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"The Call" is a song by American boy band Backstreet Boys. It was released on February 6, 2001, as the second single from their album Black & Blue (2000).

"The Call"
Single by Backstreet Boys
from the album Black & Blue
ReleasedFebruary 6, 2001
RecordedJuly 1[1] – September 2000[2]
StudioPolar (Stockholm, Sweden)
GenrePop, dance-pop, R&B, hip hop
Length3:24 (Radio Version)
3:57 (Video Version)
3:53 (Neptunes Remix)
LabelJive, Trans Continental
Songwriter(s)Max Martin, Rami
Producer(s)Max Martin, Rami
Backstreet Boys singles chronology
"Shape of My Heart"
(2000)		 "The Call"
(2001)		 "More than That"
(2001)
Music video
"The Call" on YouTube

Composition


The song is based on 4
4 common time, the tempo is 104 BPM and is played in the key of B-flat minor (with a key change to C minor).[3] According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Universal Music Publishing Group, their vocal range spans from the low note F4 to the high note of Ab5.[4]

The song's bass sound is the sound of Howie Dorough's flatulence while recording the vocals, which producer Max Martin then turned into his signature bass sound. In 2017, Dorough said of the incident: "I got in the booth, was breathing in really heavily singing my part, and I guess some extra air kind of came out. It made everybody laugh, and Max decided to take that and sample it to turn it into the 'dun dun dun, dun dun dun dun.'"[5]


Music video



Background


The music video for "The Call" was directed by Francis Lawrence.[6] For the video version of the song was edited to extend the length of the song. Additional telephone rings were added at the start, and one measure was added to both the break following the second chorus, and the subsequent a cappella choral segment. A third repeat of the final chorus was also added.

There were two cuts of the video released. One featured the modified version, and the second featured the Neptunes Remix. The two versions were substantially the same, however the differing arrangements of the two song versions resulted in the video being slightly re-edited to match. The Neptunes video also adds flashes of early in the video as callbacks near the end of the video; there is also an unreleased remix video using the Thunderpuss Club Mix and the Thunderdub of the song. Band member AJ McLean later admitted on The Oprah Winfrey Show, in an episode discussing his recovery from depression and drug and alcohol abuse, that he tried cocaine for the first time on the set of this video. The music video won at the MTV Asia Awards in 2002 for Favorite Video. The song also received two nominations at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards.


Synopsis


Complementing the lyrics to the song, the video tells the story of a man who is unfaithful to his girlfriend. He meets another lady in a nightclub and leaves the club with her instead of going home to his girlfriend (whom he calls to make up an excuse for being late home). The cheating man is portrayed progressively by each of the five members of the Backstreet Boys.


Track listing



Credits and personnel


Credits adapted from the European maxi single's liner notes.[7]


Charts



Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[35] Platinum 8,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


See also



References


  1. Manning, Kara (June 30, 2000). "Howie D. Chats About Candid BSB Photo Book". MTV News. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
  2. MTV News Staff (September 19, 2000). "Backstreet Boys To Get "Black And Blue" On New LP". MTV News. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
  3. "Key & BPM for The Call by Backstreet Boys". Tunebat. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  4. "The Call". Musicnotes.com. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  5. "How Max Martin Turned a Fart Into the Epic Beat in Backstreet Boys' 'The Call': AJ McLean Tells All". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  6. "BSB Taps Outkast for Next Single". Backstreet.net. December 15, 2000. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  7. The Call (booklet). Backstreet Boys. Europe: Jive Records. 2000. 9251702.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. The Call (Remixes) (booklet). Backstreet Boys. Europe: Jive Records. 2000. 9251912.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. The Call (Neptunes Remixes) (booklet). Backstreet Boys. Jive Records. 2000. RTD199.3127.0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. "Backstreet Boys – The Call". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  11. "Backstreet Boys – The Call" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  12. "Backstreet Boys – The Call" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  13. "Backstreet Boys – The Call" (in French). Ultratip.
  14. "Backstreet Boys: The Call" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
  15. "Backstreet Boys – The Call" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  16. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Call". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  17. "Backstreet Boys – The Call". Top Digital Download.
  18. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 5, 2001" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  19. "Backstreet Boys – The Call" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  20. "Backstreet Boys – The Call". Top 40 Singles.
  21. "Backstreet Boys – The Call". VG-lista.
  22. "Poland: Airplay Chart - Lista Krajowa 10/2001" Peak position #7 in week 09/2001. (Retrieved September 4, 2015)
  23. "Music & Media: Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  24. "Romanian Top 100 Singles Airplay Chart - Top of the Year 2001". Archived from the original on December 9, 2002. Retrieved December 9, 2002.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  25. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  26. "Backstreet Boys – The Call" Canciones Top 50.
  27. "Backstreet Boys – The Call". Singles Top 100.
  28. "Backstreet Boys – The Call". Swiss Singles Chart.
  29. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  30. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  31. "Backstreet Boys Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  32. "Backstreet Boys Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  33. "Årslista Singlar – År 2001" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  34. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2001" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  35. "Guld og Platin 2001". IFPI Denmark (in Danish). Archived from the original on October 5, 2002. Retrieved July 14, 2022.

На других языках

- [en] The Call (Backstreet Boys song)

[es] The Call (canción)

«The Call» (en español: «La Llamada») es una canción por los Backstreet Boys. Fue lanzada el martes 6 de febrero de 2001 como el segundo sencillo de su álbum Black & Blue.

[ru] The Call

«The Call» (рус. Звонок) — второй сингл с четвёртого студийного альбома группы Backstreet Boys — «Black & Blue».


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