Call Me (Too Short and Lil' Kim song)

"Call Me"
Single by Too Short and Lil' Kim
from the album Booty Call: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Released1997
GenreDirty rap
Length5:00
LabelJive
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Shorty B
  • Too Short
Too Short singles chronology
"Rapper's Ball"
(1996) 		"Call Me"
(1997) 		"Game Over"
(1997)
Lil' Kim singles chronology
"Not Tonight"
(1997) 		"Call Me"
(1997) 		"It's All About the Benjamins"
(1997)

"Call Me" is a song by American rappers Too Short and Lil' Kim. It is the lead single from the soundtrack of the 1997 film Booty Call. The song was produced by Shorty B and Too Short.

Background

When Jive Records requested that Too Short work with Lil' Kim on "Call Me", the latter's then on-and-off boyfriend and fellow rapper The Notorious B.I.G. first met with Too Short to find out what they were planning. After Short explained he was only interested in recording the song with Kim, B.I.G. approved the collaboration.

On MTV's "RapFix Live" series, Too Short revealed the first version of "Call Me" did not meet others' expectations for a sexually explicit song. He and Lil' Kim later re-recorded the song; Short said, "We tried to, like, have sex on the song. It wasn't physical sex, but we tried to make musical sex. I think we achieved it."[1]

Charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 90
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3] 30
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[4] 39

References

  1. ^ Markman, Rob (January 26, 2012). "Too $hort, Lil' Kim Tried To Make 'Musical Sex' On 'Call Me'". MTV News. Archived from the original on December 6, 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Too $hort Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Too $hort Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  4. ^ "Too $hort Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
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