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"Call Me" is a song performed by Blondie , it's a Golden Globe -nominated for Best Original Song and for Grammy Award . The single was released in February of 1980 . "Call Me" topped the singles charts in both the United States and the United Kingdom ; it would become the band's biggest-selling single in the U.S., and the top seller for the entire year. BEGINNINGS The song was the main theme of the film '' American Gigolo '', starring Richard Gere . European Disco producer Giorgio Moroder originally asked Stevie Nicks to help compose and perform a song for the soundtrack, but she declined. It was at this time that Moroder turned to Debbie Harry . Moroder presented Harry with a rough instrumental track called "Man Machine". Harry was asked to write the lyrics and melody, a process that Harry states took only a few hours. The completed song was then recorded by the band, with Moroder producing. Blondie also released the song in Mexico and other South American countries as "Llámame", complete with translated Spanish lyrics. The Spanish language version was also released in the US and the UK and had its CD debut on Chrysalis Records / EMI 's rarities compilation '' Blonde And Beyond '' in 1993. The bridge of the original English language version also includes Harry singing "Call Me" in Italian ("Chiamami") and French ("Appelle-moi"). In the US the song was released by three different record companies; the soundtrack album on Polydor , the 7" and 12" on Blondie's label Chrysalis and the Spanish language 12" on legendary disco label Salsoul Records . RELEASE HISTORY US 7" Chrysalis Records CHS 2414, February 1980 US 12" Chrysalis Records CDS 2414, February 1980 UK 7" Chrysalis Records CHS 2414, April 1980 Side A:
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POPULARITY The single was released in the United States in February 1980 to promote the film and quickly sold enough copies to be certified as the top-selling single for the year. It was released two months later in Britain to a similar volume of sales. "Call Me" was only the third song from a soundtrack to top the singles charts for a given year. "To Sir, with Love" by Lulu in 1967 and "The Way We Were" by Barbra Streisand in 1974 were the first two, both from movies of the same name. "Call Me" was later used in television commercials. Currently, "Call Me" is used as introductory bumper music to the Hal Turner talk show. MUSIC VIDEO There were two videos made:
ACCLAIM Twenty-five years after its original release, the acclaim surrounding "Call Me" led to its ranking at #283 on the List Of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time . COVERS The song has been relentlessly covered, by a varied array of musical acts.
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