Call the Man


"Call the Man" is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion, recorded for her fourth English-language album, Falling into You. It was released as the fifth and last single outside of North America on 16 June 1997. "Call the Man" was written by Andy Hill and Peter Sinfield, who already wrote for Dion her 1995 smash hit "Think Twice," and produced by Jim Steinman who also worked on her previous single "It's All Coming Back to Me Now".

Background and release

The music video was directed by Greg Masuak in 1995 and already used for two other songs in edited versions: "Je sais pas" and "Next Plane Out".
The single was released during the second European leg of the Falling into You Tour and peaked at number 8 in Ireland and 11 in the United Kingdom, where it has sold over 80,000 copies.
On 17 April 1997 Dion performed "Call the Man" with a 30-voice gospel choir during the World Music Awards ceremony. She was the big star of that evening, winning three awards: Best-selling Canadian Female Singer, Best-selling Artist and Best-selling Pop Artist, after selling over 25 million albums in 1996. It was the second year in a row that Dion has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. Dion performed the song during her 1996/1997 tour.
In 2008, "Call the Man" was included on the European version of .

Critical reception

Ealing Leader noted in their review, that Dion "is in sad, wistful mood for this potent ballad". Pip Ellwood-Hughes from Entertainment Focus called it a "huge sing-a-long anthem". Bob Waliszewski of Plugged In wrote that "Call the Man", "which praises a nameless individual capable of calming the chaos and confusion in life with “love beyond repair,” could easily be interpreted as a song about Jesus." Christopher Smith from TalkAboutPopMusic described it as a "long and brooding epic is full of theatrics and drama".

Formats and track listings

European CD single
  1. "Call the Man" – 4:15
  2. "Medley Starmania" – 6:33
UK cassette single
  1. "Call the Man" – 4:15
  2. "Medley Starmania" – 6:33
  3. "Because You Loved Me" – 4:49
European/UK CD maxi-single
  1. "Call the Man" – 4:15
  2. "Medley Starmania" – 6:33
  3. "If We Could Start Over" – 4:23
  4. "Refuse to Dance" – 4:23
UK CD maxi-single #2
  1. "Call the Man" – 6:08
  2. "Little Bit of Love" – 4:26
  3. "Did You Give Enough Love" – 4:20
  4. "Because You Loved Me" – 4:49

    Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history