Call My Name (Pietro Lombardi song)

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"Call My Name"
Call My Name Pietro.jpg
Single by Pietro Lombardi
from the album Jackpot
ReleasedMay 7, 2011 (2011-05-07) [1]
Recorded2011
Genre Pop Dance-pop
Length3:42
Label Polydor
Songwriter(s) Dieter Bohlen
Producer(s) Dieter Bohlen
Pietro Lombardi singles chronology
"Call My Name"
(2011)
"I Miss You"
(2011)

"Call My Name" is a song recorded by German singer Pietro Lombardi. It was written and produced by Dieter Bohlen for his first studio album Jackpot (2011). The song served as Lombardi's coronation song after winning the eighth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (DSDS). It was released by Polydor Records as his debut single on May 7, 2011 in German-speaking Europe.

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Influences

Klaus Friedler, a music academic at the University of Hamburg, commented that there were several similarities between the song and American pop band OneRepublic's "Marchin On." [2]

Track listing

  1. "Call My Name" (Single Version) – 3:42
  2. "Call My Name" (Club Mix) – 4:12

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [9] Platinum30,000*
Germany (BVMI) [10] Platinum300,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [11] Gold15,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Sarah Engels version

"Call My Name"
Call My Name Sarah.jpg
Single by Sarah Engels
from the album Heartbeat
ReleasedMay 7, 2011 (2011-05-07) [12]
Recorded2011
Genre Pop
Length3:44
Label Polydor
Songwriter(s) Dieter Bohlen
Producer(s) Dieter Bohlen
Sarah Engels singles chronology
"Call My Name"
(2011)
"I Miss You"
(2011)

A recording of the song by Sarah Engels was released on the same day as Pietro Lombardi's recording on 7 May 2011. [13]

Track listing

  1. "Call My Name" - 3:44
  2. "Call My Name" (Club Mix) - 4:13

Weekly charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [14] 2
Germany (Official German Charts) [15] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [16] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)Position
Germany (Official German Charts) [7] 92

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