I Call Your Name (A-ha song) explained

I Call Your Name
Cover:	A-ha I Call Your Name Single.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	A-ha
Album:	East of the Sun, West of the Moon
Released:	3 December 1990
Recorded:	1990
Genre:	Pop rock
Length:	4:54
Label:	Warner Bros.
Producer:	Chris Neil Ian Stanley Alan Tarney
Prev Title:	Crying in the Rain
Prev Year:	1990
Next Title:	Early Morning
Next Year:	1991

"I Call Your Name" is a song by Norwegian band A-ha, released on 3 December 1990 as the second single from their fourth studio album, East of the Sun, West of the Moon (1990). It was written by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and Magne Furuholmen.

Music video

The accompanying music video for "I Call Your Name" was directed by Michael Burlingame and Lauren Savoy. It received heavy rotation on MTV Europe.^[1] Two versions of the video were produced, one in gray-scale and one in color.

Critical reception

Davydd Chong of Record Mirror described the song as "comfortable, inoffensive pop".^[2]

Track listings

• 7-inch single: Warner Bros. / W 9462 United Kingdom

1. "I Call Your Name" – 4:54
2. "The Way We Talk" – 1:30

• 12-inch single: Warner Bros. / W 9462T United Kingdom

1. "I Call Your Name" – 4:54
2. "The Way We Talk" – 1:30
3. "The Blood That Moves The Body" – 4:05

• 7-inch single: Warner Bros. / W 9462EP United Kingdom

1. "I Call Your Name" – 4:54
2. "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." – 5:08
3. "Hunting High And Low" – 3:44
4. "The Blood That Moves The Body" – 4:05

Note: This 7-inch vinyl release is a "Limited Edition E.P."

• CD single: Warner Bros. / W 9462CD United Kingdom

1. "I Call Your Name" – 4:54
2. "The Way We Talk" – 1:30
3. The Blood That Moves The Body" – 4:05

Charts

Chart performance for "I Call Your Name"

Chart (1990–1991)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[3]	155
Europe (European Airplay Top 50)^[4]	29
Netherlands (Tipparade)^[5]	3

Notes and References

1. Station Reports > TV > MTV/London. Music & Media. 19 January 1991. 22. 12 December 2022.
2. Chong . Davydd . 8 December 1990 . Singles . . 13 . 0144-5804.
3. Web site: Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 29 May 2015 . 28 May 2021 . Imgur.
4. European Airplay Top 50 . . 8 . 3 . 19 January 1991 . 25 . 29800226 . World Radio History.
5. Web site: A-Ha – I Call Your Name . nl . . 28 May 2021.