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"Calling America" is a song by the rock music group Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) released as a single from their 1986 album Balance of Power. The single reached number 28 in the United Kingdom, making it their 26th and final Top 40 hit single in their native country and peaked at number 18 on the Billboard singles chart, making it their 20th and final Top 40 hit single in the United States.

Overview

Like most of the songs on Balance of Power, "Calling America" is musically upbeat and bright. Lyrically, it features a similar theme to ELO's earlier single "Telephone Line", where the narrator is longing for a lover from across the telephone, although "Calling America" also discusses satellite communication. Appropriately, the song pays homage to the track "Telstar", which had celebrated the communication satellite of the same name, in the instrumental section. In his column Real Life Rock (published in The Village Voice), Greil Marcus called the song an "answer record to [the] 24-year old hit".[1] Fellow American music journalist Chuck Eddy said, "Greil Marcus was the only person besides me who realized that 'Calling America' by ELO was one of the most brilliant records of last year. I thought it was really neat that it ended up on both our top 10s."[2]

Epic Records released a three-track 12-inch single in the UK, with "Destination Unknown" as the B-side.

The promotional music video was shot in Paris, and contains shots of the band playing in front of Centre Georges Pompidou.

Reception

Cash Box called it a "bright, cleanly done bit of pop sheen from the masters of the genre" with a "very hooky lyric."[3] Billboard said that it has ELO's "familiar wall of sound and sci-fi predilections."[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Jeff Lynne.

7-inch single
  1. "Calling America" – 3:28
  2. "Caught in a Trap" – 3:43
US 12-inch single
  1. "Calling America" – 3:28
  2. "Caught in a Trap" – 3:43
  3. "Endless Lies" – 2:54
UK 12-inch single
  1. "Calling America" – 3:28
  2. "Caught in a Trap" – 3:43
  3. "Destination Unknown" – 4:10
  4. "Rock'n' Roll Is King" - 3:49
  5. "Secret Messages" - 4:44

Chart history

Chart (1986-1987) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart[5] 47
Austrian Ö3 Austria Top 40[6] 22
Canada RPM Top Singles[7] 28
French SNEP Singles Chart 10
German Media Control Singles Chart[8] 31
Irish Singles Chart[9] 16
South Africa (Springbok)[10] 23
UK Singles Chart[11] 28
US Billboard Hot 100[12] 18
US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[12] 22
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[12] 20
US Cash Box Top 100 Singles 26
US Radio & Records (R&R)[13][14] 20

Video

The video, directed by John Beug and Jane Simpson,[15] was shot in Paris and contains shots of Centre Georges Pompidou; the band plays in front of Pompidou.Шаблон:Citation needed

References

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External links

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  1. ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
  2. ↑ Interview with Chuck Eddy, Nerve magazine, 1986
  3. ↑ Шаблон:Cite magazine
  4. ↑ Шаблон:Cite magazine
  5. ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
  6. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  7. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  8. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  9. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web Enter Electric Light Orchestra in the Search by Artist field, then click Search.
  10. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  11. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  12. ↑ 12,0 12,1 12,2 Шаблон:Cite web
  13. ↑ ELO
  14. ↑ Charts!
  15. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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