"Call My Name" is a song recorded by German singer
Pietro Lombardi. It was written and produced by
Dieter Bohlen
Dieter Bohlen (; born Dieter Günter Bohlen, 7 February 1954) is a German songwriter, producer, singer and television personality. He first achieved fame as a member of pop duo Modern Talking in the 1980s, and has since produced numerous German a ...
for his first studio album ''
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'' (2011). The song served as Lombardi's coronation song after winning the
eighth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (''DSDS''). It was released by
Polydor Records
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as his debut single on May 7, 2011 in
German-speaking Europe
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.
Influences
Klaus Friedler, a music academic at the
University of Hamburg
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, commented that there were several similarities between the song and American pop band
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Track listing
*CD single
Call My Name (Club Mix)
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# "Call My Name" (Single Version) – 3:42
# "Call My Name" (Club Mix) – 4:12
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Sarah Engels version
A recording of the song by Sarah Engels
Sarah Engels (born 15 October 1992), known as Sarah Lombardi from 2013 to 2021, is a German pop singer and television personality. She is best known for participating in season 8 of '' Deutschland sucht den Superstar'', where she was eliminated ...
was released on the same day as Pietro Lombardi's recording on 7 May 2011.
Track listing
*CD single
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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2011 singles
Pietro Lombardi (singer) songs
Sarah Lombardi songs
Songs written by Dieter Bohlen
Number-one singles in Germany
Number-one singles in Austria
Number-one singles in Switzerland
Song recordings produced by Dieter Bohlen
2011 songs