Who wrote "Call Me Maybe"?
Q: Who wrote "Call Me Maybe"?
A: "Call Me Maybe" was written by Canadian singer-songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen and Tavish Crowe.
Q: When was the song released?
A: The song was released as the first single from the EP on 20 September 2011, through 604 Records.
Q: What is the genre of "Call Me Maybe"?
A: The song was originally written as a folk song, but its genre (style of music) was changed to pop after production by Josh Ramsay.
Q: What is the song about?
A: "Call Me Maybe" is about love at first sight.
Q: How successful has it been?
A: It reached number one on the charts in Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Poland, Slovakia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. It also reached top three in Austria Belgium (Flanders & Wallonia), Germany Israel Japan Netherlands Norway and Sweden. Additionally it made Carly Rae Jepsen the fifth Canadian artist to reach number one on the Canadian Hot 100 since 2007 and it's also her first time on US television.
Q: What awards has it received?
A:"Call Me Maybe" has been nominated for two Grammy Awards in 2013 for Song of The Year and Best Pop Solo Performance. In 2012 MTV chose it as Song of The Year for 2012 and Billboard magazine ranked it #2 in their Hot 100 Songs Digital Songs and Canadian Hot 100 charts.
Q: How many copies have been sold?
A:"Call Me Maybe" sold over 12 million copies in 2012 making it best-selling song that year worldwide; additionally it had sold over 18 million copies by July 2015 making it best selling song of 21st century by a female artist and seventh best-selling digital single ever
