I Call Your Name (A-ha song)

"I Call Your Name"
"I Call Your Name"
Single by A-ha
from the album East of the Sun, West of the Moon
B-side	"The Way We Talk"; "The Blood That Moves The Body";
Released	3 December 1990
Recorded	1990
Genre	Pop rock
Length	4:54
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Pål Waaktaar; Magne Furuholmen;
Producer(s)	Chris Neil; Ian Stanley; Alan Tarney;
A-ha singles chronology
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

"I Call Your Name" – 4:54
"The Way We Talk" – 1:30

12-inch single: Warner Bros. / W 9462T United Kingdom

"I Call Your Name" – 4:54
"The Way We Talk" – 1:30
"The Blood That Moves The Body" – 4:05

7-inch single: Warner Bros. / W 9462EP United Kingdom

"I Call Your Name" – 4:54
"The Sun Always Shines on T.V." – 5:08
"Hunting High And Low" – 3:44
"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

"I Call Your Name" – 4:54
"The Way We Talk" – 1:30
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 (Official German Charts)^[6]	37
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[7]	38
Netherlands (Tipparade)^[8]	3
UK Singles (OCC)^[9]	44

References

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

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[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.

[sc_France_a-ha-5] "a-ha – I Call Your Name" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[sc_Germany_a-ha-6] "a-ha – I Call Your Name" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[sc_Dutch100_a-ha-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.

[sc_UKsinglesbyname_a-ha-9] "a-ha: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

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v t e A-ha
Magne Furuholmen Morten Harket Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
Studio albums	Hunting High and Low Scoundrel Days Stay on These Roads East of the Sun, West of the Moon Memorial Beach Minor Earth Major Sky Lifelines Analogue Foot of the Mountain Cast in Steel True North
Compilation albums	Headlines and Deadlines: The Hits of A-ha The Definitive Singles Collection 1984–2004 25 Time and Again: The Ultimate A-ha
Live albums	Live at Vallhall: Homecoming How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head Ending on a High Note: The Final Concert MTV Unplugged: Summer Solstice
Extended plays	45 R.P.M. Club Twelve Inch Club Scoundrel Club Road Club
Box sets	Minor Earth Major Box
Singles	"Take On Me" "Love Is Reason" "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." "Train of Thought" "Hunting High and Low" "I've Been Losing You" "Cry Wolf" "Manhattan Skyline" "The Living Daylights" "Stay on These Roads" "The Blood That Moves the Body" "Touchy!" "You Are the One" "Crying in the Rain" "I Call Your Name" "Early Morning" "Move to Memphis" "Dark Is the Night" "Angel in the Snow" "Shapes That Go Together" "Summer Moved On" "Minor Earth Major Sky" "Velvet" "Forever Not Yours" "Lifelines" "Did Anyone Approach You?" "Celice" "Analogue (All I Want)" "Cosy Prisons" "Foot of the Mountain" "Nothing Is Keeping You Here" "Shadowside" "Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)" "You Have What It Takes"
Tours	Ending on a High Note Tour
Related articles	Discography Awards Bridges Savoy Apparatjik The Swing of Things / The Demo Tapes
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