| Call Out My Name | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | the Weeknd |
| Ep: | My Dear Melancholy |
| Genre: | R&B |
| Producer: | Frank Dukes |
| Prev Title: | Pray for Me |
| Prev Year: | 2018 |
| Next Title: | What You Want |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
"Call Out My Name" is a song by the Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd from his debut extended play, My Dear Melancholy (2018). The song was co-written by the Weeknd and producer Frank Dukes, with musician Nicolas Jaar receiving writing credits for the sampling of his 2016 song "Killing Time". The song was sent to rhythmic contemporary radio on April 10, 2018, as the EP's only single.
According to musicnotes.com, the song is performed in the key of E minor with a tempo of 45 beats per minute[1] in compound duple time. The chords alternate between Gm and Dm. The Weeknd's vocals span two octaves, from D3 to D5.[2]
Alexis Petridis of The Guardian called it the least interesting track on My Dear Melancholy: "it offers up the kind of beige boo-hoo balladry that Sam Smith specialises in, albeit tricked out with more interesting sonic touches: the piano sounding like it was recorded underwater, the rest of the track echoing and ghostly."[3]
In 2022, Seventeen placed the song on its "46 Songs About Cheating If You Need To Cry Your Eyes Out" list.[4]
"Call Out My Name" earned the largest first-day Spotify stream count of any song released in 2018.[5] The song was also streamed 6 million times on its first day on Apple Music.[6] The song debuted at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the issue dated April 14, 2018, becoming his eighth top ten entry.[7] As of March 2020, the song has been certified 3× platinum in the United States.
On the extended play's release day, the Weeknd uploaded a vertical video to Spotify.[8] [9] A lyric video was released three days later on April 2, 2018, depicting the Weeknd on various television screens. The official music video for "Call Out My Name" was released on April 12, 2018, and directed by Grant Singer.[10] As of August 2024, the video has reached 971 million views on YouTube.
| Chart (2018–2022) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Greece International (IFPI)[11] | 1 | |
| Lebanon (OLT20)[12] | 6 | |
| Malaysia (RIM)[13] | 1 | |
| Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[14] | 21 | |
| Romania (Airplay 100)< | --Please do not change this to Romanian Top 100 or Media Forest. The Airplay 100 is Romania's national singles chart from 2012 onwards. For further information, see WP:GOODCHARTS-->[15] | 5 |
| Russia Airplay (Tophit)[16] | 89 | |
| Singapore (RIAS)[17] | 10 | |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[18] | 57 | |
| Chart (2018) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[19] | 61 | |
| Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[20] | 82 | |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[21] | 44 | |
| Romania (Airplay 100)< | --Please do not change this to Romanian Top 100 or Media Forest. The Airplay 100 is Romania's national singles chart from 2012 onwards. For further information, see WP:GOODCHARTS-->[22] | 26 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[23] | 78 | |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[24] | 43 |
| Region | Date | Format | Label(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | April 10, 2018 | Rhythmic contemporary radio | [25] | ||
| Italy | April 20, 2018 | Radio airplay | Universal | [26] |