One Call Away (Charlie Puth song)

"One Call Away" is a song by American singer Charlie Puth for his debut album Nine Track Mind. It was released on August 20, 2015, by Atlantic Records as the second single from the album, after the lead single "Marvin Gaye". "One Call Away" is a gospel-infused pop soul song.[2] It reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Puth's third top 40 single in the US and his third highest-charting single as a lead artist to date, behind "We Don't Talk Anymore" and "Attention".

"One Call Away"
Single by Charlie Puth
from the album Nine Track Mind
Released	August 20, 2015[1]
Recorded	2015
Genre	Pop soul
Length	3:12[1]
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Justin Franks Shy Carter Maureen McDonald Breyan Isaac Charlie Puth Matt Prime
Producer(s)	DJ Frank E Matt Prime
Charlie Puth singles chronology
"See You Again" (2015) "One Call Away" (2015) "We Don't Talk Anymore" (2016)
Music video
"One Call Away" on YouTube

Background

According to Puth, the song came about during a songwriting camp that was set up by his record label. Puth was paired with a team and they failed to come up with a song in a week, to the label's dismay, until DJ Frank E, who had previously worked with Puth on "See You Again", introduced him to "One Call Away" as a song idea. Puth stated that he "absolutely" needed to sing the song, despite having not written the chorus.[3] Puth stated that he wrote the song's bridge in addition to "a couple of lines".[4]

Chart performance

In the United States, "One Call Away" debuted at number 89, in the week ending December 19, 2015. In the UK, the song debuted at number 73, in the week ending December 3, 2015.[5] The song was certified double Platinum by the RIAA on July 28, 2016.[6] As of July 2017, the song has sold 1,575,000 copies domestically.[7]

In New Zealand, the song debuted at number 39, in the week ending October 12, 2015; the next week, it jumped from 39 to 9, becoming his third hit top ten in New Zealand. It reached its peak, number 3, the following week.[8]

Music video

Directed by Mark Staubach,[9] the music video for "One Call Away" was released on September 14, 2015, by his own YouTube channel.[10]

It begins with Puth playing Rachmaninoff's "Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3, Prelude No. 2 in C-sharp minor" on a grand piano in a college music classroom, before he is interrupted by a girl (played by Ellie Hahn) who comes into the room to watch, before she puts on headphones, and the actual song begins. It then cuts to clips of him walking to and sitting down in class. He nudges his friend (played by Stephen Puth, his younger brother) as he sees the girl sit down behind him, still wearing her headphones. He looks back at her and she smiles, but her boyfriend then sits down next to her, which Puth sees, and then sinks down into his chair.

Puth and a couple of classmates are shown sitting in a gymnasium, while looking at her status updates on a Facebook-like website. He is then shown walking down a bookstore, while she is reading on the other side; he gets to the end of the aisle and they see each other, but she walks away dismissively. Shots of a film being cut and hung up are shown. She is then shown practicing a ballet on stage with Puth accompanying on grand piano. Her boyfriend comes, they get in a fight, and she leaves, sitting down outside and covering her face with her hands, to cry.

Longer shots of the film editing are shown. The girl is shown going to the Palace theater in Los Angeles; as she sits down Puth sees her from the projection booth. He loads the projector with the film he has made and starts it. Clips from classic films are shown on the screen, beginning with characters in peril and then being saved (matching the lyrics), and ending in a romantic scene. The clips of the characters being saved causes her to look up at the booth, where he smiles down at her and she smiles back.

The music video has over 714 million views as of late November 2020.[11]

Remix

The official remix features a guest verse from American rapper Tyga. There is another remix entitled "One Call Away (Coast to Coast Mix)" that features a four-person duet with Charlie, Sofia Reyes, Brett Eldredge and Ty Dolla Sign.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2015–16) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[12] 3 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13] 8 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[14] 12 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[15] 23 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[16] 15 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[17] 27 Denmark (Tracklisten)[18] 13 Ecuador (National-Report)[19] 86 Finnish Airplay (Radiosoittolista)[20] 36 France (SNEP)[21] 36 Germany (Official German Charts)[22] 30 Hungary (Single Top 40)[23] 40 Ireland (IRMA)[24] 53 Italy (FIMI)[25] 39 Japan (Japan Hot 100)[26] 62 Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20) [27] 4 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[28] 23 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[29] 24 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[30] 3 Norway (VG-lista)[31] 36 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[32] 3 Portugal (AFP)[33] 26 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[34] 1 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[35] 4 Slovenia (SloTop50)[36] 7 South Africa (EMA)[37] 5 South Korea International (Gaon)[38] 1 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[39] 59 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[40] 21 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[41] 10 UK Singles (OCC)[42] 26 US Billboard Hot 100[43] 12 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[44] 5 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[45] 1 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[46] 1 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[47] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position Australia (ARIA)[48] 14 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[49] 60 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[50] 55 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[51] 56 Denmark (Tracklisten)[52] 45 France (SNEP)[53] 148 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[54] 67 Poland (ZPAV)[55] 45 Slovenia (SloTop50)[56] 23 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[57] 43 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[58] 78 US Billboard Hot 100[59] 43 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[60] 5 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[61] 12 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[62] 44 Chart (2017) Position US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[63] 23

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[64]	3× Platinum	210,000
Belgium (BEA)[65]	Gold	15,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)[66]	4× Platinum	320,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[67]	Platinum	60,000^^
Germany (BVMI)[68]	Gold	200,000
Italy (FIMI)[69]	Platinum	50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[70]	2× Platinum	30,000^*
Norway (IFPI Norway)[71]	Gold	20,000
Poland (ZPAV)[72]	Platinum	20,000
South Korea	—	2,500,000[73]
Sweden (GLF)[74]	2× Platinum	80,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[75]	Gold	15,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[76]	Platinum	600,000
United States (RIAA)[6]	4× Platinum	1,575,000[7]
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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External links

• Coast to Coast mix on YouTube