Call on Me (Eric Prydz song)
Encyclopedia
"Call on Me" is a song performed by Swedish
DJ
, producer
Eric Prydz
. The single received huge sales success and topped several record chart
s. "Call on Me" is known for its music video
, which features several women and a man performing aerobics
in a sexually suggestive manner.
track based on a re-recorded sample
of Steve Winwood
's 1982 song "Valerie". When Prydz presented the track to Winwood, he was so impressed with what Prydz had done, he collaborated with him and re-recorded the vocals to fit the track better. 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.
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.
The song has been sampled in Chris Brown's song "Pass Out" released on his 2009 album "Graffiti" as well as being used as the theme song for GMTV
.
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 Dance Centre
in Deptford
, and spoofs a scene in the 1985 film Perfect
starring John Travolta
and Jamie Lee Curtis
.
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." There are 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" house remix of Irene Cara
's 1983 "Flashdance... What a Feeling
". 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. The second video features only Deanne Berry and Juan Pablo Di Pace from the first.
CD maxi single
DVD single
Digital download
Non-Album singles
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
, producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
Eric Prydz
Eric Prydz
Eric Sheridan Prydz is a Swedish DJ and producer based in London, United Kingdom. The pronunciation of his surname is often questioned; it is pronounced "prids", but when under his alias, Pryda, it is pronounced "pride-ah"...
. The single received huge sales success and topped several record chart
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
s. "Call on Me" is known for its music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
, which features several women and a man performing aerobics
Aerobics
Aerobics is a form of physical exercise that combines rhythmic aerobic exercise with stretching and strength training routines with the goal of improving all elements of fitness...
in a sexually suggestive manner.
Background
"Call on Me" is a dance musicDance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
track based on a re-recorded sample
Sampling (music)
In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...
of Steve Winwood
Steve Winwood
Stephen Lawrence "Steve" Winwood is an English international recording artist whose career spans nearly 50 years. He is a songwriter and a musician whose genres include soul music , R&B, rock, blues-rock, pop-rock, and jazz...
's 1982 song "Valerie". When Prydz presented the track to Winwood, he was so impressed with what Prydz had done, he collaborated with him and re-recorded the vocals to fit the track better. The original version of "Call on Me" was initially mistaken as a release by Together
Together (band)
Together is a French house duo consisting of DJ Falcon and one-half of Daft Punk, Thomas Bangalter. They released tracks on Bangalter's own label titled Roulé. The duo released two songs: "So Much Love to Give" and "Together"...
(a collaboration between Thomas Bangalter
Thomas Bangalter
Thomas Bangalter is a French electronic musician best known as a member of the French house music duo Daft Punk. He has also recorded and released music as a member of the trio Stardust, the duo Together, and as a solo artist including compositions for the film Irréversible.Thomas Bangalter owns a...
and DJ Falcon
DJ Falcon
DJ Falcon is a French DJ and record producer.Before producing on Roulé he worked in A&R department at Virgin. In 1999 he released his first EP and produced a Remix of Cassius's "La Mouche" which became an all-time classic song...
), due to Falcon's use of the song in DJ sets
DJ mix
A DJ mix or DJ mixset is a sequence of musical tracks typically mixed together to appear as one continuous track. When a DJ mix or DJ mixset is recorded onto some medium, it is often referred to as a mix tape...
and an advance pressing credited to Falcon and Bangalter.
The song reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
at a time when the chart was experiencing low sales, due to the CD single
CD single
A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...
facing increasing popularity from the digital download
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
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
DVD single
A DVD single is a music single in the form of a DVD. The format was introduced in the late 1990s/early 2000s as a replacement for the VHS 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
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
singles chart at number one in early November 2004, and also repeated this feat in the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. In Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, "Call on Me" debuted and peaked at #2.
The song has been sampled in Chris Brown's song "Pass Out" released on his 2009 album "Graffiti" as well as being used as the theme song for GMTV
GMTV
GMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end...
.
Music video
The music video for "Call on Me" is directed by Huse Monfaradi and features an aerobicsAerobics
Aerobics is a form of physical exercise that combines rhythmic aerobic exercise with stretching and strength training routines with the goal of improving all elements of fitness...
class of women wearing 1980s styled aerobics outfits performing sexually suggestive gym routines led by Australian dancer and choreographer Deanne Berry
Deanne Berry
Deanne Berry is an Australian dancer and choreographer best known for her appearance in the music video for the single "Call on Me" by Eric Prydz.-Biography:...
, much to the enjoyment of the sole man in the group, played by Juan Pablo Di Pace
Juan Pablo Di Pace
Juan Pablo Di Pace is an Argentine-born actor, model and director.Juan Pablo Di Pace studied in Europe and speaks Spanish, Italian, and English...
. The video was filmed in the Laban Dance Centre
Laban Dance Centre
Laban in Deptford, south-east London, is a conservatoire and centre for contemporary dance, and includes 13 dance studios, a 300-seat theatre, dance health suite, Pilates studio, library and café...
in Deptford
Deptford
Deptford is a district of south London, England, located on the south bank of the River Thames. It is named after a ford of the River Ravensbourne, and from the mid 16th century to the late 19th was home to Deptford Dockyard, the first of the Royal Navy Dockyards.Deptford and the docks are...
, and spoofs a scene in the 1985 film Perfect
Perfect (film)
The soundtrack to Perfect was initially released in 1985 as a 12" vinyl record, and later re-released on CD.Side A#" Perfect" – 3:50#"I Sweat " – 3:54...
starring John Travolta
John Travolta
John Joseph Travolta is an American actor, dancer and singer. Travolta first became known in the 1970s, after appearing on the television series Welcome Back, Kotter and starring in the box office successes Saturday Night Fever and Grease...
and Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee Curtis is an American actress and author. Although she was initially known as a "scream queen" because of her starring roles in several horror films early in her career, such as Halloween, The Fog, Prom Night and Terror Train, Curtis has since compiled a body of work that spans many...
.
While being interviewed by Chris Evans for UK Radio Aid, a 12-hour fundraising broadcast for tsunami victims, ex-UK Prime Minister Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
said: "The first time it came on, I nearly fell off my rowing machine." There are 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
3G
3G or 3rd generation mobile telecommunications is a generation of standards for mobile phones and mobile telecommunication services fulfilling the International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 specifications by the International Telecommunication Union...
technology in association with the Rage
Rage (TV program)
Rage is a popular all-night Australian music video program broadcast on ABC1 on Friday nights, Saturday mornings and Saturday nights. It was first screened on the weekend of Friday, 17 April 1987. With Soul Train no longer being produced, it is the oldest music television program currently still...
music television show. Ministry of Sound
Ministry of Sound
Ministry of Sound London, commonly referred to as simply Ministry of Sound or MoS, is a nightclub based in London, United Kingdom and an associated record label. It was ranked fourth in the 2010 DJ Magazine top 100 clubs poll 2010. As well as the nightclub in London, there is another in Egypt and...
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" house remix of Irene Cara
Irene Cara
Irene Cara is an American singer and actress. Cara won an Academy Award in 1984 in the category of Best Original Song for co-writing "Flashdance... What a Feeling." She is also known for her recording of the song "Fame", and she also starred in the 1980 film Fame.She married Hollywood stuntman...
's 1983 "Flashdance... What a Feeling
Flashdance... What a Feeling
"Flashdance... What a Feeling" is a song from the 1983 film Flashdance, written by Giorgio Moroder, Keith Forsey, and Irene Cara, and performed by Cara. Despite the title, the word "Flashdance" is never used in the lyrics; however, the line "In a flash, take a hold of my heart" refers to the...
". This video references the films Flashdance
Flashdance
Another song used in the film, "Maniac", was also nominated for an Academy Award. It was written by Michael Sembello and Dennis Matkosky, and was inspired by the 1980 horror film Maniac. The lyrics about a killer on the loose were rewritten so that it could be used in Flashdance...
, Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing is a 1987 American romantic film. Written by Eleanor Bergstein and directed by Emile Ardolino, the film features Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in the lead roles, as well as Cynthia Rhodes and Jerry Orbach...
, Saturday Night Fever
Saturday Night Fever
Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 drama film directed by John Badham and starring: John Travolta as Tony Manero, an immature young man whose weekends are spent visiting a local Brooklyn discothèque; Karen Lynn Gorney as his dance partner and eventual friend; and Donna Pescow as Tony's former dance...
and Grease
Grease (film)
Grease is a 1978 American musical film directed by Randal Kleiser and based on Warren Casey's and Jim Jacobs's 1971 musical of the same name about two lovers in a 1950s high school. The film stars John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, and Jeff Conaway...
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)
Laura More (Muncey)
Laura More is a British singer who is best known for her appearance in the "Call on Me" music video, and her single with Uniting Nations - Ai No Corrida".-Singles:-Ai No Corrida:...
, Franky Wedge, Laura Jayne Smith, Rosy Hawkins and Laura Bowley. The second video features only Deanne Berry and Juan Pablo Di Pace from the first.
Track listings and formats
CD single- "Call on Me" (Radio Edit) –2:51
- "Call on Me" (Eric Prydz vs. Retarded Funk Mix) –7:34
CD maxi single
- "Call on Me" (Radio Edit) –2:51
- "Call on Me" (Eric Prydz vs. Retarded Funk Mix) –7:34
- "Call on Me" (JJ Stockholm Club Mix) –7:51
- "Call on Me" (Filterheadz Remix) –7:07
- "Call on Me" (Red Kult Dub Pass 2 Mix) –7:53
- "Call on Me" (Video) (Dirty Version)
DVD single
- "Call on Me" (Video - Daytime Version)
- "Call on Me" (Video - Late Night Version)
- "Call on Me" (Radio Edit) –2:51
- "Call on Me" (Eric Prydz vs. Retarded Funk Mix) –7:34
- Photo Gallery
Digital download
- "Call on Me" (Radio Edit) –2:51
- "Call on Me" (Eric Prydz vs. Retarded Funk Mix) –7:34
Non-Album singles
- "Call on Me" (Angello & Ingrosso Remix) - 6:53
Peak positions
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
2 |
| Australian ARIA Dance Chart | 1 |
| Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann... |
1 |
| Belgian Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995... Singles (Flanders) |
4 |
| Belgian Ultratop Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... 40 Singles (Wallonia) |
13 |
| Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
10 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 Singles | 1 |
| Finnish Singles Chart | 4 |
| German Singles Chart | 1 |
| Greek Singles Chart | 2 |
| Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
1 |
| Italian FIMI Singles Chart | 41 |
| Norwegian VG-lista VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by... Singles Chart |
1 |
| Ukrainian Airplay Chart | 6 |
| Spanish Singles Chart | 10 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 1 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 2 |
| Turkish Singles Chart | 6 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
1 |
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
| Danish Singles Chart | 2 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 Singles Eurochart Hot 100 Singles The European Hot 100 Singles has been compiled by Billboard and Music & Media magazine since March, 1984. The chart is based on national singles sales charts in 15 European countries: Austria, Belgium , Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden,... |
1 |
| French SNEP Singles Chart | 1 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... Singles Chart |
38 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs... |
29 |
Year-end charts
| End of year chart (2004) | Position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Singles Chart | 18 |
| German Singles Chart | 12 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 10 |
| End of year chart (2005) | Position |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 97 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart | 89 |
| French Airplay Chart | 77 |
| French Singles Chart | 20 |
| French TV Airplay Chart | 90 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 36 |
Decade-end charts
| (2000–2009) | Position |
|---|---|
| German Singles Chart | 84 |
Certifications
| Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Platinum | 2004 | 70,000 |
| France | Gold | September 28, 2005 | 250,000 |
| Switzerland | Gold | 2005 | 20,000 |