Why Didn't You Call Me

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"Why Didn't You Call Me"
Macy Gray - Why Didn't You Call Me (CD 1).jpg
Single by Macy Gray
from the album On How Life Is
B-side
  • "I've Committed Murder" (remix)
  • "I Can't Wait to Meetchu" (live)
ReleasedJuly 24, 2000 (2000-07-24)
Studio Paramount, Sunset Sound, A&M (Hollywood, California)
Length3:14
Label Epic, Clean Slate
Composer(s) Jeremy Ruzumna
Lyricist(s) Macy Gray
Producer(s) Andrew Slater
Macy Gray singles chronology
"Still"
(2000)
"Why Didn't You Call Me"
(2000)
"Sweet Baby"
(2001)
Music video
"Why Didn't You Call Me" on YouTube

"Why Didn't You Call Me" is a song by American singer Macy Gray from her debut studio album, On How Life Is (1999). It was released on July 24, 2000, as the album's fourth and final single.

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Release

"Why Didn't You Call Me" became Gray's third consecutive top-40 entry on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 38. In the United States, the single reached number 25 on the Adult Top 40 chart and number 29 on the Top 40 Mainstream chart. However, the song missed the Billboard Hot 100, instead peaking at number seven on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.

"Why Didn't You Call Me" was released on two CD formats in the UK. The CD single contained remixes of "Why Didn't You Call Me" and "I've Committed Murder", along with a live recording of "I Can't Wait to Meetchu".

Music video

The music video, which depicts Gray performing in a dimly-lit room and shows close-ups of dancers, received significant play on BET, MTV, and VH1. [1] The video entered the top 10 on VH1's most-played video chart. [1]

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the On How Life Is album booklet. [8]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref(s).
United StatesJune 26, 2000 Epic [20]
June 27, 2000 [20] [21]
July 11, 2000 [22]
United KingdomJuly 24, 2000
  • CD
  • cassette
[23]

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