Can I Call You Tonight?

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"Can I Call You Tonight?"
Can I Call You Tonight cover art.jpg
Single by Dayglow
from the album Fuzzybrain
Released26 January 2018 (2018-01-26)
Genre Indie pop
Length4:37
Label Acrophase Records
Songwriter Sloan Struble
Producer Dayglow
Dayglow singles chronology
"Run the World!!!"
(2017)		"Can I Call You Tonight?"
(2018)		"False Direction"
(2018)
Music video
"Can I Call You Tonight?" on YouTube

"Can I Call You Tonight?" is a song by the by American singer-songwriter and producer Sloan Struble, under his stage name Dayglow. The song was released on 26 January 2018 as the third single from their first studio album, Fuzzybrain (2018). [1] Dayglow would later perform the song on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert .

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The song became a sleeper hit and only started charting in 2020, two years after its original release. [2] In the span of a year, the song went from 10 million streams to 100 million which occurred after Emma Chamberlain featured the song in an Instagram reel. [3]

Critical reception

In a positive review of the song, Kid With a Vinyl said the track, "Doesn't sound like the work of a flustered student, but instead the work of a mature, seasoned professional, capturing the essence of what pure indie pop should be – echoed vocals, bright, textured synth, and a wonderfully bittersweet lyrical narrative somehow both wistful and hopeful all at once". [1]

"Can I Call You Tonight?" became Dayglow's first commercially successful song and was eventually certified Gold by the RIAA, in part due to its popularity on TikTok, Spotify, [4] and Instagram. [2]

Charts

Peak chart positions for "Can I Call You Tonight?"
ChartPeak
position
US Adult Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [5] 5
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 17
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [7] 3

Certifications

Certifications
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [8] 2× Platinum140,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [9] Platinum80,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [10] Silver200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 "Premiere: Dayglow – "Can I Call You Tonight?"". Kid With a Vinyl. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  2. 1 2 Unterberger, Andrew (13 November 2020). "How To Independently Score a 9-Figure Streaming Smash In 10 Simple Steps". Billboard . Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  3. ↑ Blackshear, Nasya (23 February 2021). "Feature: Dayglow on Going Viral, Growth in a Digital Age, and What Comes Next". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  4. ↑ Young, Brigid. "Review: Peach Pit dazzles the audience at Foellinger Auditorium : Music : Smile Politely". www.smilepolitely.com.
  5. ↑ "Dayglow Chart History (Adult Alternative Airplay)". Billboard .
  6. ↑ "Dayglow Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard .
  7. ↑ "Dayglow Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard .
  8. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2020 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Dayglow – Can I Call You Tonight?". Music Canada . Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  10. ↑ "British single certifications – Dayglow – Can I Call You Tonight". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved February 27, 2026.
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