I Call Your Name (A-ha song)

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"I Call Your Name"
A-ha I Call Your Name Single.jpg
Single by A-ha
from the album East of the Sun, West of the Moon
B-side
Released3 December 1990
Recorded1990
Genre Pop rock
Length4:54
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
A-ha singles chronology
"Crying in the Rain"
(1990)
"I Call Your Name"
(1990)
"Early Morning"
(1991)
Music video
"I Call Your Name" on YouTube

"I Call Your Name" is a song by Norwegian band A-ha, released on 3 December 1990 as the second single from their fourth studio album, East of the Sun, West of the Moon (1990). It was written by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and Magne Furuholmen.

Contents

Music video

The accompanying music video for "I Call Your Name" was directed by Michael Burlingame and Lauren Savoy. It received heavy rotation on MTV Europe. [1] Two versions of the video were produced, one in gray-scale and one in color.

Critical reception

Davydd Chong of Record Mirror described the song as "comfortable, inoffensive pop". [2]

Track listings

  1. "I Call Your Name" – 4:54
  2. "The Way We Talk" – 1:30
  1. "I Call Your Name" – 4:54
  2. "The Way We Talk" – 1:30
  3. "The Blood That Moves The Body" – 4:05
  1. "I Call Your Name" – 4:54
  2. "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." – 5:08
  3. "Hunting High And Low" – 3:44
  4. "The Blood That Moves The Body" – 4:05

Note: This 7-inch vinyl release is a "Limited Edition E.P."

  1. "I Call Your Name" – 4:54
  2. "The Way We Talk" – 1:30
  3. The Blood That Moves The Body" – 4:05

Charts

Chart performance for "I Call Your Name"
Chart (1990–1991)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [3] 155
Europe (European Airplay Top 50) [4] 29
France (SNEP) [5] 45
Germany (Official German Charts) [6] 37
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [7] 38
Netherlands (Tipparade) [8] 3
UK Singles (OCC) [9] 44

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