"Calling" is a song by American record producer

Metro Boomin Leland Tyler Wayne (born September 16, 1993), known professionally as Metro Boomin, is an American record producer and music executive. Widely acclaimed for his dark and cinematic production style, he is regarded as one of the most influential p ...

, American rapper and singer

Swae Lee Khalif Malik Ibn Shaman Brown (born June 7, 1993), known professionally as Swae Lee, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Known for his wide vocal range and genre-bending, Lee first saw mainstream recognition as one half of the Mississ ...

, and Canadian rapper Nav featuring fellow American rapper and singer A Boogie wit da Hoodie. It was released through Boominati Worldwide and

Republic Records Republic Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group (UMG). Based in New York City, it was founded by Avery Lipman and Monte Lipman as an independent label in 1995, and was acquired by UMG in 2000. Republic was initially ...

as the lead and only single from Metro's first

soundtrack album A soundtrack album is any album that incorporates music directly recorded from the soundtrack of a particular feature film or television show. The first such album to be commercially released was Walt Disney's ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ( ...

, which was for the film '' Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse'', on May 31, 2023. Produced by Metro himself and Xz and co-produced by Johan Lenox, the three of them wrote the song alongside the three rappers and Landstrip Chip.

Background and promotion

A music video composed entirely of clips from the movie with some lyrics was released the same day as the song and shows the relationship between

Miles Morales Spider-Man (Miles Gonzalo MoralesAhmed, Saladin (w), Garrón, Javier (a). ''Miles Morales: Spider-Man'' #1 (2018) Marvel Comics (New York). ) is a superhero and the third predominant Spider-Man to appear in American comic books published by M ...

and

Gwen Stacy Gwendolyne Maxine "Gwen" Stacy is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually as a supporting character in those featuring Spider-Man (Peter Parker). A college student and the daughter of George Stacy, Georg ...

; the video omits A Boogie wit da Hoodie's verse and Swae Lee's last chorus, going straight to the orchestral outro after the second chorus that is sung after Nav's verse. "Calling" is a melodic song that sees the three rappers express their love for their respective significant others. Lyrically, it is also about finding oneself as a person while dealing with internal problems. The official music video for the song, which includes the four artists and clips inspired from the film, was released on September 6, 2023. The four artists performed the song together at Metro's set at the 2023 MTV Music Video Awards, where he also performed " Superhero (Heroes & Villains)" with fellow American rapper

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before "Calling".

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* {{Spider-Man films 2023 singles 2023 songs Metro Boomin songs Swae Lee songs Nav (rapper) songs A Boogie wit da Hoodie songs Songs written by Metro Boomin Songs written by Swae Lee Songs written by Nav (rapper) Songs written by A Boogie wit da Hoodie Song recordings produced by Metro Boomin Songs written for animated films Songs from Spider-Man films Spider-Verse (franchise) music Republic Records singles