Calling Your Name

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"Calling Your Name"
Marilyn - Calling Your Name.png
Single by Marilyn
from the album Despite Straight Lines
Released1983
GenreNew wave
Length4:03 (7")
6:52 (12")
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Marilyn singles chronology
"Calling Your Name"
(1983) 		"Cry and Be Free"
(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)[2] 3
Irish Singles Chart[4] 10
New Zealand Singles Chart[5] 17
UK Singles Chart[1] 4

Year-end charts[]

Year-end chart performance for "Calling Your Name"
Chart (1984) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 19

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "OfficialCharts.com". Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 192. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "Marilyn - Despite Straight Lines at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2010-10-23. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
  4. ^ Irish Recorded Music Association. "Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  5. ^ Steffen Hung. "New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  6. ^ BigKev. "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – 1984". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 March 2017.


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