Call Me, Beep Me!

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"Call Me, Beep Me!"
Song by Christina Milian
from the album Kim Possible
Genre R&B [1]
Label Walt Disney
Songwriter(s)
Audio
"Call Me, Beep Me!" on YouTube
"Walking on Sunshine / Call Me, Beep Me"
Single by Preluders
from the album Kim Possible (German ver.)
A-side "Walking on Sunshine"
"Call Me, Beep Me"
Released2004 (2004)
Length3:35
Label Cheyenne 500 418-8
Songwriter(s)
"Mission Kim Possible"
Single by Priscilla
from the album Kim Possible (French ver.)
ReleasedJune 30, 2006 (2006-06-30)
Length2:36
Label Walt Disney
Songwriter(s)
Priscilla singles chronology
"Je danse donc je suis"
(2005)
"Mission Kim Possible"
(2006)
"Chante!"
(2007)
"Call Me, Beep Me! (From "Kim Possible")"
Call Me Beep Me - Sadie Stanley KP.jpeg
Single by Sadie Stanley
ReleasedJanuary 11, 2019 (2019-01-11)
Genre Dance-pop
Length2:41
Label Walt Disney
Songwriter(s)
Music video
"Call Me, Beep Me!" on YouTube

"Call Me, Beep Me!", or "The Kim Possible Song", is the theme song for the Disney Channel series Kim Possible . The song was written by Cory Lerios and George Gabriel. [1]

Contents

In the song, Kim Possible (the main character of the series) tells listeners to "call" or "beep" her if "there's trouble", no "matter if it's day or night", and promises she will not fail them and will rush to help. [1] Thus, it reflects the use of modern-day mobile technologies. [2]

The original version of the song, which played over the opening sequence of the 2002 series, was recorded by Christina Milian and is a catchy punchy Motown-flavored R&B number. [1] [3] [4]

Since then, the song has been covered by many artists, notably by Priscilla in 2006 in French, [5] by the groups Preluders in 2004 [6] and Banaroo in 2006 [7] in English, Beni in 2005 in Japanese, [8] and by Kiki Ting in Mandarin. [9]

In 2015, the original version of the song claimed the number one spot in the ranking of the "Disney Channel Theme Songs of Yesteryear". [10]

The song is also used as the theme song for the 2019 live-action film adaptation. In addition to Millian's version returning and being used in the film's opening sequence, a new version was produced for the film, sung by its lead actress, Sadie Stanley. Her version received a modern dance-pop arrangement and differs greatly from the original version of the song. [4] [11]

Track listings

Preluders version

CD maxi single "Walking on Sunshine" / "Call Me, Beep Me" (Cheyenne 500 418-8, 2004)

  1. "Walking on Sunshine" (Radio Edit) – 3:35
  2. "Call Me, Beep Me" (Radio Edit) – 2:36
  3. "Walking on Sunshine" (Karaoke) – 3:35

Extras: "Call Me, Beep Me" (Video) – 2:36 [12] [13]

Banaroo version

CD maxi single "Uh Mamma" (Na klar! 500 987 773-6, 24 February 2006)

  1. "Uh Mamma" (Radio Edit) – 3:14
  2. "Uh Mamma" (The Navigator RmxVers. 1.2) – 4:20
  3. "Uh Mamma" (Retro Filter Mix) – 4:21
  4. "Uh Mamma" (Instrumental) – 3:12
  5. "Call Me, Beep Me!" – 3:02 [14]

Priscilla version

Digital download single (Walt Disney Records, 30 June 2006)

  1. "Mission Kim Possible" – 2:36 [15]

Sadie Stanley version

Digital download single (Walt Disney Records, 11 January 2019)

  1. "Call Me, Beep Me! (From "Kim Possible")" – 2:41 [16]

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