[41] She is the first Canadian female artist to have a number one on Billboard Hot 100 in five years since Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend", which reached number one on the week of May 5, 2007, making her the first Canadian artist to have a number one in 2010s. "[23], Emma Carmichael of Gawker did a long review on the track, which she described as the "new perfect pop song. Big Time Rush, Ashley Tisdale, Justin Bieber, and Selena Gomez uploaded a parody video to YouTube on February 18, 2012; it instantly turned viral,[16] having over 75 million views as of August 2019. I looked to you as it fell. I missed you so bad, I missed you so, so bad Music Downloads Not Rated by the ESRB. [2] In its 2012 Year-End issue, Billboard magazine ranked this song #2 in the Hot 100 Songs, Digital Songs, and Canadian Hot 100 charts, in each case behind "Somebody That I Used to Know", by Gotye featuring Kimbra. [67][68] On May 2, 2012, on a visit to Australia, she performed "Call Me Maybe" on the TV show Sunrise. Rolling Stone journalist Melody Lau considered "Call Me Maybe" "a sugary dance-pop tune ... about hoping for a call back from a crush,"[13] while Kat George of VH1 described it as a "guilty pop pleasure. The song is only the fourth song to log seven weeks at number one by an artist from Canada, tied with "Sh-Boom" by The Crew-Cuts, "Informer" by Snow featuring MC Shan, and "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams. [61], The video begins with Jepsen spying on her attractive tattooed neighbour (Holden Nowell) as he is working on his lawn. It’s quite fast and jumps around the octaves very quickly – I hope you enjoy the challenge B B B B B A B I threw a wish in … "[27], Pitchfork Media named "Call Me Maybe" the 29th best song of 2012,[28] while Rolling Stone named it the 50th greatest single of that year. Call Me Maybe. [109] Baltimore rapper JPEGMAFIA released his own cover for the song as well. Call Me Maybe was written by pop star Carley Rae Jespen, released in March 2012, and featured then 22-year-old Canadian model Holden Nowell as her love interest. https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/carlyraejepsen/callmemaybe.html And all the other boys, Try to chase me, But here's my number, So call me, maybe! Copyright May Arcade © ** #gizaringwillyapetOur cover of call me maybe in Geordie slang. In it, Jepsen seeks the attention of an attractive boy next door who is revealed at the close of the story to be attracted to a male band member. It was also covered on "The New Rachel", the season premiere episode of the fourth season of Glee. And all the other boys try to chase me [103] Girls Aloud covered Call Me Maybe live during their . But here's my number, so call me, maybe? [102] During the fourth season of The X Factor (Australia), the finalists recorded and performed a cover of "Call Me Maybe" as a charity single in aid of Sony Foundation's You Can program. Jepsen explained that the writing process was easy, and that she wasn't "over-thinking it. [83] New York Mets infielder Justin Turner has also used the song as his at-bat music at home games. [49] By August 2012, "Call Me Maybe" had been certified three-times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ), surpassing digital sales of 45,000 units. According to Knechtel, the main idea behind the concept was to have a "twist at the end", trying to get away from the idea of the classic "boy meets a girl" story. The lead single, Call Me Maybe, reached #1 in her native Canada and was certified 8x platinum, as well as peaking at #1 in the United States, where it is certified diamond. I have their music, they've been on my records since I can remember. 's 'We Are Young' For Song Of The Year! On September 25, 2020, a short for the Disney Channel show Gravity Falls was released. But here's my number, so call me, maybe. [85][86] On July 20, 2012, The cast of Hollywood Heights, Cody Longo, Brittany Underwood, Carlos Ponce, Melissa Ordway, Jama Williamson, Meredith Salenger, among others, made a cover version of them lip singing and dancing along to the song on set of the show. Cheerleaders. [33][34] For the week of February 11, 2012, "Call Me Maybe" reached number one in its 17th week on the Canadian Hot 100. "[13] Worldwide distribution of the single was done through Interscope Records. It was released as the lead single from the EP on September 20, 2011, through 604 Records. Don't ask me, I'll never tell. Music deemed it as an instant summer hit, and added that "Call Me Maybe" has "a good beat, great melody and catchy lyrics; something you and your friends can belt out in the car while driving to the beach, a party, and pretty much anywhere. [47] In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart on April 8, 2012 ― for the week ending date April 14, 2012 ― where it stayed for 4 weeks, selling nearly 107,000 copies in the first week. "Call Me Maybe" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen for her EP Curiosity (2012) and later appeared on her second studio album Kiss (2012). Hey, I just met you, And this is crazy, But here's my number, So call me, maybe! Musically, "Call Me Maybe" is a teen pop, dance-pop and bubblegum pop track that alludes to the inconvenience that love at first sight brings to a girl who hopes for a call back from a new crush. 1: 'Call' Connects Atop Hot 100", "Carly Rae Jepsen's 'Call Me Maybe' Beats Out Fun. Call Me Maybe I threw a wish in the well, Don't ask me, I'll never tell I looked to you as it fell, and now you're in my way. Tuning: E A D G B E. Key: G. Author Melissa11rocks [a] 80. Show More. Carly Rae Jepsen and Harvey Keitel performed "Call Me Maybe" alternating their own version of it during Comedy Central's Night of Too Many Stars Autism benefit show on October 21, 2012. "[19] Tiffany Lee of Yahoo! She is briefly knocked out from the fall, during which she dreams of a romance novel-type encounter with her crush against the backdrop of Peggy's Cove. [82][99] On July 30, 2012, video game developer Her Interactive, well known for the Nancy Drew computer games, added a new video parody of the song about Nancy Drew, titled "Call Me Nancy, Second Chance Me", a reference to the "Second Chance" feature in its games. Pennies and dimes for a kiss. This song is sung by Carly Rae Jepsen. What if instead of me kissing a guy at the end of the video, what if I just give a guy my number or something like that? After they tweeted about it on their personal profiles, Jepsen instantly gained international attention, and got signed by Scooter Braun to his Schoolboy Records. [72] During the number, the tennis court was filled with ball kids doing choreographed dance moves, a four-piece back-up band, a juggle, a marching band, Djokovic pushing a lawn mower as in the official video, and many other performers. It's hard to look right at you, baby But here's my number, so call me, maybe? ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ", "True Life: I'm obsessed with a Bieber-approved kiddie pop track", "Staff Lists: The Top 100 Tracks of 2012", "50 Best Songs of 2012: Carly Rae Jepsen, 'Call Me Maybe, "Carly Rae Jepsen's 'Call Me Maybe': Inside the Chorus of the Century (And How She Feels About It Now)", "Carly Rae Jepsen: The Billboard Cover Story", "Canadian Hot 100 Gainers – October 22, 2011", "Ask Billboard: Madonna's Biggest Radio Hits", "Carly Rae Jepsen: Meet Justin Bieber's Favorite New Artist", "Kelly Clarkson Returns to Hot 100 Peak, The Wanted Hit Top 10, Inc", "Carly Rae Jepsen Album & Song Chart History", "Carly Rae Jepsen Claims Longest Hot 100 No. With worldwide sales, quoted in one source in July 2015 as over 18 million copies, it became the best selling single of the century by a female artist. [108] For the thirtieth anniversary of The MathWorks in 2014, a group of employees created a flashmob-style parody version called "Call Me Nerdy". "[16] Carmichael further added that the song is "flawless" and that "we will be virtually incapable of escaping the song and its strident disco strings and that horribly catchy hook. It was released in September, 2011 but it only met success by the second quarter of 2012. [4] "Call Me Maybe" was the best-selling digital single of 2012,[5][6] and is the seventh best-selling digital single of all time. "[17] As the chorus begins, the background incorporates synthesized string chords, and Jepsen explains that her feelings towards the guy are unexpected, "Hey, I just met you, And this is crazy, But here's my number, So call me maybe. On December 11, 2012, "Call Me Maybe" was named Song of the Year for 2012 by MTV. [93], On July 10, 2012, Sesame Street released a parody of the song, called "Share it Maybe", which features "Cookie Monster-ified lyrics". 12 Nov 2012 | Posted by Member 26835147. These are all artists I look up to in a big way. 의 뮤직비디오 는 공개 8개월 만에 3억뷰를 찍었을 정도로 그 인기가 엄청나다. You took your time with the call, I took no time with the fall You gave me nothing at all, [77] The Harvard University baseball team uploaded a lip-sync video to the song on YouTube on May 6, 2012, which it had recorded on the way to a game over spring break. [12] Bieber's tweet said the song "is possibly the catchiest song I've ever heard..."[13] Braun revealed that Bieber has "never jumped out and promoted an artist like this before. Hey, I just met you and this is crazy. Daniels and Skylar's Outlaw by Linda Warren. Sobre Call me maybe. I said, 'I really don't think I'm comfortable kissing a guy for a music video [...] I said, 'You know what? On August 26, 2012, Jepsen performed the song live at the U.S. Open Arthur Ashe Kids' Day, in what began as a pro-am doubles tennis match (Mardy Fish and Jepsen vs. Novak Djokovic and Olympic swimmer Missy Franklin) but quickly became a musical performance initiated by Djokovic and Franklin, with chair umpire Matthew Morrison (of the TV show Glee) handing a microphone to the seemingly surprised Jepsen. [60] The music video was released on March 1, 2012 and has over 1.3 billion views on YouTube as of November 2020. In the United States, the track reached number one on the Mainstream Top 40 chart,[1] and is the first number one by a Canadian female artist on the Billboard Hot 100 chart since 2007's "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne. The song went to number one the following week, March 22, 2012, and stayed consecutively at number one for four weeks. [111] An achievement/trophy in the 2013 video game Grid 2 is named "Here's My Number, Call Me Maybe", a reference to the song. Call Me Maybe song from the album Call Me Maybe is released on May 2012. "[8] The following days, she recorded the track at the Umbrella Studios in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. The scene then cuts to her garage, where she is rehearsing the track with her band. On March 24, 2012, Cimorelli performed a dance routine version of the song. See 'music induced headaches'. When it's sad, I'm sad. [42] "Call Me Maybe" holds the record for the longest run at number one on the US Hot 100 among female Canadian artists and tied with Percy Faith's 1960 song, "Theme from a Summer Place," for the longest among all Canadian artists. [22], The song received critical acclaim. On July 22, 2012, Jepsen performed the song at 2012 Teen Choice Awards. I trade my soul for a wish, pennies and dimes for a kiss Jepsen was signed to Schoolboy Records, releasing her single in the United States through the label, as the first single from Kiss. [107] "Weird Al" Yankovic briefly covered the song as part of his polka medley "NOW That's What I Call Polka!" Holden Nowell in Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" Ever since the debut of her smash-hit single “Call Me Maybe” back in 2012, Carly Rae Jepsen has become one of the LGBTQ community’s heros. However, in a twist at the end of the video, Nowell hands a note to another man asking for his number. On June 17, 2012, Jepsen performed the song at 2012 MuchMusic Video Awards. "Call Me Maybe" reached number one in Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Poland, Scotland, Slovakia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States, while peaking inside the top three in Austria, Belgium (Flanders & Wallonia), Germany, Israel, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. [105] On April 20, 2013, EELEYE created a remix mashup version of this song with 2AM Club's "Too Fucked Up to Call" (credited to 2AM Club vs. Carly Rae Jepsen), titled "Too Fucked Up to Call Me Maybe". Hey, ti ho appena incontrato ed è folle. Cheerleaders. I wasn't looking for this, but now you're in my way. It peaked at number three on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart and remained on the chart. The song was also featured in the 2018 book An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green. Hot night, wind was blowin' [92] On June 7, 2012, producer Chi Duly released "Call Me Calvin (Chi Duly Edit)", a mashup which replaced the original backing of "Call Me Maybe" with Calvin Harris' singles "I'm Not Alone", "Feel So Close", and "We Found Love". Thanks to a couple of posts on blogs that I refuse to own up to following, my afternoon has been dedicated to Carly Rae Jepsen's 'Call Me Maybe'. Hey, I just met you And this is crazy But … [43] The song is Jepsen's first entry on the Billboard charts in the country, which made her the first lead woman since Kesha with her single "Tik Tok" to have her debut single peak at such position. I trade my soul for a wish. [87] On July 26, 2012, the United States Olympic Swim Team posted a video of them lip syncing to the song at practice and on the way to London for the Olympics. Emily Exton of Pop Dust summarized the performance, writing, "delivering fairly true-to-radio vocals that seemed to overcome any lingering nerves performing for millions of viewers (and your sorta boss?)