# Call the Man > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Call_the_Man > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Call_the_Man.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_the_Man > Source revision: 1353661234 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox song | name = Call the Man | cover = Call the Man (Céline Dion single - cover art).jpg | border = yes | type = single | artist = [Celine Dion](/source/Celine_Dion) | album = [Falling into You](/source/Falling_into_You) | B-side = "Medley Starmania" (live [at the Olympia](/source/%C3%80_l'Olympia_(Celine_Dion_album))) | released = {{Start date|df=yes|1997|6|9}} | studio = [Hit Factory](/source/The_Hit_Factory) | genre = [Pop](/source/Pop_music) | length = 6:08 | label = * [Columbia](/source/Columbia_Records) * [Epic](/source/Epic_Records) | writer = * [Andy Hill](/source/Andy_Hill_(composer)) * [Peter Sinfield](/source/Peter_Sinfield) | producer = * [Jim Steinman](/source/Jim_Steinman) * [Steven Rinkoff](/source/Steven_Rinkoff) * [Jeff Bova](/source/Jeff_Bova) | prev_title = [All by Myself](/source/All_by_Myself) | prev_year = 1996 | next_title = [J'attendais](/source/J'attendais) | next_year = 1997 | misc = {{External music video | type = single | header = Audio | 1 = {{YouTube|rq9_DMbrmpA|"Call the Man"}} }} }} "'''Call the Man'''" is a song by Canadian singer [Celine Dion](/source/Celine_Dion), recorded for her fourth English-language album, ''[Falling into You](/source/Falling_into_You)'' (1996). It was released by [Columbia Records](/source/Columbia_Records) and [Epic Records](/source/Epic_Records) as the fifth and final single outside North America on 9 June 1997. Written by [Andy Hill](/source/Andy_Hill_(composer)) and [Peter Sinfield](/source/Peter_Sinfield), who had previously penned Dion's 1995 hit "[Think Twice](/source/Think_Twice_(Celine_Dion_song))", the song was produced by [Jim Steinman](/source/Jim_Steinman), also responsible for her earlier single "[It's All Coming Back to Me Now](/source/It's_All_Coming_Back_to_Me_Now)". Its music video was directed by Greg Masuak. In 2008, "Call the Man" was included on the European edition of ''[My Love: Ultimate Essential Collection](/source/My_Love%3A_Essential_Collection)''. == Critical reception == Pip Ellwood-Hughes of Entertainment Focus described the song as a "huge sing-a-long anthem".{{cite web |author=Ellwood-Hughes, Pip |url=https://www.entertainment-focus.com/music-section/music-reviews/vinyl/celine-dion-falling-into-you-vinyl-review/ |title=Celine Dion – Falling Into You vinyl review |publisher=Entertainment Focus |date=11 October 2018 |access-date=14 April 2020}} A reviewer for ''[Music & Media](/source/Music_%26_Media)'' called it an "epic [ballad](/source/ballad)".{{cite magazine |title=Airborne |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-06-14.pdf |magazine=[Music & Media](/source/Music_%26_Media) |volume=14 |issue=24 |date=14 June 1997 |page=19 |access-date=8 December 2020}} ''[Music Week](/source/Music_Week)'' gave it three out of five, describing it as "[Streisand](/source/Barbra_Streisand)-esque warblings from Dion on this emotive [Jim Steinman](/source/Jim_Steinman)-produced ballad", and "not as memorable as '[Think Twice](/source/Think_Twice_(Celine_Dion_song))'".{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-05-31.pdf |title=Reviews: Singles |magazine=[Music Week](/source/Music_Week) |date=31 May 1997 |page=23 |access-date=27 May 2022}} Bob Waliszewski of ''[Plugged In](/source/Focus_on_the_Family)'' wrote that the song, "which praises a nameless individual capable of calming the chaos and confusion in life with love beyond repair," could be interpreted as referring to [Jesus](/source/Jesus).{{cite web |first=Bob |last=Waliszewski |title=Falling Into You |work=Plugged In |publisher=[Focus on the Family](/source/Focus_on_the_Family) |access-date=27 March 2020 |url=https://www.pluggedin.com/album-reviews/celinedion-fallingintoyou/}} ''[Ealing Leader](/source/Reach_plc)'' noted that Dion is "in sad, wistful mood for this potent ballad"."Celine Dion – Call The Man". ''[Ealing Leader](/source/Reach_plc)''. 4 July 1997. page 9. Retrieved 29 March 2020. Christopher Smith of TalkAboutPopMusic described it as a "long and brooding epic [that] is full of theatrics and drama".{{cite web |author=Smith, Christopher |url=https://talkaboutpopmusic.com/2019/11/02/review-falling-into-you-celine-dion/ |title=Review: 'Falling into You' – Celine Dion |publisher=TalkAboutPopMusic |date=2 November 2019 |access-date=7 April 2020}} == Commercial performance == The single was released shortly before the start of the 1997 European leg of the [Falling into You: Around the World](/source/Falling_into_You%3A_Around_the_World) tour and peaked at number eight in Ireland and number 11 in the United Kingdom, where it has sold over 80,000 copies. == Music video == The accompanying music video for "Call the Man" was directed by Greg Masuak in 1995 and was previously used, in edited form, for "[Je sais pas](/source/Je_sais_pas)" and "[Next Plane Out](/source/Next_Plane_Out)". == Live performances == On 17 April 1997, Dion performed "Call the Man" with a 30-voice gospel choir during the [World Music Awards](/source/World_Music_Awards) ceremony. She was the main star of the 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 consecutive year in which she sold more than 20 million copies worldwide.{{cite book |author=Glatzer, Jenna |title=Céline Dion: For Keeps |url=https://archive.org/details/celinedionforkee0000glat |url-access=registration |publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing |year=2005 |isbn=0-7407-5559-5}} Dion also performed the song during her 1996–97 [Falling into You: Around the World](/source/Falling_into_You%3A_Around_the_World) tour. == Formats and track listing == {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} * '''European CD single''' # "Call the Man" (radio edit) – 4:15 # "Medley Starmania" (live [at the Olympia](/source/%C3%80_l'Olympia_(Celine_Dion_album))) – 6:33 * '''UK cassette single''' # "Call the Man" (radio edit) – 4:15 # "Medley Starmania" (live at the Olympia) – 6:33 # "[Because You Loved Me](/source/Because_You_Loved_Me)" (live) – 4:49 {{col-2}} * '''European and UK CD maxi-single''' # "Call the Man" (radio edit) – 4:15 # "Medley Starmania" (live at the Olympia) – 6:33 # "If We Could Start Over" – 4:23 # "Refuse to Dance" – 4:22 * '''UK CD maxi-single #2''' # "Call the Man" (album version) – 6:08 # "Little Bit of Love" – 4:26 # "[Did You Give Enough Love](/source/Did_You_Give_Enough_Love)" – 4:20 # "Because You Loved Me" (live) – 4:49 {{col-end}} == Credits and personnel == Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''[Falling into You](/source/Falling_into_You)'': * [Celine Dion](/source/Celine_Dion) – lead vocals * [Jeff Bova](/source/Jeff_Bova) – keyboards, drum programming * [Ottmar Liebert](/source/Ottmar_Liebert) – acoustic guitar * Shelton Becton – backing vocals * Sharon Bryant-Gallwey – backing vocals * Angela Clemmons-Patrick – backing vocals * Curtis King – backing vocals == Charts == {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} === Weekly charts === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ {{sro|Weekly chart performance}} ! scope="col"| Chart (1997) ! scope="col"| Peak
position |- {{single chart|Flanders|45|artist=Céline Dion|song=Call the Man|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 October 2014}} |- {{single chart|Wallonia|26|artist=Céline Dion|song=Call the Man|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 October 2014}} |- ! scope="row"| Europe ([Eurochart Hot 100](/source/Eurochart_Hot_100)){{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-07-12.pdf |title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles |magazine=[Music & Media](/source/Music_%26_Media) |volume=14 |issue=28 |date=12 July 1997 |page=13 |access-date=2 May 2019}} | 68 |- ! scope="row"| Iceland ([Íslenski Listinn Topp 40](/source/%C3%8Dslenski_listinn)){{cite web |url=http://timarit.is/files/12658655.pdf#navpanes=1&vie |title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (07.08.1997 - 14.08.1997) |publisher=Dagblaðið Vísir – Tónlist |access-date=5 February 2018 |language=is}} | 7 |- {{single chart|Ireland2|8|song=Call the Man|rowheader=true|accessdate=4 September 2014}} |- ! scope="row"| Netherlands ([Dutch Top 40](/source/Dutch_Top_40) Tipparade){{cite web |url=https://www.top40.nl/celine-dion/celine-dion-call-the-man-13723 |title=Celine Dion – Call the Man – Top 40 |language=Dutch |publisher=[Dutch Top 40](/source/Dutch_Top_40) |access-date=7 October 2017}} | 5 |- {{single chart|Dutch100|69|artist=Céline Dion|song=Call the Man|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 October 2014}} |- {{single chart|Scotland|14|date=19970622|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 May 2015}} |- {{single chart|UK|11|date=19970622|rowheader=true|accessdate=4 September 2014}} |- ! scope="row"| UK Airplay (''[Music Week](/source/Music_Week)''){{Cite magazine |date=12 July 1997 |title=Top 50 Airplay Hits |magazine=Music Week |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-07-12.pdf |access-date=6 January 2026 |page=17}} | 24 |} {{col-2}} === Year-end charts === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ {{sro|Year-end chart performance}} ! scope="col"| Chart (1997) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40){{cite news |url=https://timarit.is/page/2963913?iabr=on#page/n15/mode/2up/ |title=Árslistinn 1997 – Íslenski Listinn – 100 Vinsælustu Lögin |newspaper=[Dagblaðið Vísir](/source/DV_(newspaper)) |language=is |page=25 |date=2 January 1998 |access-date=30 May 2020}} | 40 |- ! scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC){{cite web |url=http://hosting1642755.az.pl/sp%20uk%20best%201997.html |title=Najlepsze single na UK Top 40-1997 wg sprzedaży |language=Polish |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=22 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150604144848/http://hosting1642755.az.pl/sp%20uk%20best%201997.html |archive-date=4 June 2015}} | 194 |} {{col-end}} == Release history == {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ {{sro|Release history}} ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.}} |- ! scope="row"| United Kingdom | 9 June 1997 | {{hlist|[Cassette](/source/Cassette_tape)|[CD](/source/CD_single)}} | {{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-06-07.pdf |title=New Releases |magazine=[Music Week](/source/Music_Week) |page=33 |date=7 June 1997 |access-date=29 December 2022}} |} == References == {{reflist}} == External links == * {{Discogs master|248008|Call the Man|type=single}} {{Celine Dion songs}} {{Authority control}} Category:1990s ballads Category:1996 songs Category:1997 singles Category:Celine Dion songs Category:Music videos directed by Greg Masuak Category:Pop ballads Category:Song recordings produced by Jim Steinman Category:Song recordings with Wall of Sound arrangements Category:Songs with lyrics by Peter Sinfield Category:Songs written by Andy Hill (composer) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Call the Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_the_Man) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_the_Man?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.