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One Call Away (Chingy song)

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B-side
  
"Bagg Up"

Genre
  
Hip hop R&B

Recorded
  
2003

Released
  
January 3, 2004 (2004-01-03)

Format
  
CD 7" 12" digital download

Length
  
4:36 (album version) 4:20 (edited version)

"One Call Away" is a song by American rapper Chingy. It's the third and final single off his debut album Jackpot (2003). It features singer J-Weav singing the chorus. The song was kept from being number one by Usher's "Yeah!" for five consecutive weeks, peaking at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100. It became a number one hit on the Hot Rap Songs chart for three weeks and peaked at numbers 3 and 6 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Mainstream Top 40 charts respectively. It also reached the top 40 in countries like Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and the UK. A video for the single (directed by Erik White) was released that featured actress Keisha Knight-Pulliam and streetball player Philip "Hot Sauce" Champion. The radio version of the song was featured on the 2004 compilation album Now That's What I Call Music! 16.

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Critical reception

Matt Cibula of PopMatters was positive towards the song, admiring Chingy for taking on a rap ballad saying "It’s kind of adorable that he’s talking to her on the phone about politics and life when he can’t be with her, and his voice gets all softened when he talks about her, and his homeboys call him weak when he gives her a kiss on the cheek, but he doesn’t care, because he knows that she’s always just one call away from him, and vice versa."

Music video

Directed by Erik White, the video takes place during autumn and follows Chingy going to the DTP Bank, where he attracts the attention of a bank teller (played by actress Keisha Knight-Pulliam) by giving her his phone number along with the deposited money in a canister tube for her to have. Their relationship starts out slow with her hanging out with his friends in his apartment, she and her friends watching him play streetball to both of them going back to his apartment to get intimate with each other. The video features the chorus of "Chingy Jackpot" at the end. Streetball player Philip "Hot Sauce" Champion appears in the streetball scene in the video.

Formats and track listing

Australia CD
  1. "One Call Away" (Edited Radio Version) – 4:18
  2. "Bagg Up" (Edited Version) – 3:21
  3. "Right Thurr" (Remix) (Clean) – 3:43
  4. "One Call Away" (Instrumental) – 4:42
Europe 12"
  1. "One Call Away" (Edited Radio Version) (featuring J-Weav) – 4:22
  2. "One Call Away" (Album Version) (featuring J-Weav) – 4:41
  3. "One Call Away" (Instrumental) – 4:39
  4. "Bagg Up" (Edited Radio Version) – 3:23
  5. "Bagg Up" (Album Version) – 3:17
  6. "Bagg Up" (Instrumental) – 3:17
Europe CD
  1. "One Call Away" (Edited Radio Version) (featuring J-Weav) – 4:20
  2. "One Call Away" (Album Version) (featuring J-Weav) – 4:43
  3. "One Call Away" (Instrumental Version) – 4:43
  4. "Bagg Up" (Edited Version) – 3:22
  5. "Bagg Up" (Album Version) – 3:22
  6. "Bagg Up" (Instrumental) – 3:21
US 7"
  1. "One Call Away" (Edited Radio Version) (featuring J-Weav) – 4:20
  2. "One Call Away" (Album Version) (featuring J-Weav) – 4:43
  3. "One Call Away" (Instrumental) – 4:43
  4. "Bagg Up" (Edited Radio Version) – 3:22
  5. "Bagg Up" (Album Version) – 3:22
  6. "Bagg Up" (Instrumental) – 3:21
US CD
  1. "One Call Away" (Edited Radio Version) (featuring J-Weav) – 4:20
  2. "One Call Away" (Album Version) (featuring J-Weav) – 4:43
  3. "One Call Away" (Instrumental) – 4:43
  4. "Bagg Up" (Edited Version) – 3:22
  5. "Bagg Up" (Album Version) – 3:22
  6. "Bagg Up" (Instrumental) – 3:21

References

One Call Away (Chingy song) Wikipedia
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