One Call Away

"One Call Away"
Single by Chingy featuring J-Weav
from the album Jackpot
B-side "Bagg Up"
Released January 3, 2004
Format CD, 7", 12" digital download
Recorded 2003
Genre Hip hop, pop rap, R&B
Length 4:36 (album version)
4:20 (edited version)
Label Capitol, Disturbing tha Peace
Writer(s) Howard Bailey, Jr., Jason Weaver, Alonzo Lee, Shamar Daugherty
Producer(s) The Trak Starz
Chingy singles chronology
"Holidae In"
(2003)		 "One Call Away"
(2004)		 "I Like That"
(2004)
J-Weav singles chronology
"Stay with Me"
(1996)		 "One Call Away"
(2004)
Music video
"One Call Away" on YouTube

"One Call Away" is a song by American rapper Chingy. It's the third and final single off his debut album Jackpot (2003). It features singer J-Weav singing the chorus. The song was kept from being number one by Usher's "Yeah!" for five consecutive weeks, peaking at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100. It became a number one hit on the Hot Rap Songs chart for three weeks and peaked at numbers 3 and 6 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Mainstream Top 40 charts respectively. It also reached the top 40 in countries like Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and the UK. A video for the single (directed by Erik White) was released that featured actress Keisha Knight-Pulliam and streetball player Philip "Hot Sauce" Champion.

Critical reception

Matt Cibula of PopMatters was positive towards the song, admiring Chingy for taking on a rap ballad saying "It’s kind of adorable that he’s talking to her on the phone about politics and life when he can’t be with her, and his voice gets all softened when he talks about her, and his homeboys call him weak when he gives her a kiss on the cheek, but he doesn’t care, because he knows that she’s always just one call away from him, and vice versa."[1]

Music video

Directed by Erik White,[2] the video takes place during autumn and follows Chingy going to the DTP Bank, where he attracts the attention of a bank teller (played by actress Keisha Knight-Pulliam) by giving her his phone number along with the deposited money in a canister tube for her to have. Their relationship starts out slow with her hanging out with his friends in his apartment, she and her friends watching him play streetball to both of them going back to his apartment to get intimate with each other. The video features the chorus of "Chingy Jackpot" at the end. Streetball player Philip "Hot Sauce" Champion appears in the streetball scene in the video.

Formats and track listing

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 5
France (SNEP)[9] 51
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 25
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 52
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 46
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14] 26
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 2
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[16] 3
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[17] 1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[18] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (2004) Position
New Zealand (RIANZ)[19] 30
US Billboard Hot 100[20] 25
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[21] 31

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[22] Platinum 70,000^
United States (RIAA)[23] Gold 500,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cibula, Matt (August 19, 2003). "Chingy: Jackpot". PopMatters. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Erik White". mvdbase.com. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Chingy - One Call Away (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Chingy - One Call Away / Bagg Up (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Chingy - One Call Away (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Chingy - One Call Away (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Chingy - One Call Away (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Chingy feat. J. Weav – One Call Away". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  9. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Chingy feat. J. Weav – One Call Away" (in French). Les classement single.
  10. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 21, 2004". Irish Singles Chart.
  11. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Chingy feat. J. Weav – One Call Away" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  12. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Chingy feat. J. Weav – One Call Away". Top 40 Singles.
  13. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Chingy feat. J. Weav – One Call Away". Swiss Singles Chart.
  14. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2004-05-29" UK Singles Chart.
  15. ↑ "Chingy Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Chingy. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Chingy Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Chingy. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Chingy Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Rap Songs for Chingy. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Chingy Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Pop Songs for Chingy. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Top Selling Singles of 2004 – The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ). Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Year-End Charts: The Hot 100." Billboard 2004 Year In Music. Billboard. 2004.
  21. ↑ "Year-End Charts: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - 2004". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  22. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  23. ↑ "American single certifications – Chingy – One Call Away". Recording Industry Association of America. November 10, 2004. Retrieved September 15, 2014. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH

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