Call on Me

Call on Me may refer to:

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Call on Me (Janet Jackson song)

"Call on Me" is a song by American recording artist Janet Jackson with guest vocals from rapper Nelly from Jackson's ninth studio album, 20 Y.O. (2006). It was written by Jermaine Dupri, Johnta Austin, James Phillips, Cornell Haynes, Jr., James Harris III and Terry Lewis, and produced by Dupri, Phillips, Jam and Lewis, in addition to Jackson. "Call on Me" was released as the album's lead single in June 19, 2006 by Virgin Records. It is a mid-tempo ballad which talks about calling on a person when a friend or somebody to listen is needed. The song received mixed reviews from music critics, although some picked it as one of the best tracks on the album, calling it a "lovely and elegant" ballad.

"Call on Me" was a moderate success commercially, becoming her most successful single in some countries since "All for You" in 2001. It peaked at number 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Additionally, it spent two non-consecutive weeks at number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, making it Jackson's sixteenth R&B chart-topper. Internationally, the song peaked inside the top-twenty in Ireland, Italy, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

Call on Me (Eric Prydz song)

"Call on Me" is a song co-written and recorded by Swedish DJ and producer Eric Prydz. The single received massive sales success and topped several record charts. "Call on Me" is known for its music video, which features several women and a man performing aerobics in a sexually suggestive manner.

Background

"Call on Me" is a dance music track based on a sample of Steve Winwood's 1982 song "Valerie". When Prydz presented the track to him, Winwood was so impressed with what Prydz had done, that he re-recorded the vocals to fit the track better.DJ Falcon stated in an interview that he and Thomas Bangalter, as a duo called Together, had sampled "Valerie" years previously to create a similar song. Together's track was used in DJ sets with no intention to release it as a single despite demand from various outlets.

Music video

The music video for "Call on Me", directed by Huse Monfaradi, features an aerobics class of women wearing 1980s styled aerobics outfits performing sexually suggestive gym routines led by dancer and choreographer Deanne Berry, much to the enjoyment of the sole man in the group, played by Juan Pablo Di Pace. The video was filmed in the Laban Dance Centre in Deptford, England and spoofs a scene in the 1985 film Perfect starring John Travolta and Jamie Lee Curtis.