
Peak
1
Weeks
25
Score
5,675
Chart Year
1980
There were two videos made: One was clips and video footage of Debbie Harry in New York City. The video can be found on the 1991 UK video compilation The Complete Picture: The Very Best of Deborah Harry and Blondie. The other, which came out in 1981, did not feature any of the band. It depicted a New York City taxi driver (who had appeared in several other Blondie music videos) driving his Checker Taxi through Manhattan traffic. This version was part of the 1981 "Best of Blondie" compilation video.
This song is about a prostitute. It was written for the film American Gigolo, where it plays in a scene where the lead character is "working." European disco producer Giorgio Moroder wrote this with Blondie lead singer Debbie Harry, who thus became the first woman in British chart history to write three #1 hits. However she wasn't Moroder's first choice. The Italian disco king had originally wanted Stevie Nicks to provide vocals on the track but the Fleetwood Mac vocalist declined the offer. "Call Me" was the most successful of all Blondie singles in their native USA, where it was the best-selling single of 1980. Giorgio Moroder told Billboard magazine that his difficult experience of recording this song with Blondie taught him not to work with rock bands. "There were always fights," he recalled. "I was supposed to do an album with them after that. We went to the studio, and the guitarist was fighting with the keyboard player. I called their manager and quit." In 2009, Franz Ferdinand covered this song for the War Child Presents Heroes charity album. In addition to American Gigolo, "Call Me" has been used in these films: Pitch Perfect 3 (2017) For the Love of Money (2012) Zoolander (2001) Bride of Chucky (1998) Partners (1982) And these TV shows: Mindhunter ("Episode #2.2" - 2019) RuPaul's Drag Race ("New Wave Queens" - 2016) Family Ties ("Double Date" - 1984) In 2002, The Box Tops recorded this for the compilation album When Pigs Fly: Songs You Never Thought You'd Hear. Cevin Soling, who was executive producer on the album, explains: "I got the Box Tops back together again, and that was a blast. That was so much fun working with the Box Tops. Especially with Alex Chilton there singing. I didn't produce that. I was in the studio, but the producer on that one was a buy named Benji King, who was the keyboard player for the band Scandal. That studio experience was pretty funny, because he's so full of energy. He's always excited and always really into things. The Box Tops are each one degree more laid back to the next. Coming from the South, they're all kind of very chill. Until you get to Alex Chilton, who's practically catatonic. And so you have that contrast." Ten different songs called "Call Me" have made the Hot 100, but only this one landed in the Top 10. The others: 1970 - Aretha Franklin - #13 1958 - Johnny Mathis - #21 1966 - Chris Montez - #22 1982 - Skyy - #26 2002 - Tweet - #31 1997 - Le Click - #35 1985 - Go West - #54 1986 - Dennis DeYoung - #54 1997 - Too Short & Lil' Kim - #90 Debbie Harry sang this on her 1981 appearance on The Muppet Show. This song was covered by the heavy metal band In This Moment on their 2008 album, The Dream. >>
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| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 16, 1980 | 80 | 46 |
| 2 | Feb 23, 1980 | 70 | 56 |
| 3 | Mar 1, 1980 | 61 | 65 |
| 4 | Mar 8, 1980 | 28 | 98 |
| 5 | Mar 15, 1980 | 12 | 114 |
| 6 | Mar 22, 1980 | 11 | 115 |
| 7 | Mar 29, 1980 | 5 | 121 |
| 8 | Apr 5, 1980 | 3 | 123 |
| 9 | Apr 12, 1980 | 2 | 124 |
| 10 | Apr 19, 1980 | 1 | 125 |
| 11 | Apr 26, 1980 | 1 | 125 |
| 12 | May 3, 1980 | 1 | 125 |
| 13 | May 10, 1980 | 1 | 125 |
| 14 | May 17, 1980 | 1 | 125 |
| 15 | May 24, 1980 | 1 | 125 |
| 16 | May 31, 1980 | 2 | 124 |
| 17 | Jun 7, 1980 | 5 | 121 |
| 18 | Jun 14, 1980 | 6 | 120 |
| 19 | Jun 21, 1980 | 12 | 114 |
| 20 | Jun 28, 1980 | 15 | 111 |