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Call Out My Name

"Call Out My Name"
Single by the Weeknd
from the EP My Dear Melancholy
ReleasedApril 10, 2018 (2018-04-10)
GenreR&B[1]
Length3:48
Label
Songwriters
ProducerFrank Dukes
The Weeknd singles chronology
"Pray for Me"
(2018)
"Call Out My Name"
(2018)
"What You Want"
(2018)
Music video
"Call Out My Name" on YouTube

"Call Out My Name" is a song by the Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd from his debut extended play, My Dear Melancholy (2018). The song was co-written by the Weeknd and producer Frank Dukes, with musician Nicolas Jaar receiving writing credits for the sampling of his 2016 song "Killing Time". The song was sent to rhythmic contemporary radio on April 10, 2018, as the EP's only single.

Composition

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According to musicnotes.com, the song is performed in the key of E minor with a tempo of 45 beats per minute[2] in compound duple (6
8
) time
. The chords alternate between Gm and Dm. The Weeknd's vocals span two octaves, from D3 to D5.[3]

Critical reception

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Alexis Petridis of The Guardian called it the least interesting track on My Dear Melancholy: "it offers up the kind of beige boo-hoo balladry that Sam Smith specialises in, albeit tricked out with more interesting sonic touches: the piano sounding like it was recorded underwater, the rest of the track echoing and ghostly."[4]

In 2022, Seventeen placed the song on its "46 Songs About Cheating If You Need To Cry Your Eyes Out" list.[5]

Commercial performance

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"Call Out My Name" earned the largest first-day Spotify stream count of any song released in 2018.[6] The song was also streamed 6 million times on its first day on Apple Music.[7] The song debuted at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the issue dated April 14, 2018, becoming his eighth top ten entry.[8] As of March 2020, the song has been certified 3× platinum in the United States.

Outside of United States, the song debuted atop in Canada and Malaysia, becoming his first number one debut in both of these countries, as well as in Greece and in Slovakia. It also reached the top ten in Australia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Lebanon, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, United Kingdom and Sweden, top twenty, Austria, Finland, Hungary and The Netherlands, top thirty in Belgium (Wallonia), Mexico and Scotland and top forty in the Flemish region of Belgium, France and Italy. The song was certified diamond in Brazil, France[9] and Greece, and multi-platinum in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Poland and Portugal.

Music videos

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On the extended play's release day, the Weeknd uploaded a vertical video to Spotify.[10][11] A lyric video was released three days later on April 2, 2018, depicting the Weeknd on various television screens.[12] The official music video for "Call Out My Name" was released on April 12, 2018, and directed by Grant Singer.[1] As of August 2024, the video has reached 971 million views on YouTube.

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[58] 6× Platinum 420,000
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[59] 3× Diamond 480,000
Canada (Music Canada)[60] 3× Platinum 240,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[61] Platinum 90,000
France (SNEP)[62] Diamond 333,333
Germany (BVMI)[63] Gold 200,000
Italy (FIMI)[64] Platinum 100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[65] 3× Platinum 90,000
Poland (ZPAV)[66] 2× Platinum 100,000
Portugal (AFP)[67] 4× Platinum 40,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[68] Platinum 60,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[69] 2× Platinum 1,200,000
United States (RIAA)[70] 3× Platinum 3,000,000
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece)[71] Diamond 10,000,000
Sweden (GLF)[72] Gold 4,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Label(s) Ref.
United States April 10, 2018 Rhythmic contemporary radio [73]
Italy April 20, 2018 Radio airplay Universal [74]

See also

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