Hear Me Calling Explained

"Hear Me Calling" is a song by American rapper Juice Wrld.^[1] Produced by Purps of 808 Mafia, it was released as the second single from his second studio album Death Race for Love on March 1, 2019.^[2] It was sent to Italy contemporary hit radio on March 22, 2019 through Universal and later sent to US rhythmic contemporary radio on April 9, 2019 The song was featured in the soundtrack of NBA 2K20.

Background and composition

Producer Purps from 808 Mafia states that he was aiming for a more "happy pop" sound when composing the tropical-influenced beat. After Purps played the beat by accident during a recording session, Juice was impressed by the beat and freestyled the lyrics to the song in 40 minutes.^[3] In an Instagram live, Higgin's then girlfriend Ally Lotti revealed that the song was made after she almost left him as the first verse alludes to that.

Music video

The video was released on March 11, 2019, and was directed by Bradley & Pablo. In a homage to PlayStation games such as Twisted Metal, Juice is shown rescuing his love interest from a speeding truck with video-game-style CGI graphics integrated with live action, complete with a simulated car chase.^{[4] [5]}

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[6]	54
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7]	45
Lithuania (AGATA)[8]	82
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[9]	9
US Billboard Hot 100[10]	38
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11]	16
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[12]	20

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Various	March 1, 2019	Digital download
Italy	March 22, 2019	Contemporary hit radio	Universal	[13]
United States	April 8, 2019	Rhythmic contemporary		[14]
	April 9, 2019			[15]
	April 30, 2019	Contemporary hit radio		[16]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Juice Wrld Drops His New Song Hear Me Calling - XXL . Centeno . Tony M. . March 1, 2019 . XXL Mag . en . April 4, 2019.
2. Web site: Hear Juice WRLD's Latest Single 'Hear Me Calling'. Complex. Espinoza. Joshua. March 3, 2019.
3. Web site: The Making Of Juice WRLD's "Hear Me Calling" With Purps . Genius . en . 2019-04-08.
4. Web site: Juice WRLD's 'Hear Me Calling' Video Is A Playstation–Themed Dream. Uproxx. Williams. Aaron. March 11, 2019. March 16, 2019.
5. Juice WRLD Saves the Day in 'Twisted Metal'-Inspired 'Hear Me Calling' Video: Watch . Saponara . Michael . March 11, 2019 . Billboard . April 4, 2019.
6. Web site: ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles. Australian Recording Industry Association. March 18, 2019. April 11, 2019.
7. Canadian Hot 100: March 23, 2019. Billboard. April 11, 2019.
8. Web site: Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100). Lithuanian. AGATA. March 15, 2019. December 3, 2019.
9. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. March 11, 2019. July 9, 2020.
10. https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0=ts_chart_artistname%3AJuice%20Wrld&f[1]=ss_chart_search_title%3A%2AHear%20Me%20Calling%2A&f[2]=itm_field_chart_id%3AHot%20100&f[3]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=1&artist=Juice%20Wrld&title=Hear%20Me%20Calling Chart Search: Hear Me Calling – Juice Wrld]. Billboard. April 11, 2019.
11. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: March 23, 2019. Billboard. April 11, 2019.
12. Rhythmic Songs: May 18, 2019. Billboard. May 14, 2019.
13. Web site: Italian. Juice Wrld "Hear Me Calling". Radio Airplay s.r.l. March 22, 2019.
14. Web site: Music Meeting for April 2. https://web.archive.org/web/20190329073635/http://playiga.com/genre/rhythm/. Play IGA. 29 March 2019.
15. Web site: Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases - R&B Song and Hip-Hop Music Release Dates - .... 9 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190405065911/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases. 5 April 2019. Allaccess.com.
16. Web site: Top 40/M Future Releases . All Access . All Access Music Group . April 25, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190425215805/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases . April 25, 2019.