"Call Out My Name" is a song recorded by Canadian singer

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, taken from his first EP, '' My Dear Melancholy'', released on March 30, 2018. The Weeknd co-wrote the song with his producer

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, with Nicolas Jaar receiving writing credits for the sampling of his 2016 song " Killing Time". The song was sent to rhythmic contemporary radio on April 10, 2018, as the EP's first single in the United States. It has been alleged that the song is about his relationship with

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, whom he dated in 2017.

Composition

According to musicnotes.com, the song is performed in the key of E minor with a

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of 45 beats per minute in compound duple () time. The chords alternate between Gm and Dm. The Weeknd's vocals span two octaves, from D₃ to D₅.

Commercial performance

The Weeknd earned the largest first-day

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stream count of any song released in 2018 with "Call Out My Name". The song was also streamed 6 million times on its first day on

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. The song debuted at number four on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on the issue dated April 14, 2018, becoming his eighth top ten entry. As of March 2020, the song has sold 3,000,000 copies in the United States.

Music videos

A lyric video was released on April 2, 2018, depicting the Weeknd on various television screens. On March 30, 2018, the Weeknd uploaded a vertical video to

. The official music video for "Call Out My Name" was released on April 12, 2018, and directed by

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Charts

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Release history

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