁song , ▁ly ric ist ▁Anthony ▁K ied is ▁l aments ▁the ▁early ▁death ▁of ▁D ani , ▁a ▁poor , ▁young ▁Southern ▁girl ▁who ▁eventually ▁lived ▁in ▁California , ▁became ▁a ▁mother ▁and ▁lived ▁a ▁hard