Call U Sexy

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"Call U Sexy"
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Single by VS
from the album All Kinds of Trouble
Released7 June 2004 (2004-06-07) [1]
Length3:32
Label Innocent, Virgin
Songwriter(s) Hallgeir Rustan, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Marvin Humes, Eric Taylor
Producer(s) StarGate
VS singles chronology
"Love You Like Mad"
(2004)
"Call U Sexy"
(2004)
"Make It Hot"
(2004)

"Call U Sexy" is the second single released by British band VS and the second to be lifted from their debut studio album, All Kinds of Trouble (2004). The song uses a sample of the song "Body Talk" by Imagination. "Call U Sexy" was released on 7 June 2004 and peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart and number 37 in Ireland. It was also a minor hit in Flanders and Romania.

Contents

Track listings

UK CD1 [2] [3]

  1. "Call U Sexy" (radio mix) – 3:22
  2. "Love You Like Mad" (Kenz slow jam) – 4:07

UK CD2 [4]

  1. "Call U Sexy" – 3:32
  2. "Hold Up" – 4:11
  3. "Call U Sexy" (Urban North remix) – 5:48
  4. "Call U Sexy" (video) – 3:32

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders) [5] 18
Ireland (IRMA) [6] 37
Romania (Romanian Top 100) [7] 63
Scotland (OCC) [8] 19
UK Singles (OCC) [9] 11
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [10] 6

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