Calling Your Name Explained

Calling Your Name
Cover:	Marilyn - Calling Your Name.png
Type:	single
Artist:	Marilyn
Album:	Despite Straight Lines
B-Side:	Move Together
Released:	1983
Recorded:	1983
Genre:	New wave
Length:	4:03 (7") 6:52 (12")
Label:	Mercury
Producer:	Clive Langer Alan Winstanley
Next Title:	Cry and Be Free
Next Year:	1984

"Calling Your Name" is the debut single by British singer Marilyn. The song was an international hit, peaking at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart in December 1983^[1] and No. 3 in Australia in April 1984.^[2] The song was later included on the singer's 1985 debut album Despite Straight Lines.^[3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Calling Your Name"!Chart (1983–1984)!Peak
position

Australia (Kent Music Report)	3
Irish Singles Chart^[4]	10
New Zealand Singles Chart^[5]	17
UK Singles Chart	4

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Calling Your Name"!Chart (1984)!Position

Australia (Kent Music Report)^[6] ^[7]	19

Notes and References

1. Web site: OfficialCharts.com . 18 March 2017.
2. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. St. Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. Illustrated. 192. 0-646-11917-6.
3. Web site: Marilyn - Despite Straight Lines at Discogs . Discogs.com . 2010-10-23 . 2013-06-17.
4. Web site: Irish Recorded Music Association . Irish Charts - All there is to know . irishcharts.ie . 18 March 2017.
5. Web site: Steffen Hung . New Zealand charts portal . charts.nz . 18 March 2017.
6. Web site: Kent Music Report No 548 – 31 December 1984 > National Top 100 Singles for 1984. Kent Music Report. Imgur.com. 23 January 2023.
7. Web site: Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – 1984 . BigKev . Hung Medien . Australian-charts.com . 18 March 2017.