Call Me (Too Short and Lil' Kim song)

"Call Me" is a song by American rappers Too Short and Lil' Kim. It is the lead single from the soundtrack of the 1997 film Booty Call. The song was produced by Shorty B and Too Short.

"Call Me"
Single by Too Short and Lil' Kim
from the album Booty Call: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Released	1997
Genre	Dirty rap
Length	5:00
Label	Jive
Songwriter(s)	Todd Shaw Kimberly Jones Stuart Jordan
Producer(s)	Shorty B Too Short
Too Short singles chronology
"Rapper's Ball" (1996) "Call Me" (1997) "Game Over" (1997)
Lil' Kim singles chronology
"Not Tonight" (1997) "Call Me" (1997) "It's All About the Benjamins" (1997)

Background

When Jive Records requested that Too Short work with Lil' Kim on "Call Me", the latter's then on-and-off boyfriend and fellow rapper The Notorious B.I.G. first met with Too Short to find out what they were planning. After Short explained he was only interested in recording the song with Kim, B.I.G. approved the collaboration.

On MTV's "RapFix Live" series, Too Short revealed the first version of "Call Me" did not meet others' expectations for a sexually explicit song. He and Lil' Kim later re-recorded the song; Short said, "We tried to, like, have sex on the song. It wasn't physical sex, but we tried to make musical sex. I think we achieved it."^[1]

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[2]	90
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3]	30
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[4]	39