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"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 L ...
and
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. In the song, Kim Possible (the main character of the series) tells listeners to "
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" or "
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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
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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
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in 2006 in French, by the groups
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in 2004 and
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in 2006 in English,
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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
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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

{{authority control 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