| "Hear Me Calling" | ||||
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| Single by Juice Wrld | ||||
| from the album Death Race for Love | ||||
| Released | March 1, 2019 | |||
| Recorded | Intro, Chorus & First Verse January 12, 2019 | |||
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| Length | 3:09 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Purps | |||
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"Hear Me Calling" is a song by American rapper Juice Wrld. [2] Produced by Purps of 808 Mafia, it was released as the second single from his second studio album Death Race for Love on March 1, 2019. [3] It was sent to Italy contemporary hit radio on March 22, 2019, through Universal and later sent to US rhythmic contemporary radio on April 9, 2019 [4] [5] The song was featured in the soundtrack of NBA 2K20 .
Producer Purps from 808 Mafia states that he was aiming for a more "happy pop" sound when composing the tropical-influenced beat. After Purps played the beat by accident during a recording session, Juice was impressed by the beat and freestyled the lyrics to the song in 40 minutes. [6] In an Instagram live, Higgin's then girlfriend Ally Lotti revealed that the song was made after she almost left him as the first verse alludes to that.[ citation needed ]
The video was released on March 11, 2019, and was directed by Bradley & Pablo. In a homage to PlayStation games such as Twisted Metal , Juice is shown rescuing his love interest from a speeding truck with video-game-style CGI graphics integrated with live action, complete with a simulated car chase. [7] [8] [6]
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA) [9] | 54 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [10] | 45 |
| Ireland (IRMA) [11] | 46 |
| Lithuania (AGATA) [12] | 82 |
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [13] | 9 |
| UK Singles (OCC) [14] | 58 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 [15] | 38 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [16] | 16 |
| US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [17] | 15 |
| US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [18] | 20 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand (RMNZ) [19] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) [20] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA) [21] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | March 1, 2019 | Digital download |
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| Italy | March 22, 2019 | Contemporary hit radio | Universal | [5] |
| United States | April 8, 2019 | Rhythmic contemporary |
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| April 9, 2019 | [4] | |||
| April 30, 2019 | Contemporary hit radio | [23] |