Call on Me (Eric Prydz song)
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| Single by Eric Prydz | |||||
| Released | September 13, 2004 | ||||
| Format | CD single, DVD single, 12" single, digital download | ||||
| Recorded | 2004 | ||||
| Genre | Dance, house | ||||
| Length | 2:52 | ||||
| Label | Ministry of Sound Data Ultra (U.S.) |
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| Writer(s) | Eric Prydz, Steve Winwood, Will Jennings | ||||
| Producer | Eric Prydz | ||||
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"Call on Me" is a song performed by Swedish DJ and producer Eric Prydz. The single received moderate sales success and topped several record charts. "Call on Me" is known for its music video, which features aerobics performers gesturing in a sexually suggestive manner.
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[edit] Background
"Call on Me" is a house music track based on a re-recorded sample of Steve Winwood's song "Valerie". Winwood collaborated with Prydz on the song by re-recording his vocals. The original version of "Call on Me" was initially mistaken as a release by Together (a collaboration between Thomas Bangalter and DJ Falcon), due to Falcon's use of the song in DJ sets and an advance pressing credited to Falcon and Bangalter.[1]
The song reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart at a time when the chart was experiencing low sales, due to the CD single facing increasing popularity from the digital download which at the time was not an eligible format in the chart. Until January 2005, Eric Prydz held the record for selling the lowest number of singles for a number-one chart position in the UK in any particular week: "Call on Me" sold 23,519 copies when it returned to the top of the charts on October 17, 2004. This record was broken once again by himself only a week later on October 24, 2004, with the single selling 21,749 copies that week. Nevertheless, it was the fourth biggest selling single of 2004 in the UK, selling 335,000 copies that year - including a DVD single with the uncut video - and staying five weeks at number-one on the UK Singles Chart, the longest run of any single that year.
The song entered the German singles chart at number one in early November 2004, and also repeated this feat in the Republic of Ireland. In Australia, "Call on Me" debuted and peaked at #2.
[edit] Music video
The music video for "Call on Me" is directed by Huse Monfaradi and features an aerobics class of women wearing 1980s styled aerobics outfits performing sexually suggestive gym routines led by Australian dancer and choreographer Deanne Berry, much to the enjoyment of the sole man in the group, played by Juan Pablo Di Pace. The video was filmed in the Laban centre in Deptford.
While being interviewed by Chris Evans for UK Radio Aid, a 12-hour fundraising broadcast for tsunami victims, ex-UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said: "The first time it came on, I nearly fell off my rowing machine."[2] Many politicians and family groups have pushed for the video to be banned,[citation needed] but there are actually two videos — an edited one shown in daylight hours and a late night version which is uncut and features the dancers rubbing their breasts and one dancer slapping her buttocks.
The video was the highest-downloaded music video of all time in Australia, downloaded over 35,000 times through "3 Mobile mobile phones with 3G technology in association with the Rage music television show. Ministry of Sound presented the '3 Mobile' phone provider with the mobile equivalent of a gold record in April 2005.
Due to the popularity and high demand for the video, a feature length aerobics DVD was later released, titled Pump It Up - The Ultimate Dance Workout, which featured the dancers from the "Call on Me" video performing aerobics routines to various popular dance music songs.
In 2006, as tribute to the "Call on Me" video, a sequel was created with the same principal dancers in "The Hughes Corporation" techno remix of Irene Cara's 1983 "Flashdance... What a Feeling".[3][4] This video references the films Flashdance, Dirty Dancing, Saturday Night Fever and Grease as evidenced by the featured dance, costumes and film posters in the video.
The first video features dancers Deanne Berry, Juan Pablo Di Pace, Laura More (Muncey), Franky Wedge, Laura Jayne Smith, Rosy Hawkins and Laura Bowley.[5] The second video features only Deanne Berry and Juan Pablo Di Pace from the first.
The video spun off a parody version called "(Don't) Call on Me"[6] where four young men dance in a very feminine way. This parody has had some success: since October 2005, it has been viewed close to 90,000 times on the iFilm website.
In April of 2008, inspired by the video, several artists in Houston, Texas began a series of guerrilla art performances which they call sexyATTACK.[7] The artists perform a modified version of the dance sequence for unsuspecting audiences in various public spaces including libraries, parks, museums, and grocery stores.
[edit] Track listings and formats
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[edit] Certifications
| Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified |
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| Australia[8] | Platinum | 2004 | 70,000+ |
| France[9] | Gold | September 28, 2005 | 250,000+ |
| Swiss[10] | Gold | 2005 | 20,000+ |
[edit] Record charts
[edit] Peak positions
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[edit] End of the year charts
| End of the year chart (2004) | Position |
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| Austrian Singles Chart[15] | 18 |
| End of the year chart (2005) | Position |
| Austrian Singles Chart[16] | 97 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[17] | 89 |
| French Airplay Chart[18] | 77 |
| French Singles Chart[19] | 20 |
| French TV Airplay Chart[18] | 90 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[20] | 36 |
[edit] Sound clip
Eric Prydz - Call on Me (2004)
| Preceded by "Real to Me" by Brian McFadden |
UK number-one single (first run) September 25, 2004 – October 9, 2004 |
Succeeded by "Radio" by Robbie Williams |
| Preceded by "Real to Me" by Brian McFadden |
Irish Singles Chart number-one single October 7, 2004 – October 28, 2004 |
Succeeded by "My Prerogative" by Britney Spears |
| Preceded by "Radio" by Robbie Williams |
UK number-one single (second run) October 23, 2004 – November 6, 2004 |
Succeeded by "Wonderful" by Ja Rule featuring R. Kelly and Ashanti |
| Preceded by "Obsesión" by Aventura |
German number-one single October 30, 2004 – December 4, 2004 |
Succeeded by "Living to Love You" by Sarah Connor |
| Preceded by "I Won't Cry" by Elin Lanto |
Swedish number-one single (first run) November 11, 2004 |
Succeeded by "I Won't Cry" by Elin Lanto |
| Preceded by "Obsesión" by Aventura |
Ö3 Austria Top 40 number-one single November 14, 2004 – December 19, 2004 |
Succeeded by "Sweetest Poison" by Nu Pagadi |
| Preceded by "My Prerogative" by Britney Spears |
Norwegian VG-lista number-one single (first run) November 17, 2004 – December 8, 2004 |
Succeeded by "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid 20 |
| Preceded by "Touch Me" by Günther featuring Samantha Fox |
Swedish number-one single (second run) December 2, 2004 |
Succeeded by "Coming True" by Daniel Lindström |
| Preceded by "Adieu Monsieur le Professeur" by Star Academy 4 |
SNEP (France) number-one single January 2, 2005 – January 16, 2005 |
Succeeded by "Ma Philosophie" by Amel Bent |
| Preceded by "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid 20 |
Norwegian VG-lista number-one single (second run) January 5, 2005 – January 19, 2005 |
Succeeded by "Unloved" by Espen Lind |
[edit] References
- ^ Eric Prydz at thedjlist.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-21.
- ^ Femalefirst.co.uk
- ^ [1] "What a feeling" article tribute
- ^ vkmag.com Video to The Hughes Corporation - "What a Feeling"
- ^ Theanswerbank.co.uk
- ^ ifilm.com
- ^ sexyATTACK
- ^ Australian certifications aria.com (Retrieved April 24, 2008)
- ^ French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved April 24, 2008)
- ^ Swiss certifications Swisscharts.com (Retrieved April 24, 2008)
- ^ Eric Prydz - Call On Me - Music Charts. αCharts.us. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
- ^ Chart Data: Eric Prydz. Mariah-Charts.com. Retrieved on 2007-01-03.
- ^ Eric Prydz Call On Me. Top40-Charts.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
- ^ a b "Call on Me", Russian Airplay Charts Tophit.ru (Retrieved May 17, 2008)
- ^ 2004 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved May 15, 2008)
- ^ 2005 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved May 15, 2008)
- ^ 2005 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
- ^ a b 2005 French Airplay and Video Charts Yacast.fr (Retrieved May 14, 2008)
- ^ 2005 French Singles Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
- ^ 2005 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
