Why Didn't You Call Me

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"Why Didn't You Call Me"
Macy Gray - Why Didn't You Call Me (CD 1).jpg
Single by Macy Gray
from the album On How Life Is
ReleasedJuly 24, 2000 (2000-07-24)
Length3:14
LabelEpic
Composer(s)Jeremy Ruzumna
Lyricist(s)Macy Gray
Producer(s)Andrew Slater
Macy Gray singles chronology
"Still"
(2000) 		"Why Didn't You Call Me"
(2000) 		"Sweet Baby"
(2001)
Music video
"Why Didn't You Call Me" on YouTube

"Why Didn't You Call Me" is a song by American singer Macy Gray from her debut studio album, On How Life Is (1999). It was released on July 24, 2000, as the album's fourth and final single.

Release[]

"Why Didn't You Call Me" became Gray's third consecutive top-10 entry on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 38. In the United States, the single reached number 25 on the Adult Top 40 chart and number 29 on the Top 40 Mainstream chart. However, the song missed the Billboard Hot 100, instead peakind at number seven on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.

"Why Didn't You Call Me" was released on two CD formats in the UK. The CD single contained remixes of "Why Didn't You Call Me" and "I've Committed Murder", along with a live recording of "I Can't Wait to Meetchu".

Music video[]

The music video, which depicts Gray performing in a dimly-lit room and shows close-ups of dancers, received significant play on BET, MTV, and VH1.[1] The video entered the top 10 on VH1's most-played video chart.[1]

Track listings[]

  • UK CD 1
  1. "Why Didn't You Call Me" (album version)
  2. "I've Committed Murder" (Gang Starr Remix featuring Mos Def)
  3. "Why Didn't You Call Me" (88-Keys Remix featuring Grafh)
  • UK CD 2
  1. "Why Didn't You Call Me" (album version)
  2. "I Can't Wait to Meetchu" (live)
  3. "Why Didn't You Call Me" (The Black Eyed Peas Remix)
  4. "Why Didn't You Call Me" (music video)

Charts[]

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 146
Europe (European Radio Top 50)[3] 40
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] 35
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 38
UK R&B (OCC)[6] 9
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[7] 25
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[8] 7
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[9] 29

Release history[]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States June 27, 2000 (2000-06-27) Urban adult contemporary radio Epic [10]
July 11, 2000 (2000-07-11)
  • Adult contemporary
  • urban radio
 [11]
United Kingdom July 24, 2000 (2000-07-24)
  • CD
  • cassette
 [12]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Video Monitor". Billboard. Vol. 112 no. 32. August 5, 2000. p. 97. ISSN 0006-2510 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Chartifacts!" (PDF). The ARIA Report (572): 1. February 12, 2001. Retrieved December 6, 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "European Radio Top 50" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17 no. 32. August 5, 2000. p. 16. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  4. ^ "Charts.nz – Macy Gray – Why Didn't You Call Me". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  5. ^ "Macy Gray: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  6. ^ "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  7. ^ "Macy Gray Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  8. ^ "Macy Gray Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  9. ^ "Macy Gray Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  10. ^ "Urban AC: Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1356. June 23, 2000. p. 72. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  11. ^ "AddVance Notice / Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1358. July 7, 2000. pp. 54, 66. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  12. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting July 24, 2000: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. July 22, 2000. p. 25. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
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