"Your Body's Callin" is a song by American singer and songwriter R. Kelly, released in April 1994 as the third single from his debut album, ''

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'' (1993). It peaked at number 13 on the US '' Billboard'' Hot 100 and reached the top 40 in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Kelly also released a remix as a B-side to the single featuring Aaliyah called the "Your Body's Calling His N Hers Mix".

Critical reception

Andy Beevers from ''

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'' gave the song four out of five. He wrote, "Having narrowly missed out on a mainstream Top 40 placing with his last single, " Bump'n'Grind", R Kelly looks set to be more successful with this smooth and mellow

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. Not only is it a stronger song, but it will be helped by the US singer's recent UK tour, which included a four-night stint at the Apollo Hammersmith." James Hamilton from the '' RM'' Dance Update deemed it a "sexy tortuous 67bpm slow jam".

Music video

The accompanying

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for "Your Body's Callin'" was directed by American music video, television and film director

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/ref> The video, set to appear that it was filmed in the summer, was filmed in the winter.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

Samplings and covers

* Hip hop producer

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sampled Kelly singing "It's unbelievable" for The Notorious B.I.G.'s song "Unbelievable" on his album ''

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'' released later in 1994. * The song has been interpolated the line by Ron Isley's longtime collaborator Kelly by

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on the song "Warm Summer Nights", with background vocals by

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towards the end of the track from the album ''

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'', released in 2001. * The song has also been sampled by

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on the song "Be My Lady" also featuring Kelly, from their album ''Six''. * Norman Brown covered the song in 1996 in his album '' Better Days Ahead''.

References

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