Calling My Phone

"Calling My Phone" is a song by American rapper Lil Tjay and American singer 6lack from the former's second studio Destined 2 Win (2021). It was released on February 10, 2021, through Columbia and Sony.^[1]

"Calling My Phone"
Single by Lil Tjay and 6lack
from the album Destined 2 Win
Released	February 10, 2021
Genre	R&B
Length	3:25
Label	Columbia Sony
Songwriter(s)	Tione Merritt Ricardo Valentine, Jr. Brendan Walsh Luis Campozano Ryan Martínez Henock "LilH" Siyoum
Producer(s)	Bordeaux G. Ry Non Native
Lil Tjay singles chronology
"None of Your Love" (2020) "Calling My Phone" (2021) "Headshot" (2021)
6lack singles chronology
"You Ain't Worth It" (2020) "Calling My Phone" (2021) "VIP *-*" (2021)
Music video
"Calling My Phone" on YouTube

Background

The song was steadily teased by Tjay on Twitter and TikTok among other social media accounts starting in December 2020.^[2] Intended as a Valentine's Day gift to his fans, the artist announced the release of the single on February 4, 2021.^[3] A teaser for the song was released on February 5 revealing its title and release date and that an unknown feature will appear on the song. Speculations on the feature for the song began to spread and was eventually confirmed on February 8 on a Twitter post that the feature would be 6lack.^[4]

Composition

Generally, the "lovelorn" song talks about trying to escape "the grasp of a former lover, who can't seem to understand that the relationship has ended"^[5] while "Tjay wrestles with the demise of a relationship" and 6lack "holds down the hook".^[6] It was furthermore described as "introspective", with Tjay reflecting "on a relationship coming to an end over a slowed piano sample and moody bass, settling perfectly in that particular tone that Atlanta crooner 6lack thrives in."^[7]

Music video

The music video was released on February 12, 2021, and was directed by Cam Busby. It mainly features the rappers going through different situations while trying to move on from past relationships.^[8] It has more than 138 million views as of April 2022.

Commercial performance

In the United States, "Calling My Phone" debuted at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming both Lil Tjay and 6lack's highest-charting single on the chart, also marking the first single for both of them to hit the Top 10.^[9]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[10]

• Lil Tjay – vocals, songwriting, composition
• 6lack – vocals, songwriting, composition
• Brendan Walsh – songwriting, composition, production
• Luis Campozano – songwriting, composition, production
• Ryan Martínez – songwriting, composition, production
• Eric Lagg – master engineering
• Barrington Hall – recording engineering
• JT Gagarin – recording engineering
• Henock Siyoum – composition, melody

Charts

Weekly charts Chart performance for "Calling My Phone" Chart (2021) Peak position Australia (ARIA)^[11] 3 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[12] 19 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[13] 45 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[14] 1 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)^[15] 75 Denmark (Tracklisten)^[16] 8 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[17] 16 France (SNEP)^[18] 110 Germany (Official German Charts)^[19] 32 Global 200 (Billboard)^[20] 2 Hungary (Stream Top 40)^[21] 16 Iceland (Plötutíðindi)^[22] 10 Ireland (IRMA)^[23] 2 Lithuania (AGATA)^[24] 9 Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[25] 12 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[26] 2 Norway (VG-lista)^[27] 3 Portugal (AFP)^[28] 6 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)^[29] 31 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[30] 14 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[31] 10 UK Singles (OCC)^[32] 2 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)^[33] 1 US Billboard Hot 100^[34] 3 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[35] 1 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[36] 30 US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[37] 1

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Calling My Phone" Chart (2021) Position Australia (ARIA)^[38] 38 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[39] 42 Global 200 (Billboard)^[40] 75 Iceland (Plötutíðindi)^[41] 64 Portugal (AFP)^[42] 70 UK Singles (OCC)^[43] 48 US Billboard Hot 100^[44] 33 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[45] 9 US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[46] 24

Certifications

Certifications for "Calling My Phone"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[47]	Platinum	70,000^‡
Canada (Music Canada)^[48]	Gold	40,000^‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[49]	Gold	45,000^‡
France (SNEP)^[50]	Gold	100,000^‡
Italy (FIMI)^[51]	Gold	50,000^‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[52]	Gold	15,000^‡
Portugal (AFP)^[53]	Platinum	10,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[54]	Platinum	600,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[55]	4× Platinum	4,000,000^‡
Streaming
Sweden (GLF)^[56]	Gold	4,000,000^†
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. ^† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

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