One Call Away (Charlie Puth song)

"One Call Away"
Single by Charlie Puth
from the album Nine Track Mind
Released	August 20, 2015[1]
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2015
Genre	Pop soul
Length	3:12[1]
Label	Atlantic
Writer(s)	Charlie Puth[2] DJ Frank E[2] MoZella[2] Matt Prime[2] Breyan Isaac Shy Carter
Producer(s)	DJ Frank E Matt Prime
Charlie Puth singles chronology
"See You Again" (2015) "One Call Away" (2015) Music video "One Call Away" on YouTube

"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". The song has reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Puth's third top 40 single in the US and his highest charting single as a lead artist to date.

Music and lyrics

"One Call Away" is a gospel-infused pop soul song.^[3]

Commercial 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.^[4] As of February 2016, the song has sold 513,700 copies domestically.^[5]

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.^[6]

Music video

Directed by Mark Staubach,^[7] the music video for "One Call Away" was released on September 14, 2015 by his own YouTube channel.^[8]

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's interrupted by a girl 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 as he sees the girl sit down behind him, still wearing her headphones. He looks back at her and she smiles, but then her boyfriend then sits down next to her, which Puth sees, and then sinks down into his chair.

Puth and a couple of his friends 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 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 a theater; 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 on her.

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)[9]	3
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10]	8
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11]	12
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[12]	23
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[13]	15
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[14]	27
Denmark (Tracklisten)[15] [16]	13
France (SNEP)[17]	41
Germany (Official German Charts)[18]	30
Hungary (Single Top 40)[19]	40
Ireland (IRMA)[20]	53
Italy (FIMI)[21]	39
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[22]	23
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[23]	24
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[24]	3
Norway (VG-lista)[25]	36
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[26]	3
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[27]	21
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[28]	40
South Africa (EMA)[29]	5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[30]	21
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[31]	10
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[32]	26
US Billboard Hot 100[33]	12
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[34]	9
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[35]	1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[36]	11
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[37]	38

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[38]	2× Platinum	140,000
Belgium (BEA)[39]	Gold	15,000
Canada (Music Canada)[40]	Gold	40,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[41]	Gold	30,000
Italy (FIMI)[42]	Gold	15,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[43]	2× Platinum	30,000
Poland (ZPAV)[44]	Gold	10,000
Sweden (GLF)[45]	2× Platinum	80,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[46]	Silver	200,000
United States (RIAA)[47]	Platinum	1,000,000[5]
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

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External links

• "One Call Away" (with Brett Eldredge, Ty Dolla $ign & Sofia Reyes) on YouTube