Hear Me Calling

"Hear Me Calling" is a song by American rapper Juice Wrld.^[2] Produced by Purps of 808 Mafia, it was released as the second single from his second studio album Death Race for Love on March 1, 2019.^[3] It was sent to Italy contemporary hit radio on March 22, 2019, through Universal and later sent to US rhythmic contemporary radio on April 9, 2019^[4][5] The song was featured in the soundtrack of NBA 2K20.

"Hear Me Calling"
Single by Juice Wrld
from the album Death Race for Love
Released	March 1, 2019 (2019-03-01)
Recorded	Intro, Chorus & First Verse January 12, 2019 Outro & Second Verse January 23, 2019
Genre	Emo rap dancehall Afrobeats[1]
Length	3:09
Label	Grade A Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Jarad Higgins George Dickinson Nathanial Caserta
Producer(s)	Purps
Juice Wrld singles chronology
"Robbery" (2019) "Hear Me Calling" (2019) "All Night" (2019)
Music video
Video on YouTube

Background and composition

Producer Purps from 808 Mafia states that he was aiming for a more "happy pop" sound when composing the tropical-influenced beat. After Purps played the beat by accident during a recording session, Juice was impressed by the beat and freestyled the lyrics to the song in 40 minutes.^[6] In an Instagram live, Higgin's then girlfriend Ally Lotti revealed that the song was made after she almost left him as the first verse alludes to that.^{[citation needed]}

Music video

The video was released on March 11, 2019, and was directed by Bradley & Pablo. In a homage to PlayStation games such as Twisted Metal, Juice is shown rescuing his love interest from a speeding truck with video-game-style CGI graphics integrated with live action, complete with a simulated car chase.^[7][8][6]

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[9]	54
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10]	45
Ireland (IRMA)[11]	46
Lithuania (AGATA)[12]	82
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[13]	9
UK Singles (OCC)[14]	58
US Billboard Hot 100[15]	38
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[16]	16
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[17]	15
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[18]	20

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[19]	Gold	15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[20]	Silver	200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[21]	2× Platinum	2,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	March 1, 2019	Digital download	Interscope Grade A	[2][3]
Italy	March 22, 2019	Contemporary hit radio	Universal	[5]
United States	April 8, 2019	Rhythmic contemporary	Interscope Grade A	[22]
	April 9, 2019			[4]
	April 30, 2019	Contemporary hit radio		[23]