Love Calls (song)

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"Love Calls"
Kem - Love Calls single cover.jpg
Single by Kem featuring Floetry (remix only)
from the album Kemistry
Released
  • November 26, 2002 (2002-11-26)(original version)
  • January 27, 2004 (2004-01-27)(remix) [1]
Recorded2002 (2002) [2]
Genre Neo soul
Length
  • 5:15(album version)
  • 3:59(single edit) [3] [4]
Label Motown
Songwriter(s) Kem Owens [1]
Producer(s) Kem Owens [5]
Kem singles chronology
"Love Calls"
(00000000)
"Find Your Way (Back in My Life)"
(2005)
Floetry singles chronology
"Wanna B Where U R (Thisizzaluvsong)"
(2003)
"Love Calls"
(2004)
"Supastar"
(2005)

The official music video for "Love Calls" was directed by Brian Campbell. [8]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003)Peak
position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [9] 6
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [10] 25

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [11] 68

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