"Call Me, Beep Me!", or "The Kim Possible Song", is the
theme song for the
Disney Channel series ''
Kim Possible''. The song was written by
Cory Lerios
Cory Charles Lerios (born February 12, 1951) is an American pianist and vocalist. He is a founding member of the platinum-record-selling soft rock band Pablo Cruise, and since the mid-1980s he has scored music for film and television.
History
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and
George Gabriel
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He began television composing in 1996 when he started working with the news music co ...
.
In the song,
Kim Possible (the main character of the series) tells listeners to "
call
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" or "
beep
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" her if "there's trouble", no "matter if it's day or night", and promises she will not fail them and will rush to help.
Thus, it reflects the use of modern-day
mobile technologies.
The original version of the song, which played over the opening sequence of the 2002 series, was recorded by
Christina Milian
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and is a catchy punchy
Motown-flavored
R&B number.
Since then, the song has been covered by many artists, notably by
Priscilla
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The name first appears in the New Testament of Christianity variously ...
in 2006 in French, by the groups
Preluders
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in 2004 and
Banaroo
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The first line-up consisted of Robbert "Bobby" Dessauvagie, Vit ...
in 2006 in English,
Beni
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She was initially best known fo ...
in 2005 in Japanese, and by Kiki Ting in Mandarin.
In 2015, the original version of the song claimed the number one spot in the ranking of the "Disney Channel Theme Songs of Yesteryear".
The song is also used as the theme song for the
2019 live-action film adaptation. In addition to Millian's version returning and being used in the film's opening sequence, a new version was produced for the film, sung by its lead actress,
Sadie Stanley
Sadie Anne Stanley (born November 15, 2001) is an American actress and singer, who began her career as the titular role in the 2019 Disney Channel original movie, ''Kim Possible''. She is also known for her recurring role as Brea Bee on '' The ...
. Her version received a modern
dance-pop
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arrangement and differs greatly from the original version of the song.
Track listings
Preluders version
CD maxi single "Walking on Sunshine" / "Call Me, Beep Me" (Cheyenne 500 418-8, 2004)
# "
Walking on Sunshine" (Radio Edit) – 3:35
# "Call Me, Beep Me" (Radio Edit) – 2:36
# "Walking on Sunshine" (Karaoke) – 3:35
Extras: "Call Me, Beep Me" (Video) – 2:36
Banaroo version
CD maxi single "Uh Mamma" (Na klar! 500 987 773-6, 24 February 2006)
# "
Uh Mamma Uh Mamma is a song that was released February 24, 2006. It is the first single from Banaroo's third album Amazing.
Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Uh Mamma".
;Maxi CD
#"Uh Mamma" ...
" (Radio Edit) – 3:14
# "Uh Mamma" (The Navigator RmxVers. 1.2) – 4:20
# "Uh Mamma" (Retro Filter Mix) – 4:21
# "Uh Mamma" (Instrumental) – 3:12
# "Call Me, Beep Me!" – 3:02
Priscilla version
Digital download single (Walt Disney Records, 30 June 2006)
# "Mission Kim Possible" – 2:36
Sadie Stanley version
Digital download single (Walt Disney Records, 11 January 2019)
# "Call Me, Beep Me! (From "Kim Possible")" – 2:41
References
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2002 songs
2004 singles
2006 singles
2019 singles
Christina Milian songs
Banaroo songs
Preluders songs
Priscilla Betti songs
Beni (singer) songs
Songs from animated series
Animated series theme songs
Children's television theme songs
Songs written by Cory Lerios
Walt Disney Records singles
Songs about telephone calls
Kim Possible