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{{Short description|1994 single by R. Kelly}}
{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = Your Body's Callin'
| name = Your Body's Callin{{'-}}
| cover = Your Body's Callin' by R Kelly US CD The Remixes 1994.jpg
| cover = Your Body's Callin' by R Kelly US CD The Remixes 1994.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| caption = U.S. CD maxi-single
| caption = US CD maxi-single
| type = single
| type = single
| artist = [[R. Kelly]]
| artist = [[R. Kelly]]
| album = [[12 Play]]
| album = [[12 Play]]
| released = March 11, 1994
| released = {{start date|1994|03|11}}
| format = {{flatlist|
| recorded =
*[[CD single]]
*[[cassette single]]
*[[7" vinyl]]
⚫
}}
| recorded = 1993
| studio =
| studio =
| venue =
| venue =
| genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[hip hop soul]]
| length = 4:37
| length = 4:37
| label = [[Jive Records|Jive]]
| label = [[Jive Records|Jive]]
| writer = [[R. Kelly|Robert Kelly]]
| writer = [[R. Kelly|Robert Kelly]]
| producer = {{flatlist|
| producer = R. Kelly
*R. Kelly
*Timmy Allen {{small|(add.)}}
}}
| prev_title = [[Bump n' Grind (R. Kelly song)|Bump N' Grind]]
| prev_title = [[Bump n' Grind (R. Kelly song)|Bump N' Grind]]
| prev_year = 1994
| prev_year = 1994
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}}


"'''Your Body's Callin'''" is a 1994 single by [[R. Kelly]] from his album ''[[12 Play]]''.<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r188622|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic]</ref> The song peaked at number 13 on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] and reached the top 40 in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Kelly also released a [[remix]] as a B-side to the single featuring his [[protégé]] [[Aaliyah]] called the "Your Body's Calling His N Hers Mix".
"'''Your Body's Callin{{'-}}'''" is a song by American singer and songwriter [[R. Kelly]], released in March 1994 by [[Jive Records|Jive]] as the third single from his debut album, ''[[12 Play]]'' (1993). The song, both written and produced by Kelly, peaked at number 13 on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] and reached the top 40 in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Kelly also released a [[remix]] as a B-side to the single featuring [[Aaliyah]] called the "Your Body's Calling His N Hers Mix". [[Millicent Shelton]] directed the song's music video.

==Critical reception==
Michael Bonner from ''[[Melody Maker]]'' commented, "I guess, deep down, I'm an old softie at heart — and, whenever I hear [[Soul music|soul]] like this that's as smooth as a [[Galaxy (chocolate bar)|Galaxy]] chocolate bar, I can't help reaching for my [[Barry White]] chest wig. There's a gentle, inoffensive bass, husky backing vocals, sleek production, and R Kelly's voice: soft, insistent, persuasive. Cos he knows, you know. He knows your body's calling. Oh, yes he does."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Michael|last=Bonner|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/53428368917/|title=Singles|work=[[Melody Maker]]|date=April 15, 1995|page=34|access-date=December 30, 2023}}</ref> Andy Beevers from ''[[Music Week]]'' gave the song four out of five and named it Pick of the Week in the category of Dance, writing, "Having narrowly missed out on a mainstream Top 40 placing with his last single, "[[Bump n' Grind (R. Kelly song)|Bump'n'Grind]]", R Kelly looks set to be more successful with this smooth and mellow soul [[ballad]]. Not only is it a stronger song, but it will be helped by the US singer's recent UK tour, which included a four-night stint at the [[Apollo Hammersmith]]."<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Andy |last= Beevers |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-04-09.pdf |title= Market Preview: Dance - Pick of the Week |magazine= [[Music Week]] |date= April 9, 1994 |page= 15 |accessdate= April 16, 2021}}</ref> [[James Hamilton (DJ and journalist)|James Hamilton]] from the ''[[Record Mirror|RM]]'' Dance Update deemed it a "sexy tortuous 67bpm slow jam".<ref>{{cite magazine|first= James |last= Hamilton |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-05-14.pdf |title= Dj directory |magazine= [[Music Week]], in [[Record Mirror]] (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) |date= May 14, 1994 |page= 7 |accessdate= April 17, 2021 |author-link= James Hamilton (DJ and journalist)}}</ref>


==Music video==
==Music video==
The music video is directed by [[Millicent Shelton]].<ref name=":0">[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472896/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_dr#directors R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection (Video 2003) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb]</ref> The video is set to look like it was filmed in the summer though it was filmed in the winter.
The accompanying music video for "Your Body's Callin{{'"}} was directed by American music video, television and film director [[Millicent Shelton]].<ref name=":0">[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472896/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_dr#directors R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection (Video 2003) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb]</ref> The video, set to appear that it was filmed in the summer, was filmed in the winter.


==Charts==
==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Weekly charts===
===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1994)
!scope="col"|Chart (1994)
!Peak<br>position
!scope="col"|Peak<br />position
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|-
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{{single chart|New Zealand|43|artist=R. Kelly|song=Your Body's Callin'|rowheader=true|access-date=September 20, 2019}}
|-
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{{single chart|UK|19|date=19940514|rowheader=true|access-date=September 20, 2019}}
|-
|-
!scope="row"|[[UK Dance Singles Chart|UK Dance]] (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-05-14.pdf |title= Dance Singles |magazine= [[Music Week]] |date= May 14, 1994 |page= 28 |accessdate= April 25, 2021}}</ref>
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{{single chart|New Zealand|43|artist=R. Kelly|song=Your Body's Callin'|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 20, 2019}}
|12
|-
|-
!scope="row"|[[Record Mirror Club Chart|UK Club Chart]] (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-04-02.pdf|title=The ''RM'' Club Chart|magazine=[[Music Week]], in [[Record Mirror]] (Dance Update Supplemental Insert)|date=April 2, 1994|page=4|accessdate=May 15, 2023}}</ref>
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{{single chart|UK|19|date=19940514|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 20, 2019}}
|75
|-
|-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|13|artist=R Kelly|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|13|artist=R Kelly|rowheader=true}}
|-
|-
{{single chart|Billboarddancesales|4|artist=R Kelly|rowheader=true|access-date=July 27, 2023}}
!scope="row"|US [[Dance/Electronic Singles Sales|Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/r-kelly/chart-history/dance-singles-sales|title=R. Kelly Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=September 20, 2019}}</ref>
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|4
|-
|-
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|2|artist=R Kelly|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 20, 2019}}
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|2|artist=R Kelly|rowheader=true|access-date=September 20, 2019}}
|-
|-
{{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|3|artist=R Kelly|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 20, 2019}}
{{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|3|artist=R Kelly|rowheader=true|access-date=September 20, 2019}}
|}
|}
{{col-2}}


===Year-end charts===
===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1994)
!scope="col"|Chart (1994)
!Position
!scope="col"|Position
|-
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1994|title=Billboard Top 100 - 1994|accessdate=August 27, 2010}}</ref>
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1994|title=Billboard Top 100 - 1994|access-date=August 27, 2010}}</ref>
|64
|64
|-
|-
!scope="row"|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>http://www.soulsystem.it/yend.asp?date=31/12/1994</ref>
!scope="row"|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soulsystem.it/yend.asp?date=31/12/1994|title=R&B Rap Hip-Hop Year-End Charts – 1994 – Soul System}}</ref>
|9
|9
|}
|}
{{col-end}}


==Certifications==
==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=R. Kelly|title=Your Body's Callin'|award=Gold|relyear=1994|certyear=1994|accessdate=September 20, 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=R. Kelly|title=Your Body's Callin'|award=Gold|relyear=1994|certyear=1994|access-date=September 20, 2019}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}


==Samplings and covers==
==Release history==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
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{{Uncited section|date=September 2019}}
!scope="col"|Region
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Hip hop producer [[DJ Premier]] sampled Kelly singing "It's unbelievable" for [[The Notorious B.I.G.]]'s song "Unbelievable" on his album ''[[Ready to Die]]'' released later in 1994. The song has been sampled by Ron Isley's longtime collaborator Kelly by [[The Isley Brothers]] on the song "Warm Summer Nights", with background vocals by [[Angela Winbush]] towards the end the of the track from the album ''[[Eternal (Isley Brothers album)|Eternal]]'', released in 2001. The song has also been sampled by [[Whodini]] on the song "Be My Lady" also featuring Kelly, from their album ''Six''.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Format(s)
!scope="col"|Label(s)
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row"|United States
|April 1994
|{{hlist|12-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Jive Records|Jive]]
|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Terri Rossi's Rhythm Section|last=Rossi|first=Terri|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|volume=106|issue=15|page=22|date=April 9, 1994|quote='Your Body's Calling' will be released in late April from Kelly's album.}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|United Kingdom
|May 2, 1994
|{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|12-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}}
|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Single Releases|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=21|date=April 30, 1994}}</ref>
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|}


==Samplings and covers==
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[[Norman Brown (guitarist)|Norman Brown]] covered the song in 1996 in his album ''[[Better Days Ahead (album)|Better Days Ahead]]''.
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{{Unreferenced section|date=September 2019}}
* Hip hop producer [[DJ Premier]] sampled Kelly singing "It's unbelievable" for [[the Notorious B.I.G.]]'s song "Unbelievable" on his album ''[[Ready to Die]]'' released later in 1994.
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* The song has been interpolated the line by Ron Isley's longtime collaborator Kelly by [[the Isley Brothers]] on the song "Warm Summer Nights", with background vocals by [[Angela Winbush]] towards the end of the track from the album ''[[Eternal (Isley Brothers album)|Eternal]]'', released in 2001.
* The song has also been sampled by [[Whodini]] on the song "Be My Lady" also featuring Kelly, from their album ''Six''.
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* [[Norman Brown (guitarist)|Norman Brown]] covered the song in 1996 in his album ''[[Better Days Ahead (album)|Better Days Ahead]]''.


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{MetroLyrics song|r-kelly|your-bodys-callin}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->


{{12 Play}}
{{12 Play}}
{{R. Kelly singles}}
{{R. Kelly singles}}
{{Aaliyah}}
{{Aaliyah}}
{{Authority control}}


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{{1990s-R&B-song-stub}}

Latest revision as of 13:16, 3 August 2024

"Your Body's Callin'"
US CD maxi-single
Single by R. Kelly
from the album 12 Play
ReleasedMarch 11, 1994 (1994-03-11)
Length4:37
LabelJive
Songwriter(s)Robert Kelly
Producer(s)R. Kelly
R. Kelly singles chronology
"Bump N' Grind"
(1994) 		"Your Body's Callin'"
(1994) 		"You Remind Me of Something"
(1995)

"Your Body's Callin'" is a song by American singer and songwriter R. Kelly, released in March 1994 by Jive as the third single from his debut album, 12 Play (1993). The song, both written and produced by Kelly, peaked at number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and reached the top 40 in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Kelly also released a remix as a B-side to the single featuring Aaliyah called the "Your Body's Calling His N Hers Mix". Millicent Shelton directed the song's music video.

Critical reception

[edit]

Michael Bonner from Melody Maker commented, "I guess, deep down, I'm an old softie at heart — and, whenever I hear soul like this that's as smooth as a Galaxy chocolate bar, I can't help reaching for my Barry White chest wig. There's a gentle, inoffensive bass, husky backing vocals, sleek production, and R Kelly's voice: soft, insistent, persuasive. Cos he knows, you know. He knows your body's calling. Oh, yes he does."[1] Andy Beevers from Music Week gave the song four out of five and named it Pick of the Week in the category of Dance, writing, "Having narrowly missed out on a mainstream Top 40 placing with his last single, "Bump'n'Grind", R Kelly looks set to be more successful with this smooth and mellow soul ballad. Not only is it a stronger song, but it will be helped by the US singer's recent UK tour, which included a four-night stint at the Apollo Hammersmith."[2] James Hamilton from the RM Dance Update deemed it a "sexy tortuous 67bpm slow jam".[3]

Music video

[edit]

The accompanying music video for "Your Body's Callin'" was directed by American music video, television and film director Millicent Shelton.[4] The video, set to appear that it was filmed in the summer, was filmed in the winter.

Charts

[edit]

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[15] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

[edit]
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States April 1994
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Jive [16]
United Kingdom May 2, 1994
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [17]

Samplings and covers

[edit]
  • Hip hop producer DJ Premier sampled Kelly singing "It's unbelievable" for the Notorious B.I.G.'s song "Unbelievable" on his album Ready to Die released later in 1994.
  • The song has been interpolated the line by Ron Isley's longtime collaborator Kelly by the Isley Brothers on the song "Warm Summer Nights", with background vocals by Angela Winbush towards the end of the track from the album Eternal, released in 2001.
  • The song has also been sampled by Whodini on the song "Be My Lady" also featuring Kelly, from their album Six.
  • Norman Brown covered the song in 1996 in his album Better Days Ahead.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Bonner, Michael (April 15, 1995). "Singles". Melody Maker. p. 34. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  2. ^ Beevers, Andy (April 9, 1994). "Market Preview: Dance - Pick of the Week" (PDF). Music Week. p. 15. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  3. ^ Hamilton, James (May 14, 1994). "Dj directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 7. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  4. ^ R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection (Video 2003) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb
  5. ^ "R. Kelly – Your Body's Callin'". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  7. ^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. May 14, 1994. p. 28. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  8. ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). April 2, 1994. p. 4. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  9. ^ "R Kelly Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "R Kelly Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  11. ^ "R Kelly Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  12. ^ "R Kelly Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  13. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1994". Retrieved August 27, 2010.
  14. ^ "R&B Rap Hip-Hop Year-End Charts – 1994 – Soul System".
  15. ^ "American single certifications – R. Kelly – Your Body's Callin'". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  16. ^ Rossi, Terri (April 9, 1994). "Terri Rossi's Rhythm Section". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 15. p. 22. 'Your Body's Calling' will be released in late April from Kelly's album.
  17. ^ "Single Releases". Music Week. April 30, 1994. p. 21.
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