Call Me (Too Short and Lil' Kim song)

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"Call Me"

Single by Too Short and Lil' Kim

from the album Booty Call: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Released

1997

Genre

Dirty rap

Length

5:00

Label

Jive

Songwriter(s)

Todd Shaw
Kimberly Jones
Stuart Jordan

Producer(s)

Shorty B
Too Short

Too Short singles chronology

"Rapper's Ball"
(1996)

"Call Me"
(1997)

"Game Over"
(1997)

Lil' Kim singles chronology

"Not Tonight"
(1997)

"Call Me"
(1997)

"It's All About the Benjamins"
(1997)

"Call Me" is a song by American rappers Too Short and Lil' Kim. It is the lead single from the soundtrack of the 1997 film Booty Call. The song was produced by Shorty B and Too Short.

Background

When Jive Records requested that Too Short work with Lil' Kim on "Call Me", the latter's then on-and-off boyfriend and fellow rapper The Notorious B.I.G. first met with Too Short to find out what they were planning. After Short explained he was only interested in recording the song with Kim, B.I.G. approved the collaboration.

On MTV's "RapFix Live" series, Too Short revealed the first version of "Call Me" did not meet others' expectations for a sexually explicit song. He and Lil' Kim later re-recorded the song; Short said, "We tried to, like, have sex on the song. It wasn't physical sex, but we tried to make musical sex. I think we achieved it."^[1]

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[2]	90
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[3]	30
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)^[4]	39

References

^ Markman, Rob (January 26, 2012). "Too $hort, Lil' Kim Tried To Make 'Musical Sex' On 'Call Me'". MTV News. Archived from the original on December 6, 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
^ "Too $hort Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
^ "Too $hort Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
^ "Too $hort Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2023.

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Discography
Albums	Don't Stop Rappin' Players Raw, Uncut and X-Rated Born to Mack Life Is... Too Short Short Dog's in the House Shorty the Pimp Get in Where You Fit In Cocktails Gettin' It (Album Number Ten) Can't Stay Away You Nasty Chase the Cat What's My Favorite Word? Married to the Game Blow the Whistle Get off the Stage Still Blowin' No Trespassing The Pimp Tape The Vault
EPs	Respect the Pimpin'
Collaboration albums	History: Function Music History: Mob Music Snoop Cube 40 $hort
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: The Player Years, 1983–1988 Nationwide: Independence Day Bible of a Pimp
Singles	"The Ghetto" "Short But Funky" "I'm a Player" "Money in the Ghetto" "Cocktales" "Gettin' It" "Call Me" "Invasion of the Flat Booty Bitches" "Shake That Monkey" "Blow the Whistle"
Featured singles	"Rapper's Ball" "Bia' Bia'" "Bossy" "Life of da Party" "Bitch" "On My Level" "First Date" "Girls" "Loyal" "Or Nah"
Related articles	The Dangerous Crew

Lil' Kim

Studio albums and singles

Hard Core	"No Time" "Crush on You" "Not Tonight"
The Notorious K.I.M.	"No Matter What They Say" "How Many Licks?"
La Bella Mafia	"The Jump Off" "Magic Stick"
The Naked Truth	"Lighters Up" "Whoa"
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Mixtapes

Soundtrack and promotional

Featured singles

Tours

Return of the Queen Tour

Film work

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