Matt Cibula of PopMatters was positive towards "One Call Away",admiring Chingy for taking on a rap ballad saying "It’s kind of adorable that he’s talking to her on the phone about politics and life when he can’t be with her,and his voice gets all softened when he talks about her,and his homeboys call him weak when he gives her a kiss on the cheek,but he doesn’t care,because he knows that she’s always just one call away from him,and vice versa."[2] In retrospect,however,the song has not fared as well;music critic Todd in the Shadows placed "One Call Away" at number 6 on his list of the "Top Ten Worst Hit Songs of 2004",citing the rapper's weak flow and poor lyricism in particular as dragging the song down.[3]
Music video
Directed by Erik White,[4] the video takes place during autumn and follows Chingy going to the DTP Bank in his Cadillac,where he attracts the attention of a bank teller (played by actress Keshia Knight Pulliam) by giving her his phone number along with the deposited money in a canister tube for her to have. Their relationship starts out slow with her hanging out with his friends in his apartment,she and her friends watching him play streetball to both of them going back to his apartment to get intimate with each other. The video features the chorus of "Chingy Jackpot" at the end. Streetball player Philip "Hot Sauce" Champion appears in the streetball scene in the video.
↑ One Call Away (UK CD single liner notes). Chingy. Capitol Records, Disturbing tha Peace. 2004. CDCL 856, 7243 5 49325 2 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ One Call Away (European CD single liner notes). Chingy. Capitol Records, Disturbing tha Peace. 2004. 7 2435-48810-2 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ One Call Away (Australian CD single liner notes). Chingy. Capitol Records, Disturbing tha Peace. 2004. 7243 5 48991 2 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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