"Call Out My Name" is a song by the Canadian singer-songwriter The Weeknd from his debut extended play, My Dear Melancholy (2018). The song was co-written by The Weeknd and producer Frank Dukes, with musician Nicolas Jaar receiving writing credits for the sampling of his 2016 song "Killing Time". The song was sent to rhythmic contemporary radio on April 10, 2018, as the EP's only single.

Composition According to musicnotes.com, the song is performed in the key of E minor with a tempo of 45 beats per minute in compound duple () time. The chords alternate between Gm and Dm. The Weeknd's vocals span two octaves, from D3 to D5.

Critical reception Alexis Petridis of The Guardian called it the least interesting track on My Dear Melancholy: "it offers up the kind of beige boo-hoo balladry that Sam Smith specialises in, albeit tricked out with more interesting sonic touches: the piano sounding like it was recorded underwater, the rest of the track echoing and ghostly."

In 2022, Seventeen placed the song on its "46 Songs About Cheating If You Need To Cry Your Eyes Out" list.

Commercial performance "Call Out My Name" earned the largest first-day Spotify stream count of any song released in 2018. The song was also streamed 6 million times on its first day on Apple Music. The song debuted at number one in his native Canada, Malaysia, Greece, and Slovakia, his first number one debut in the former two; as well as at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the issue dated April 14, 2018, becoming his eighth top ten entry. As of March 2020, the song has been certified 3× platinum in the United States.

Additionally, it also reached the top ten in Australia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Lebanon, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, United Kingdom and Sweden, top twenty, Austria, Finland, Hungary and The Netherlands, top thirty in Belgium (Wallonia), Mexico and Scotland and top forty in the Flemish region of Belgium, France and Italy. The song was certified diamond in Brazil, France and Greece, and multi-platinum in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Poland and Portugal.

Music videos On the extended play's release day, The Weeknd uploaded a vertical video to Spotify. A lyric video was released three days later on April 2, 2018, depicting the Weeknd on various television screens. The official music video for "Call Out My Name" was released on April 12, 2018, and directed by Grant Singer. As of August 2024, the video has reached 971 million views on YouTube.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2018–2022) Peak position Greece International (IFPI) 1 Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20) 6 Malaysia (RIM) 1 Mexico Airplay (Billboard) 21 Romania (Airplay 100) 5 Singapore (RIAS) 10 Spain (PROMUSICAE) 57 + 2023 weekly chart performance for "Call Out My Name" Chart (2023) Peakposition Romania Airplay (TopHit) 113 + 2025 weekly chart performance for "Call Out My Name" Chart (2025) Peakposition Romania Airplay (TopHit) 98

Year-end charts Chart (2018) Position Australia (ARIA) 61 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia) 82 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 44 Romania (Airplay 100) 26 US Billboard Hot 100 78 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 43

Certifications

Release history Region Date Format Label(s) United States April 10, 2018 Rhythmic contemporary radio Italy April 20, 2018 Radio airplay Universal

See also List of number-one songs of 2018 (Malaysia)

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