Call Me by Blondie
Artist: Blondie Weeks at #1: 6 weeks Chart dates: April 19, 1980 – May 24, 1980
About
Blondie’s biggest hit, “Call Me”, was also the biggest song of 1980 in the US, spending six weeks at the top of the chart that spring. It also topped the UK pop chart and reached the top 20 in eight more countries overseas. The original 8 minute long version produced and co-written by European Giorgio Moroder (aka “The Italian Disco King”) was trimmed to 3 minutes and 33 seconds for the radio edit, whilst the video mix was a mere 2 minutes 15 seconds. The song was written for the soundtrack of the film American Gigolo. The song’s music had been initially offered to Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks, but due to contractual conflicts she had to decline. Two of the better filmed versions of the song are the performance of Debbie Harry as a guest on The Muppet Show and the performance with Shirley Manson of Garbage. The song was also recorded in Spanish, called “Llámame” and released simultaneously with the English version.
