I Call Your Name (A-ha song)

"I Call Your Name"
Single by A-ha
from the album East of the Sun, West of the Moon
B-side
Released3 December 1990
Recorded1990
GenrePop rock
Length4:54
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
A-ha singles chronology
"Crying in the Rain"
(1990) 		"I Call Your Name"
(1990) 		"Early Morning"
(1991)
Music video
"I Call Your Name" on YouTube

"I Call Your Name" is a song by Norwegian band A-ha, released on 3 December 1990 as the second single from their fourth studio album, East of the Sun, West of the Moon (1990). It was written by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and Magne Furuholmen.

Music video

The accompanying music video for "I Call Your Name" was directed by Michael Burlingame and Lauren Savoy. It received heavy rotation on MTV Europe.[1] Two versions of the video were produced, one in gray-scale and one in color.

Critical reception

Davydd Chong of Record Mirror described the song as "comfortable, inoffensive pop".[2]

Track listings

  • 7-inch single: Warner Bros. / W 9462 United Kingdom
  1. "I Call Your Name" – 4:54
  2. "The Way We Talk" – 1:30
  • 12-inch single: Warner Bros. / W 9462T United Kingdom
  1. "I Call Your Name" – 4:54
  2. "The Way We Talk" – 1:30
  3. "The Blood That Moves The Body" – 4:05
  • 7-inch single: Warner Bros. / W 9462EP United Kingdom
  1. "I Call Your Name" – 4:54
  2. "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." – 5:08
  3. "Hunting High And Low" – 3:44
  4. "The Blood That Moves The Body" – 4:05

Note: This 7-inch vinyl release is a "Limited Edition E.P."

  • CD single: Warner Bros. / W 9462CD United Kingdom
  1. "I Call Your Name" – 4:54
  2. "The Way We Talk" – 1:30
  3. The Blood That Moves The Body" – 4:05

Charts

Chart performance for "I Call Your Name"
Chart (1990–1991) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 155
Europe (European Airplay Top 50)[4] 29
France (SNEP)[5] 45
Germany (GfK)[6] 37
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 38
Netherlands (Tipparade)[8] 3
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 44

References

  1. ^ "Station Reports > TV > MTV/London" (PDF). Music & Media. 19 January 1991. p. 22. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. ^ Chong, Davydd (8 December 1990). "Singles". Record Mirror. p. 13. ISSN 0144-5804.
  3. ^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 29 May 2015". Retrieved 28 May 2021 – via Imgur.
  4. ^ "European Airplay Top 50" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 3. 19 January 1991. p. 25. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  5. ^ "a-ha – I Call Your Name" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  6. ^ "a-ha – I Call Your Name" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  7. ^ "a-ha – I Call Your Name" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  8. ^ "A-Ha – I Call Your Name" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  9. ^ "a-ha: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 May 2021.