Calling (Geri Halliwell song)

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"Calling"
Single by Geri Halliwell
from the album Scream If You Wanna Go Faster
B-side
  • "Getting Better"
  • "Destiny"
Released 26 November 2001
Format
Recorded 2001
Genre Pop
Length 3:55 (Radio edit)
4:25 (Album version)
Label EMI
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Stephen Lipson
Geri Halliwell singles chronology
"Scream If You Wanna Go Faster"
(2001)
"Calling"
(2001)
"Ride It"
(2004)
Music video
"Calling" on YouTube

"Calling" is a song by British singer-songwriter, Geri Halliwell. It was released as the third and final single from Halliwell's second album Scream if You Wanna Go Faster. Just like Halliwell's previous single, "Scream If You Wanna Go Faster", the success for the song was limited. In certain region, the song was released in a French version, called "Au Nom De L'Amour". The song was praised for both lyrics and production. The black and white music video was directed by Pierluca DeCario. To promote the single, Halliwell performed the song on Top of the Pops, Top of the Pops Germany, CD:UK, Children in Need 2001, Blue Peter, This Morning and Pepsi Chart.

Chart performance

"Calling" charted at number seven on the UK Singles Chart when released on 26 November 2001 with 28,000 sales in its first week. Altogether, the single sold 70,515 copies and it became the 192nd best seller single of 2001 in the United Kingdom. The performance of the single did little to help the sales of Scream If You Wanna Go Faster, as it was quite poorly promoted. The poor chart position was reported to have upset Halliwell. "Calling" was Halliwell's favourite song on the album, and she thought it was a sure-fire number one hit single. Due to the underwhelming performance of the single, no further singles from Scream If You Wanna Go Faster were released, and Halliwell took a break from the music industry while living in Los Angeles, California for several months.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Calling".

UK & Europe CD1 (Released 26 November 2001)

  1. "Calling" - 4:25
  2. "Getting Better" - 3:07
  3. "Destiny" - 4:29
  4. "Calling" (Enhanced Video) - 4:25

UK & Europe CD2 (Released 26 November 2001)

  1. "Calling" - 4:25
  2. "Calling" (WIP "Coeur De Lion" Edit) - 3:45
  3. "Calling" (Metro 7 Inch) - 3:43
  4. "Calling" (Mauve's Factor 25 Mix) - 3:55
  5. "Calling" (Mareeko Remix Edit) - 3:58

European 2-Track CD Single (Released 26 November 2001)

  1. "Calling" - 4:25
  2. "Getting Better" - 3:07

European 3-Track CD Single (Released November 26, 2001)

  1. "Calling" (Radio Edit) - 3:55
  2. "Calling" (WIP "Coeur De Lion" Edit) - 3:45
  3. "Calling" (Album Version) - 4:24

French CD Single (Released 13 November 2001)

  1. "Au Nom De L'Amour" - 4:21
  2. "Calling" - 4:25

Official versions

  • Album Version
  • Radio Edit
  • French -Frenglish- version (Au Nom De L'Amour)
  • Stephen Lipson's Frenglish Mix
  • WIP "Coeur De Lion" Mix
  • WIP "Coeur De Lion" Edit - 3:45
  • Metro 7 Inch - 3:43
  • Metro Mix
  • Metro Frenglish Mix
  • Mauve Factor 25 Mix Edit - 3:55
  • Mauve Factor 25
  • Mauve Factor 25 Instrumental
  • Mareeko Remix Edit - 3:58
  • Mareeko Remix
  • Mareeko Instrumental Dub

Charts

References

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