Call Me Maybe

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Call Me Maybe
Cover
Carly Rae Jepsen
publication September 20, 2011
(see publications )
length 3:13 min.
Genre (s) Dance-pop , disco
Author (s) Carly Rae Jepsen, Josh Ramsay, Tavish Crowe
album Curiosity and Kiss
Cover version
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Call Me Maybe (Eng. Call me maybe ) is a song by the Canadian singer-songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen . In Canada, the song was released on September 20, 2011 as the lead single of their first EP Curiosity . The title is also included on their second studio album, Kiss . After Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez tweeted something about the song , Jepsen got international attention, which earned her a record deal with Schoolboy Records . The title was then released for download in the United States on February 22, 2012.

Jepsen's international breakthrough came with Call Me Maybe . The song reached the top ten of the single charts worldwide, including in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. In Australia, Finland, Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand, Poland, Scotland, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and the United States, the title even reached the top position in the single charts.

Background and composition

Was written Call Me Maybe also produced by Carly Rae Jepsen, Tavish Crowe and Josh Ramsay and from the latter. In Canada, the song was released on September 20, 2011 as the first single from the EP Curiosity , through the record label 604 . In January 2012 the pop singers Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez were in Canada, where they heard the song on the radio. She then tweeted this on their official Twitter - account what Jepsen earned international attention and a record deal with record label Schoolboy Records . Bieber's manager Scooter Braun said that Bieber had never promoted a musician as he did now. The single was released worldwide through Interscope Records . Call Me Maybe is a dynamic title with influences from the dance-pop and R&B genres .

Music video

The music video produced by Ben Knechtel was released on March 1, 2012. It starts with Jepsen watching her neighbors, played by Holden Nowell, mowing the lawn from the window. After taking off his shirt, he looks at the window, whereupon Jepsen fears that he has noticed her, and then reflexively hides under the window. Then she sings with her band in her garage. Then her band members urge her to wash the car to attract Nowell's attention, who is repairing his car next door. Jepsen shows full physical effort while washing, lies down on the car and smiles at him. In doing so, however, it loses its grip and falls down. While she is dazed and dreams of kissing Nowell, he comes to her aid, she gets up again and goes back to the garage to play the song for him. In the end, she tries to give him her phone number, but he gives his phone number to the band's guitarist. So it turns out he is gay and not interested in Jepsen.

On YouTube , the video reached over 1.2 billion clicks so far (August 2019).

Viral video

In February 2012, published Carlos Pena of Big Time Rush , along with Ashley Tisdale , Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez a viral video for the song. This reached over 50 million clicks on YouTube . On April 19, 2012, Katy Perry also published a viral video for the song on YouTube, along with her friends, which reached over 3.2 million views. This cover version reached number 49 on the UK Singles Chart as a “Tribute Team” for one week .

Cover versions and parodies

The Baseballs covered the song in 2012 as a rock'n'roll version. Alex Goot , Chad Sugg and Dave Days released a cover version on YouTube that was viewed more than 6.5 million times. The Cookie Monster published a parody on July 10, 2012 under the title Share It Maybe , which reached almost 1 million people on YouTube and a total of over 12 million views on the first day. At 1:43, the original video shows up on a computer screen. The style goes back to Carly Rae Jepsen's version of the video from the Jimmy Fallon Show. The German comedy trio Y-Titty also released a parody of the song, which has already been viewed over 9.0 million times. A lewd English-language parody of the song reached more than 21.8 million viewers on YouTube. Another parody by the American comedy duo Wassabi received over 43 million views from YouTube. The song from The Key of Awesome! parodies. This version has been viewed over 20.3 million times. A cover version of the song with Barack Obama was also released, which was viewed over 49 million times. In this he gives his phone number to an Arab who is the guitarist at the end of the song. The song was also covered in the television series Glee .

In addition to cover versions, some videos also achieved great popularity in which the performers only move their lips and dance to the original song. The US national swimming team also published such a "cover video" in the run-up to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. It features sports stars like Missy Franklin , Rebecca Soni , Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps . A video of the Miami Dolphins cheerleaders and a reaction to this video in which US soldiers stationed in Afghanistan re-enact the cheerleading video frame by frame also became particularly famous .

Commercial win

In the Australian single charts, the song debuted on March 18, 2012 at position 39. Four weeks later, the song reached number 1 in Australia. With over 630,000 copies sold, the song was awarded the platinum record nine times. The song also peaked in New Zealand after 4 weeks after the title debuted at number 22. In Canada, the title peaked in February 2012, making Jepsen the sixth Canadian to ever have a number one hit in Canada. Call Me Maybe also reached the top position in Finland, Ireland, Scotland and Great Britain . In the United States, the title reached the top position on the Billboard Hot 100 , where it held for nine weeks. In the German single charts Call Me Maybe made its debut at position 12. After a week the song rose 4 places to position 8. In the third week the song entered the top 3.

By the end of 2012, the song had sold 12.5 million downloads worldwide.

Chart placements

Charts Top ranking Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK) Germany (GfK) 3 (54 weeks) 54
Austria (Ö3) Austria (Ö3) 3 (50 weeks) 50
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) 1 (60 weeks) 60
United Kingdom (OCC) United Kingdom (OCC) 1 (54 weeks) 54
United States (Billboard) United States (Billboard) 1 (50 weeks) 50
Canada (MC) Canada (MC) 1 (71 weeks) 71

Awards for music sales

Country / Region Award Sales
Awards for music sales
(country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA) Australia (ARIA) Platinum record icon.svg 13 × platinum 910,000
Belgium (BEA) Belgium (BEA) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 30,000
Denmark (IFPI) Denmark (IFPI) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 30,000
Denmark (IFPI) Denmark (IFPI) Platinum record icon.svg 4 × platinum 7,200,000 (streaming)
Germany (BVMI) Germany (BVMI) Gold record icon.svg 5 × gold 750,000
Finland (IFPI) Finland (IFPI) Gold record icon.svg gold 5,876
France (SNEP) France (SNEP) Gold record icon.svg gold 100,000
Italy (FIMI) Italy (FIMI) Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum 60,000
Japan (RIAJ) Japan (RIAJ) Diamond record icon.svg diamond 1,000,000
Japan (RIAJ) Japan (RIAJ) Silver record icon.svg silver 30,000,000 (streaming)
Canada (MC) Canada (MC) Platinum record icon.svg 8 × platinum 640,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) New Zealand (RMNZ) Platinum record icon.svg 3 × platinum 45,000
Netherlands (NVPI) Netherlands (NVPI) Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum 40,000
Austria (IFPI) Austria (IFPI) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 30,000
Sweden (IFPI) Sweden (IFPI) Platinum record icon.svg 4 × platinum 160,000
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) Platinum record icon.svg 3 × platinum 90,000
Spain (Promusicae) Spain (Promusicae) Gold record icon.svg gold 20,000
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) Diamond record icon.svg diamond 10,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Platinum record icon.svg 3 × platinum 1,800,000
All in all Silver record icon.svg1 × silver
Gold record icon.svg4 × gold
Platinum record icon.svg47 × platinum
Diamond record icon.svg2 × diamond
 15,710,876

Publications

country date Label format
CanadaCanada Canada
September 20, 2011 604 records Download
United StatesUnited States United States
February 22, 2012 Schoolboy Records, Interscope Records
BrazilBrazil Brazil
February 24, 2012
European UnionEuropean Union European Union
United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
March 30, 2012
United StatesUnited States United States
April 17, 2012 CD
GermanyGermany Germany
April 27, 2012

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Carly Rae Jepsen - Kiss (album) . germancharts.com. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  2. ↑ a b Call Me Maybe - Single ( English ) iTunes . Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  3. ↑ Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”: Singer Reveals How Justin Bieber's Tweet Sent Her Into Pop Stratosphere (EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW) ( English ) AOL . Retrieved May 13, 2012.
  4. ↑ Justin Bieber Gives Singer Carly Rae Jepsen a Boost ( English ) Rolling Stone . Retrieved May 13, 2012.
  5. ↑ Carly Rae Jepsen Signs to Schoolboy Records / Interscope, Run by Scooter Braun and Justin Bieber ( English ) PR Newswire. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
  6. ↑ Small-Town Sentiments, Bass From the World Over ( English ) The New York Times . Retrieved May 13, 2012.
  7. ↑ Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe ( English ) YouTube . Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen - Feat. Justin Bieber, Selena, Ashley Tisdale & MORE! ( English ) YouTube . Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  9. ↑ Katy Perry and friends singing / dancing to "Call Me Maybe" ( English ) YouTube . Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  10. ↑ Carly Rae Jepsen Tribute Team - "Call Me Maybe" in the Official UK Charts (English)
  11. ↑ The Baseballs : Call Me Maybe ( English ) YouTube. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
  12. ^ "Call Me Maybe" - Carly Rae Jepsen (Alex Goot, Dave Days, Chad Sugg COVER) ( English ) YouTube . Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  13. ↑ Cookie Monster: Share It Maybe ( English ) Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  14. ↑ Jimmy Fallon : Call Me Maybe ( English ) YouTube. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
  15. ↑ Y-Titty: Call me maybe (Carly Rae Jepsen) PARODY ( German ) YouTube . Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  16. ↑ "Call Me Maybe" (DIRTY PARODY) ( English ) YouTube . Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  17. ↑ "CALL ME MAYBE" CARLY RAE JEPSEN MUSIC VIDEO PARODY ( English ) YouTube . Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  18. ↑ The Key of Awesome! : Call Me Maybe PARODY! The Key Of ( English ) YouTube . Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  19. ↑ Carly Rae Jepsen - "Call Me Maybe" PARODY ft Obama ( English ) YouTube . Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  20. ↑ Cover in Glee, broadcast on September 13, 2012 ( English ) YouTube . Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  21. ↑ Call Me Maybe - 2012 USA Olympic Swimming Team ( English ) YouTube . Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
  22. ^ "Call Me Maybe" - Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders & US Troops in Afghanistan ( English ) Vimeo . Archived from the original on July 15, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 14, 2013. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / vimeo.com
  23. ↑ a b c d Carly Rae Jepsen - Calle Me Maybe (Song) ( English ) australian-charts.com. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  24. ↑ ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2013 Singles ( English ) ARIA. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  25. ^ Carly Rae Jepsen ( English ) Billboard . Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  26. ↑ 2012 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive ( English ) UK Singles Chart . Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  27. ↑ Jack White Scores First No. 1 album on Billboard 200 Chart ( English ) Billboard . Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  28. ↑ "DSDS" winner Luca Hänni storms to the top of the chart ( German ) charts.de. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  29. ↑ WirtschaftsWoche Schule, No. 3/2013, August 19, 2013, p. 6.
  30. ↑ a b c d e f Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US & CA
  31. ↑ Award in Australia
  32. ^ Award in Belgium
  33. ^ Award in Denmark
  34. ^ Award in Denmark
  35. ↑ Award in Germany
  36. ↑ Award in Finland
  37. ^ Award in France
  38. ↑ Award in Italy
  39. ↑ Award in Japan
  40. ↑ Award in Japan
  41. ↑ Award in Canada
  42. ↑ Award in New Zealand
  43. ↑ Award in the Netherlands
  44. ↑ Award in Austria
  45. ↑ Award in Sweden
  46. ↑ Award in Switzerland
  47. ↑ Award in Spain
  48. ↑ Distinction in the United States
  49. ↑ Award in the United Kingdom
  50. ↑ Call Me Maybe - Single ( English ) iTunes . Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  51. ↑ Call Me Maybe - Single ( Portuguese ) iTunes . Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  52. ↑ Call Me Maybe - Single ( German ) iTunes . Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  53. ↑ Call Me Maybe - EP ( English ) iTunes . Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  54. ↑ Call Me Maybe (Single) ( English ) Amazon.com . Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  55. ↑ Call Me Maybe (2-Track) [Single] ( German ) Amazon.de . Retrieved May 9, 2012.