![]() The single was released in the United States in February 1980. In 2001 the "original long version" appeared as a bonus track on the Autoamerican album re-issue. In 1988, a remixed version by Ben Liebrand taken from the Blondie remix album Once More into the Bleach was issued as a single in the UK. This version was also released in the US and the UK and had its CD debut on Chrysalis/EMI's rarities compilation Blonde and Beyond (1993). The Spanish version, titled "Llámame", was meant for release in Mexico and some South American countries. In the US, the song was released by three different record companies: the longest version (at 8:06) on the soundtrack album by Polydor, the 7" and 12" on Blondie's label Chrysalis, and a Spanish language 12" version, with lyrics by Buddy and Mary McCluskey, on the disco label Salsoul Records. The bridge of the original English-language version also includes Harry singing "Call me, my darling" in Italian ("Amore, chiamami") and in French ("Appelle-moi, mon chéri"). ![]() Harry stated that the song is about driving, and that "When I was writing it, I pictured the opening scene, driving on the coast of California." The completed song was then recorded by the band, with Moroder producing. ![]() Harry was asked to write the lyrics and melody, a process that Harry states took only a few hours. Moroder presented Harry with a rough instrumental track called "Man Machine". It was at this time that Moroder turned to Debbie Harry and Blondie. European disco producer Giorgio Moroder originally asked Stevie Nicks from Fleetwood Mac to help compose and perform a song for the soundtrack, but she declined as a recently signed contract with Modern Records prevented her from working with Moroder. "Call Me" was the main theme song of the 1980 film American Gigolo.
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