Call Me Maybe

File:Josh Ramsay 2010.jpg's vocalist Josh Ramsay co-wrote "Call Me Maybe".]]

"Call Me Maybe" was initially written by Jepsen and Tavish Crowe as a folk song, while they were on tour. Jepsen explained that the writing process was easy, and that she wasn't "over-thinking it. We brought in Josh [Ramsay], and he helped us kind of pop-ify it."{{cite web|url=http://blog.muchmusic.com/carly-rae-jepsen-talks-about-call-me-maybe-and-new-album/|title=Carly Rae Jepsen Talks About Call Me Maybe and New Album|date=June 1, 2012|access-date=June 1, 2012|publisher=MuchMusic|author=Aimee|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610054148/http://blog.muchmusic.com/carly-rae-jepsen-talks-about-call-me-maybe-and-new-album/|archive-date=June 10, 2012}} The following days, she recorded the track at the Umbrella Studios in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. Jepsen later explained that it is "basically a pick up. What person hasn't wanted to approach somebody before and stopped because it's scary? I know I have."{{cite web|title= Interview with Carly Rae Jepsen: "Call Me Maybe"|last= Papadatos|first= Mark|date= May 20, 2012|url= http://features.rr.com/article/09RL5Ra4Vq439|publisher= Suite101|access-date= June 1, 2012|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140104212544/http://features.rr.com/article/09RL5Ra4Vq439|archive-date= January 4, 2014|df= mdy-all}} "Call Me Maybe" had been first released in Canada only through 604 Records on September 20, 2011.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/call-me-maybe-single/465744617|title=Call Me Maybe – Single by Carly Rae Jepsen|date=September 20, 2011|access-date=March 30, 2012|publisher=iTunes Store. Apple Inc|archive-date=May 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510195628/http://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/call-me-maybe-single/id465744617|url-status=live}}

In December 2011, singers Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez were in Canada and heard the track on the radio. After they spoke about the song on their Twitter accounts, Jepsen instantly gained international attention, and got signed by Scooter Braun to his Schoolboy Records.{{cite web|url=http://blog.music.aol.com/2012/03/12/carly-rae-jespen-call-me-maybe-justin-bieber/|title=Carly Rae Jepsen, 'Call Me Maybe': Singer Reveals How Justin Bieber's Tweet Sent Her Into Pop Stratosphere|last=Kurchak|first=Sarah|date=March 12, 2012|publisher=AOL Radio|access-date=March 30, 2012|archive-date=March 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316130328/http://blog.music.aol.com/2012/03/12/carly-rae-jespen-call-me-maybe-justin-bieber/|url-status=dead}} Bieber's tweet said the song "is possibly the catchiest song I've ever heard..." Braun revealed that Bieber has "never jumped out and promoted an artist like this before. He sends me different YouTube videos of unsigned artists that he'd like to work with, but never someone who already had a song out and is on the radio." Worldwide distribution of the single was done through Interscope Records.{{cite web| title=Carly Rae Jepsen Signs to Schoolboy Records/Interscope, Run by Scooter Braun and Justin Bieber| url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/carly-rae-jepsen-signs-to-schoolboy-recordsinterscope-run-by-scooter-braun-and-justin-bieber-140841643.html| date=February 29, 2012| access-date=March 30, 2012| publisher=PR Newswire| archive-date=March 18, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318055820/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/carly-rae-jepsen-signs-to-schoolboy-recordsinterscope-run-by-scooter-braun-and-justin-bieber-140841643.html| url-status=live}}

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"Call Me Maybe" was written by Jepsen and Crowe, with additional writing and song production by Josh Ramsay.Curiosity liner notes. 604 Records (2012) Lyrically, the song describes the "infatuation and inconvenience of a love at first sight," as described by Bill Lamb of About.com.{{cite web|url=http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/Carly-Rae-Jepsen-Call-Me-Maybe.htm|title=Carly Rae Jepsen – "Call Me Maybe"|last=Lamb|first=Bill|publisher=About.com. Rovi Corporation|access-date=March 30, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309054642/http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/Carly-Rae-Jepsen-Call-Me-Maybe.htm|archive-date=March 9, 2012}} During the pre-chorus, Jepsen states how she suddenly becomes attracted to a person, singing, "Your stare was holding, ripped jeans, skin was showing/Hot night, wind was blowing/Where you think you're going, baby?" As the chorus begins, the background incorporates synthesized string chords, and Jepsen explains that her feelings towards the guy are unexpected, "Hey, I just met you/And this is crazy/But here's my number/So call me maybe."{{cite news|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2012/03/who-is-carly-rae-jepsen-and-why-does-justin-bieber-love-her/1#.T3Y55tWR7bo|title=Who is Carly Rae Jepsen and why does Justin Bieber love her?|date=March 13, 2012|access-date=March 30, 2012|work=USA Today|last=Oldenburg|first=Ann|archive-date=March 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316204203/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2012/03/who-is-carly-rae-jepsen-and-why-does-justin-bieber-love-her/1#.T3Y55tWR7bo|url-status=live}}

Melody Lau of Rolling Stone wrote that "Call Me Maybe" is a "Taylor Swift meets Robyn" song.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/justin-bieber-gives-singer-carly-rae-jepsen-a-boost-20120312|last=Lau|first=Melody|title=Justin Bieber Gives Singer Carly Rae Jepsen a Boost|date=March 12, 2012|access-date=March 30, 2012|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-date=February 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202105944/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/justin-bieber-gives-singer-carly-rae-jepsen-a-boost-20120312|url-status=dead}} Jon O'Brien of AllMusic called it a teen pop song with "a chorus that just about straddles that fine line between sugary sweet and sickly."{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/curiosity-r2385465/review|title=Curiosity – Carly Rae Jepsen|last=O'Brien|first=Jon|date=February 14, 2012|access-date=March 31, 2012|publisher=Allmusic. Rovi Corporation|archive-date=September 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914090239/https://ssum-sec.casalemedia.com/usermatch?d=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.allmusic.com%2F&s=184674&cb=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.indexww.com%2Fht%2Fhtw-pixel.gif%3F|url-status=live}} Tiffany Lee of Yahoo! Music deemed it as an instant summer hit, and added that "Call Me Maybe" has "a good beat, great melody and catchy lyrics; something you and your friends can belt out in the car while driving to the beach, a party, and pretty much anywhere."{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Tiffany|title=Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe": Song of Summer 2012?|date=June 2012|url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/the-new-now/carly-rae-jepsen-call-maybe-song-summer-2012-181027098.html|publisher=Yahoo! Music|access-date=June 1, 2012|archive-date=June 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601230452/http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/the-new-now/carly-rae-jepsen-call-maybe-song-summer-2012-181027098.html|url-status=live}} Jon Caramanica of The New York Times wrote that the song is "breezy and sweet, an eyelash-fluttering flirtation run hard through the Disney-pop model of digitized feelings and brusque, chipper arrangements."{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/18/arts/music/new-cds-from-craig-morton-zebra-katz-carly-rae-jepson.html|title=Small-Town Sentiments, Bass From the World Over|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|date=March 16, 2012|access-date=March 30, 2012|work=The New York Times|archive-date=March 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322195411/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/18/arts/music/new-cds-from-craig-morton-zebra-katz-carly-rae-jepson.html|url-status=live}} Kelsey McKinney and Scott Kellum of Vox described it as "catchy bubblegum pop" that is given depth by "the absolute height of Jepsen's vocal range".{{cite web|url=https://www.google.comwww.vox.com/platform/amp/2014/11/8/7175585/taylor-swift-isnt-on-spotify-anymore-but-heres-a-playlist-of|title=Taylor Swift isn't on Spotify anymore, but here's a playlist of replacement jams|last=Kelsey McKinney and Scott Kellum|date=November 8, 2014|access-date=April 6, 2020|work=Vox|publisher=Vox.com}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

According to Musicnotes.com, "Call Me Maybe" is written in the key of G major with a moderate tempo of 120 beats per minute (BPM). Jepsen's vocals span from G₃ to C₅, and the song follows a key progression of Cmaj7–G/D–Cmaj7–G/D.{{cite web |url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0104206 |title=Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe Sheet Music – Download & Print |date=April 3, 2013 |publisher=Musicnotes.com |access-date=June 29, 2014 |archive-date=September 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914090012/https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0104206 |url-status=live }}

The song received critical acclaim. Rolling Stone journalist Melody Lau considered "Call Me Maybe" "a sugary dance-pop tune about hoping for a call back from a crush," while Kat George of VH1 described it as a "guilty pop pleasure."{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2012-03-06/your-new-guilty-pop-pleasure-call-me-maybe-by-the-bieber-endorsed-carly-rae-jepsen/|last=George|first=Kat|title=Your New Guilty Pop Pleasure: "Call Me Maybe" By The Bieber Endorsed Carly Rae Jepsen|date=March 6, 2012|access-date=March 30, 2012|publisher=VH1. MTV Networks|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820121153/http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2012-03-06/your-new-guilty-pop-pleasure-call-me-maybe-by-the-bieber-endorsed-carly-rae-jepsen/|archive-date=August 20, 2012}}

Emma Carmichael of Gawker did a long review on the track, which she described as the "new perfect pop song." Carmichael further added that the song is "flawless" and that "we will be virtually incapable of escaping the song and its strident disco strings and that horribly catchy hook."{{cite web|url=http://gawker.com/5891935/have-you-heard-call-me-maybe-the-new-perfect-pop-song |title=Have You Heard 'Call Me Maybe,' the New Perfect Pop Song? |date=March 9, 2012 |access-date=March 30, 2012 |last=Carmichael |first=Emma |publisher=Gawker |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323125026/http://gawker.com/5891935/have-you-heard-call-me-maybe-the-new-perfect-pop-song |archive-date=March 23, 2012 }} Nicole James of MTV revealed that "Call Me Maybe" is probably the catchiest song she has ever heard, and added that "I don't even want to tell you what the play count is in my iTunes for that song, but the moment you press play you're sucked in."{{cite web|url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2012/02/21/justin-bieber-carly-rae-jepsen-call-me-maybe/|title=Who Is Justin Bieber's New Girl, Carly Rae Jepsen?|last=James|first=Nicole|date=February 21, 2012|access-date=March 30, 2012|publisher=MTV. MTV Networks|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223025423/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2012/02/21/justin-bieber-carly-rae-jepsen-call-me-maybe/|archive-date=February 23, 2012}}

The Village Voice{{'}}s Maura Johnston deemed it as an "utterly earwormy" song.{{cite web|url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2012/03/17_best_songs_2012.php|title=The 17 Best Songs Of 2012 (So Far)|last=Johnson|first=Maura|date=March 30, 2012|access-date=March 30, 2012|work=The Village Voice|publisher=Michael Cohen|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401010408/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2012/03/17_best_songs_2012.php|archive-date=April 1, 2012}} RedEye{{'}}s Emily Van Zandt began her review of the track saying, "screw you, Internet. Thanks to a couple of posts on blogs that I refuse to own up to follow, my afternoon has been dedicated to Carly Rae Jepsen's 'Call Me Maybe'." Van Zandt continued to state that "all I know is that I have co-dependency issues when it comes to my music. When it's sad, I'm sad. When it's angry, I'm angry. And when it's ridiculously over-produced, up-tempo bubblegum pop with terrible lyrics on a beautiful day in Chicago when I'm wearing pink pants, I just kind of want to start skipping around handing my number out to random bros, you know?"{{cite web|url=http://articles.redeyechicago.com/2012-03-07/entertainment/31133333_1_justin-bieber-selena-gomez-true-life|title=True Life: I'm obsessed with a Bieber-approved kiddie pop track|last=Zandt|first=Emily Van|work=RedEye|publisher=Tribune Company|date=March 7, 2012|access-date=March 30, 2012|archive-date=September 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053850/http://articles.redeyechicago.com/2012-03-07/entertainment/31133333_1_justin-bieber-selena-gomez-true-life|url-status=live}} Jim Farber of the New York Daily News said, "In lyrical construction, melodic flourish and instrumental arrangement, 'Maybe' has the urgency and sweep of the greatest teen pop songs ever recorded."{{cite news|last=Farber|first=Jim|title=Review: Carly Rae Jepsen's 'Kiss'|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/album-review-carly-rae-jepsen-kiss-article-1.1161399|newspaper=New York Daily News|access-date=September 19, 2012|date=September 18, 2012|archive-date=September 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921030151/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/album-review-carly-rae-jepsen-kiss-article-1.1161399|url-status=live}}

Pitchfork named "Call Me Maybe" the 29th best song of 2012,{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9015-the-top-100-tracks-of-2012/8/|title=Staff Lists: The Top 100 Tracks of 2012|website=Pitchfork|date=December 18, 2012|access-date=December 18, 2012|archive-date=January 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101101759/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9015-the-top-100-tracks-of-2012/8/|url-status=live}} while Rolling Stone named it the 50th greatest single of that year.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-songs-of-2012-20121205/carly-rae-jepsen-call-me-maybe-19691231 |title=50 Best Songs of 2012: Carly Rae Jepsen, 'Call Me Maybe' |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=June 29, 2014}} It was voted the best single of 2012 by The Village Voice{{'}}s 40th annual Pazz & Jop critics' poll.{{cite web |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/singles/2012/ |title=Singles — All Votes |work=The Village Voice |publisher=Village Voice Media |access-date=January 18, 2013 |archive-date=May 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513132609/http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/singles/2012 |url-status=live }} As of April 2017, Billboard ranked at number one on list "The Best Chorus of the 21st Century".{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7768166/carly-rae-jepsen-call-me-maybe-interview-greatest-choruses|date=April 24, 2017|title=The Best Chorus of the 21st Century|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 24, 2017}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7768166/carly-rae-jepsen-call-me-maybe-interview-greatest-choruses|date=April 24, 2017|title=Carly Rae Jepsen's 'Call Me Maybe': Inside the Chorus of the Century (And How She Feels About It Now)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 24, 2017}} In September 2021, Rolling Stone placed it at number 436 on their 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list.{{Cite magazine|last=|first=|last2=|first2=|date=2021-09-15|title=The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/|access-date=2021-09-15|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}} In October 2022, Variety{{'}}s Rachel Seo ranked it as Jepsen's 11th best song, writing: "The chronically catchy track evokes memories of 2012, which, among many things, was the year when Marvel's The Avengers debuted in theaters and former President Obama was reelected. Call it overplayed and outdated, but if there was a song that could be considered most likely to bring about world peace, 'Call Me Maybe' might rank second (after John Lennon's 'Imagine')."{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/lists/carly-rae-jepsen-best-songs-ranked/ |title=Carly Rae Jepsen's 15 Best Songs, Ranked |website=Variety |date=October 21, 2022 |access-date=October 31, 2022 |first=Rachel |last=Seo |archive-date=October 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031105418/https://variety.com/lists/carly-rae-jepsen-best-songs-ranked/ |url-status=live }}

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"Call Me Maybe" achieved commercial success in Canada, and later in the United States and around the world. The song is Jepsen's third single to enter the Canadian Hot 100, debuting at number 97 for the week of October 22, 2011.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/482660/carly-rae-jepsen-the-billboard-cover-story|title=Carly Rae Jepsen: The Billboard Cover Story|access-date=July 26, 2012|magazine=Billboard}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2011-10-22/canadian-hot-100?order=gainer|title=Canadian Hot 100 Gainers – October 22, 2011|access-date=July 26, 2012|magazine=Billboard}} For the week of February 11, 2012, "Call Me Maybe" reached number one in its 17th week on the Canadian Hot 100.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2012-02-11/canadian-hot-100|title=Canadian Hot 100 – February 11, 2012|access-date=July 26, 2012|magazine=Billboard}} By doing so, Jepsen became the fifth Canadian artist ever to reach the top position on the new chart in her home country, after Avril Lavigne, Nelly Furtado, Nikki Yanofsky, and Young Artists for Haiti.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/chartbeat/506876/ask-billboard-madonnas-biggest-radio-hits|title=Ask Billboard: Madonna's Biggest Radio Hits|date=February 4, 2012|access-date=March 30, 2012|magazine=Billboard}} Jepsen commented that she feels "ultimately honored to be mentioned among those names. These are all artists I look up to in a big way. I have their music, they've been on my records since I can remember. It's really hard to believe. It's cool because at the same time, it's all that I've all ever been working for."{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/498784/carly-rae-jepsen-meet-justin-biebers-favorite-new-artist|title=Carly Rae Jepsen: Meet Justin Bieber's Favorite New Artist|last=Benjamin|first=Jeff|date=March 26, 2012|access-date=March 30, 2012|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media}} The song has since been certified nine times platinum by Music Canada (MC), for sales of 720,000 units of the track in the country.{{cite web |url=https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=Call%20Me%20Maybe |title=Gold/Platinum |work=Music Canada |date=January 30, 2012 |publisher=Music Canada |access-date=September 30, 2022 |archive-date=September 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930213508/https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=Call%20Me%20Maybe |url-status=live }} It spent a total of 74 weeks on the chart.

In the United States, the song debuted at number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week of March 10, 2012 with 80,000 downloads.{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/502983/kelly-clarkson-returns-to-hot-100-peak-the-wanted-hit-top-10|magazine=Billboard|title=Kelly Clarkson Returns to Hot 100 Peak, The Wanted Hit Top 10, Inc|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=February 29, 2012|access-date=February 29, 2012}} The song entered the top ten on the chart the week April 14, 2012 at number ten{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=carly rae jepsen|chart=all}}|magazine=Billboard|title=Carly Rae Jepsen Album & Song Chart History|access-date=April 6, 2012}} The song reached number one on the week ending June 23, 2012 and spent nine consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/480541/carly-rae-jepsen-claims-longest-hot-100-no-1-run-of-2012|magazine=Billboard|title=Carly Rae Jepsen Claims Longest Hot 100 No. 1 Run of 2012|first=Silvio|last=Pietroluongo|date=August 8, 2012|access-date=August 8, 2012}} Jepsen is the first Canadian female artist to have a number one on Billboard Hot 100 since Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend", which reached number one the week of May 5, 2007, making her the first Canadian artist to have a number one in the 2010s. The song is only the fourth song to log seven weeks at number one by an artist from Canada, tied with "Sh-Boom" by the Crew-Cuts, "Informer" by Snow featuring MC Shan, and "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams. Three weeks earlier, it had reached number one on the Digital Songs component chart.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/483316/carly-rae-jepsen-hits-no-1-call-connects-atop-hot-100|title=Carly Rae Jepsen Hits No. 1: 'Call' Connects Atop Hot 100|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=June 13, 2012|access-date=June 13, 2012|magazine=Billboard}} The track also reached number one on the Mainstream Top 40 chart.{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=carly rae jepsen|chart=all}}|title=Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepsen|access-date=March 30, 2012|magazine=Billboard}} The song is Jepsen's first entry on the Billboard charts in the country, which made her the first lead woman since Kesha with her single "Tik Tok" to have her debut single peak at such position. "Call Me Maybe" holds the record for the longest run at number one on the US Hot 100 among female Canadian artists and tied with Percy Faith's 1960 song, "Theme from a Summer Place", for the longest among all Canadian artists.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/1084453/carly-rae-jepsen-breaks-records-with-call-me-maybe |title=Carly Rae Jepsen Breaks Records with "Call Me Maybe" |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=July 30, 2012 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=March 25, 2021}} "Call Me Maybe" was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),{{cite web |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/carly-rae-jepsens-call-me-maybe-certified-platinum-in-the-us-148643125.html |title=Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" Certified Platinum in the U.S. |date=April 24, 2012 |website=Cision PR Newswire |access-date=March 25, 2021 |archive-date=July 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726014654/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/carly-rae-jepsens-call-me-maybe-certified-platinum-in-the-us-148643125.html |url-status=live }} becoming third female artist to achieve with her own single and first a Canadian female artist to achieve, and as of August 2015, it has sold 7.6 million copies in the US, making it the country's twelfth all-time best-selling digital single.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6663835/carly-rae-jepsen-e-mo-tion-new-album-interview |title=Carly Rae Jepsen: 'I Wanted to Be Brave' With New Album 'E-Mo-Tion' |last=Horowitz |first=Steven |magazine=Billboard |date=August 14, 2015 |access-date=August 15, 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://hitsdailydouble.com/news%26id%3D295457 |title=The Rise of Uptown Funk: Could It Become the All-Time #1 Seller? |website=HITS Daily Double |publisher=HITS Digital Ventures |date=April 9, 2015 |access-date=April 9, 2015 |archive-date=April 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410014505/http://hitsdailydouble.com/news%26id%3D295457 |url-status=live }}

"Call Me Maybe" debuted at number 39 in Australia on the chart issue dated March 18, 2012, and four weeks later, rose to number one. It remained at the top for five consecutive weeks, before falling to number two. The song has since been certified nine-times Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), denoting shipments of 630,000 copies.{{cite web|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/singles/85|title=ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles Chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=August 6, 2012|access-date=August 9, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120810053130/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/singles/85|archive-date=August 10, 2012}} The song also made its debut on the country's chart for the week of March 5, 2012 at number 22, reaching the top position four weeks later.{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Carly+Rae+Jepsen&titel=Call+Me+Maybe&cat=s|title=Call Me Maybe (song) – New Zealand Charts|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=July 26, 2012|work=charts.nz|archive-date=April 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405214620/http://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Carly+Rae+Jepsen&titel=Call+Me+Maybe&cat=s|url-status=live}} It remained at the top for five consecutive weeks, before falling to number two. By August 2012, "Call Me Maybe" had been certified three-times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ), surpassing digital sales of 45,000 units.{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2012-05-04 |title=New Zealand single certifications – Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe |publisher=Recording Industry Association of New Zealand |access-date=May 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025141356/http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=1922 |archive-date=October 25, 2012 |url-status=live }} "Call Me Maybe" became New Zealand's best selling single in 2012, placed at the top spot by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand.{{cite web |url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/2012-12-31 |title=Top Selling Singles of 2012 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart |publisher=Nztop40.co.nz |date=December 31, 2012 |access-date=June 29, 2014 |archive-date=August 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810133253/http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=2105 |url-status=live }}

"Call Me Maybe" performed well in Europe also, topping the charts in France, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovakia, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. The song debuted in the Republic of Ireland on March 15, 2012. The song went to number one the following week, March 22, 2012, and stayed consecutively at number one for four weeks.{{cite web|title=Carly Rae Jepsen's, Call Me Maybe, on the Irish Singles Chart |date=March 15, 2012 |access-date=June 20, 2012 |publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association |last=Lane |first=Dan |url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602061251/http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement |archive-date=June 2, 2009 }} while attaining top three positions in Austria, Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia), Germany, Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart on April 8, 2012 – for the week ending date April 14, 2012 – selling nearly 107,000 copies in the first week and remaining at the top for four weeks.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/carly-rae-jepsens-call-me-maybe-set-to-debut-at-number-1-1321/|title=Carly Rae Jepsen's Call Me Maybe set to debut at Number 1|date=April 4, 2012|access-date=April 8, 2012|publisher=UK Singles Chart. Official Charts Company|last=Lane|first=Dan|archive-date=April 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407025522/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/carly-rae-jepsens-call-me-maybe-set-to-debut-at-number-1-1321/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a375437/carly-rae-jepsen-wins-second-fastest-selling-uk-no1-single-of-2012.html|title=Carly Rae Jepsen wins second-fastest selling UK No.1 single of 2012|date=April 8, 2012|access-date=April 8, 2012|publisher=Digital Spy|last=Eames|first=Tom|archive-date=April 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120409133023/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a375437/carly-rae-jepsen-wins-second-fastest-selling-uk-no1-single-of-2012.html|url-status=live}} The song became the third fastest-selling song of 2012 on the UK Singles Chart, behind DJ Fresh and Rita Ora's track "Hot Right Now" and Cheryl's "Call My Name".{{cite web|title=Cheryl's Call My Name becomes 2012's fastest selling Number 1 single!|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/cheryls-call-my-name-becomes-2012s-fastest-selling-number-1-single-1450/|date=June 17, 2012|access-date=June 17, 2012|last=Kreisler|first=Lauren|publisher=UK Singles Chart. Official Charts Company|archive-date=June 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619193221/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/cheryls-call-my-name-becomes-2012s-fastest-selling-number-1-single-1450/|url-status=live}} "Call Me Maybe" remained at number one for a second week on April 15, 2012 – for the week ending date April 21, 2012 – keeping Justin Bieber's "Boyfriend" from reaching such position after outselling it by two to one.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/carly-rae-jepsen-is-still-number-1-outselling-justin-bieber-two-to-one|title=Carly Rae Jepsen is still Number 1, outselling Justin Bieber two to one!|last=Kreisler|first=Lauren|date=April 15, 2012|access-date=April 28, 2012|publisher=UK Singles Chart. Official Charts Company}} In its fourth week on the chart, the song stayed at number one with 99,569 copies sold after three consecutive weeks selling over 100,000 copies.{{cite magazine|url=http://content.yudu.com/A1wnae/MW040512/resources/62.htm|title=Music Week May 4, 2012|magazine=Music Week|date=May 4, 2012|access-date=July 6, 2012}} The song became Britain's second best-selling single of 2012, with 1,143,000 copies sold.{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-top-40-biggest-selling-singles-of-2012-revealed-1784/ |title=The Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Singles of 2012 revealed! |first=Dan |last=Lane |publisher=Official Charts Company |date=January 2, 2013 |access-date=January 5, 2013 |archive-date=October 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007161714/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-top-40-biggest-selling-singles-of-2012-revealed-1784/ |url-status=live }} As of April 2017, "Call Me Maybe" has sold 1.35 million copies in the United Kingdom, making it the 11th biggest-selling song by a woman on the UK Singles Chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/carly-rae-jepsen-celebrates-10th-anniversary-of-her-million-selling-smash-call-me-maybe__34081/|title=Official Top 20 Biggest Selling Singles of All Time By Female Artists|last=Copsey|first=Rob|date=April 26, 2017|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=April 27, 2017|archive-date=September 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914090018/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/carly-rae-jepsen-celebrates-10th-anniversary-of-her-million-selling-smash-call-me-maybe__34081/|url-status=live}}

The music video for "Call Me Maybe" was written and directed by Ben Knechtel and filmed at 19841 48a Ave, Langley, British Columbia on October 30, 2011.{{cite news|url = https://www.iheartradio.ca/news/exclusive-holden-nowell-tries-to-move-past-call-me-maybe-1.3876622|title = Holden Nowell Tries To Move Past 'Call Me Maybe'|last = Kennedy|first = John R.|date = June 7, 2018|accessdate = March 17, 2022|work = iHeartRadio Canada|archive-date = May 22, 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220522202815/https://www.iheartradio.ca/news/exclusive-holden-nowell-tries-to-move-past-call-me-maybe-1.3876622|url-status = live}} According to Knechtel, the main idea behind the concept was to have a "twist at the end", trying to get away from the idea of the classic "boy meets a girl" story.{{cite news|last=McCormick|first=Rob|title=Crestwood Secondary School grad writer, director behind Internet sensation video for Carly Rae Jepsen's Call Me Maybe|url=http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3570646&|newspaper=Peterborough Examiner|publisher=Sun Media|access-date=June 2, 2012|date=May 26, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105063839/http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3570646&|archive-date=January 5, 2013|url-status=dead}} The music video was released on December 9, 2011,{{Cite web |date=2012-02-21 |title=Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe - YouTube |via=YouTube |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4N9WiVACqQ |access-date=2024-01-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120221015334/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4N9WiVACqQ |archive-date=February 21, 2012 }} before being re-uploaded on March 1, 2012.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWNaR-rxAic|title=Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe|date=March 2012 |via=YouTube|access-date=September 9, 2024|archive-date=May 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516002904/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWNaR-rxAic|url-status=live}}

The video begins with Jepsen spying on her attractive tattooed neighbour (Holden Nowell) as he is mowing his lawn. As he takes his shirt off and notices she is staring at him, Jepsen is embarrassed and falls below her window, out of sight. She is reading the books Love at First Sight (Men in Uniform) by B. J. Daniels and Skylar's Outlaw by Linda Warren. The scene then cuts to her garage, where she is rehearsing the track with her band. Following the rehearsals, her bandmates push her to go and wash her vehicle, a Ford Mustang, where she tries to divert her neighbor's attention from working on his vehicle, a Chevrolet Camaro with forming various provocative poses only to fall off the vehicle hood. She is briefly knocked out from the fall, during which she dreams of a romance novel-type encounter with her crush against the backdrop of Peggy's Cove.{{cite news|title=Mystery solved: Lighthouse featured in music video is N.S. icon|url=http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/mystery-solved-lighthouse-featured-in-music-video-is-n-s-icon-1.875061|access-date=June 7, 2014|agency=CTV News|date=July 11, 2012|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714131308/http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/mystery-solved-lighthouse-featured-in-music-video-is-n-s-icon-1.875061|url-status=live}} As she comes to, the neighbor then helps her get up and watches the band rehearse the track again. After turning and writing down her telephone number, Jepsen sees her neighbor pass one of her male bandmates (Tavish Crowe) his own number, indicating he is gay, where the very end shows that Jepsen is taken aback by this. The video received three nominations on the 2012 MuchMusic Video Awards in the categories of UR Fave Video, Pop Video of the Year, and Video of the Year.{{cite web|url=http://carlyraemusic.com/2012/05/carly-earns-4-mmva-nominations/|date=May 16, 2012|access-date=May 17, 2012|last=Robson|first=Jenna|publisher=Carly Rae Music. 604 Records|title=CARLY EARNS 4 MMVA NOMINATIONS!|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524221136/http://carlyraemusic.com/2012/05/carly-earns-4-mmva-nominations/|archive-date=May 24, 2012}}

In a 2018 interview with iHeartRadio Canada, Nowell said he had regrets about his participation in the video, claiming that he was paid $500 with a promise of additional residuals, but never received "a single penny in royalties". He also expressed misgivings about his role, saying, "I didn't like being known as the gay guy in the 'Call Me Maybe' video. It was just something I wasn't used to". He added that it was initially planned for the character's sexuality to be revealed when he kissed the guitarist, but he objected to this: "I was like, 'I'm going to be completely honest with you. I'm not going to kiss a guy, especially for $500.' I said, "I really don't think I'm comfortable kissing a guy for a music video". Nowell also claimed that he came up with actual ending for the video stating "You know what? What if instead of me kissing a guy at the end of the video, what if I just give a guy my number or something like that?"{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/call-me-maybe-video-heartthrob-says-he-wasnt-comfortable-playing-gay_us_5b1ab45de4b09d7a3d71fb59|title='Call Me Maybe' Video Heartthrob Says He Wasn't 'Comfortable' Playing Gay|last=Wong|first=Curtis M.|date=June 8, 2018|work=Huffington Post|access-date=June 8, 2018|archive-date=September 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919012310/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/call-me-maybe-video-heartthrob-says-he-wasnt-comfortable-playing-gay_us_5b1ab45de4b09d7a3d71fb59|url-status=live}}

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On March 26, 2012, Jepsen visited WBBM-FM's Morning Show and performed two tracks of her EP, "Call Me Maybe" and "Curiosity".{{cite web|url=http://b96.cbslocal.com/2012/03/26/carly-rae-jepsen-performs-call-me-maybe-curiosity-live-at-the-b96-studios-in-chicago/|title=Carly Rae Jepsen Performs "Call Me Maybe" & "Curiosity" Live At The B96 Studios In Chicago|date=March 26, 2012|access-date=March 30, 2012|publisher=WBBM-FM. CBS|archive-date=December 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203050155/http://b96.cbslocal.com/2012/03/26/carly-rae-jepsen-performs-call-me-maybe-curiosity-live-at-the-b96-studios-in-chicago/|url-status=live}} Days later, the singer made her US television debut during The Ellen DeGeneres Show performing "Call Me Maybe". Emily Exton of Pop Dust summarized the performance, writing, "delivering fairly true-to-radio vocals that seemed to overcome any lingering nerves performing for millions of viewers (and your sorta boss?) might bring on, Carly left the security of the mike stand to move beneath the oversized dandelion lights during the final moments of her euphoric head-bobber."{{cite web|url=http://popdust.com/2012/03/23/carly-rae-jepsen-call-me-maybe-ellen/|title=Carly Rae Jepsen introduces Herself|date=March 23, 2012|access-date=March 30, 2012|publisher=Pop Dust|last=Exton|first=Emily|work=Popdust |archive-date=March 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325090551/http://popdust.com/2012/03/23/carly-rae-jepsen-call-me-maybe-ellen/|url-status=live}} She also performed an acoustic version of the song on Kidd Kraddick in the Morning and KISS 92.5.{{cite web|url=http://www.novafm.com.au/video/carly-rae-jepsens-acoustic-performance-call-me-maybe-us-tv?page=2|title=Carly Rae Jepsen's acoustic performance of "Call Me Maybe" on U.S. TV|date=March 8, 2012|access-date=March 31, 2012|publisher=NovaFM. DMG Radio Australia|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120904145324/http://www.novafm.com.au/video/carly-rae-jepsens-acoustic-performance-call-me-maybe-us-tv?page=2|archive-date=September 4, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://idolator.com/6227262/carly-rae-jepsen-call-me-maybe-acoustic-video|title=Watch Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" Acoustic Version|last=Adickman|first=Erika Brooks|date=March 21, 2012|access-date=April 1, 2012|publisher=Idolator. Buzz Media|archive-date=September 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914090012/https://www.idolator.com/6227262/carly-rae-jepsen-call-me-maybe-acoustic-video|url-status=live}} On May 2, 2012, on a visit to Australia, she performed "Call Me Maybe" on the TV show Sunrise.{{cite web|url=http://au.tv.yahoo.com/sunrise/video/-/watch/29153082/carly-rae-jepsen-performs-live|title=Carly Rae Jepsen performs live – Sunrise|publisher=Yahoo!|date=May 2, 2012|access-date=May 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711002503/http://au.tv.yahoo.com/sunrise/video/-/watch/29153082/carly-rae-jepsen-performs-live/|archive-date=July 11, 2012|url-status=dead}} On May 20, 2012, Jepsen performed the track on the 2012 Billboard Music Awards.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbma/news/carly-rae-jepsen-perform-billboard-music-awards|title=Carly Rae Jepsen To Perform at Billboard Music Awards|author=|date=May 18, 2012|access-date=May 25, 2012|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=July 20, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720043323/http://www.billboard.com/bbma/news/carly-rae-jepsen-perform-billboard-music-awards|url-status=dead}} On June 9, 2012, Jepsen performed the track with Justin Bieber on the Capital FM Summertime Ball at the Wembley Stadium, London.{{cite web|url=http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/carly-rae-jepsen/video-performances/call-me-maybe-summertime-ball-2012/|date=June 9, 2012|access-date=June 17, 2012|publisher=Capital FM|title=Carly Rae Jepsen – 'Call Me Maybe' (Live Performance)|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617232957/http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/carly-rae-jepsen/video-performances/call-me-maybe-summertime-ball-2012/|archive-date=June 17, 2012}}

On June 17, 2012, Jepsen performed the song at 2012 MuchMusic Video Awards. On July 22, 2012, Jepsen performed the song at 2012 Teen Choice Awards. She also performed the song on CBBC show Friday Download on April 27, 2012, even though the show is pre-recorded. On August 26, 2012, Jepsen performed the song live at the US Open Arthur Ashe Kids' Day, in what began as a pro-am doubles tennis match (Mardy Fish and Jepsen vs. Novak Djokovic and Olympic swimmer Missy Franklin) but quickly became a musical performance initiated by Djokovic and Franklin, with chair umpire Matthew Morrison (of the TV show Glee) handing a microphone to the seemingly surprised Jepsen.{{cite web|last=Sciarretto|first=Amy|title=Arthur Ashe Kids Day: Carly Rae Jepsen Leads Flash Mob|url=http://popcrush.com/arthur-ashe-kids-day-carly-rae-jepsen-flash-mob/|work=PopCrush|access-date=August 28, 2012|date=August 27, 2012|archive-date=August 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828191445/http://popcrush.com/arthur-ashe-kids-day-carly-rae-jepsen-flash-mob/|url-status=live}} During the number, the tennis court was filled with ball kids doing choreographed dance moves, a four-piece back-up band, a juggle, a marching band, Djokovic pushing a lawnmower as in the official video, and many other performers. Carly Rae Jepsen and Harvey Keitel performed "Call Me Maybe" alternating their own version of it during Comedy Central's Night of Too Many Stars autism benefit show on October 21, 2012.{{cite web|title=Carly Rae Jepsen and Harvey Keitel – 'Call Me Maybe'|url=http://www.comedycentral.com/video-clips/rziqjo/night-of-too-many-stars-carly-rae-jepsen-and-harvey-keitel----call-me-maybe-|date=October 21, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130227062335/http://www.comedycentral.com/video-clips/rziqjo/night-of-too-many-stars-carly-rae-jepsen-and-harvey-keitel----call-me-maybe-|archive-date=February 27, 2013}}

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A number of parody and lip dub videos have been released throughout the internet since the song's release. Big Time Rush, Ashley Tisdale, Justin Bieber, and Selena Gomez uploaded a parody video to YouTube on February 18, 2012; it instantly turned viral, having over 75 million views as of August 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsBsBU3vn6M|title="Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen – Feat. Justin Bieber, Selena, Ashley Tisdale & MORE!|publisher=YouTube|last=Pena|first=Carlos|date=February 18, 2012|access-date=May 9, 2012|archive-date=May 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516224031/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsBsBU3vn6M|url-status=live}} Pop singer Katy Perry also released a viral video with her friends on April 19, 2012,{{cite web|url=http://ryanseacrest.com/2012/04/19/katy-perry-and-friends-covers-call-me-maybe-by-carly-rae-jepsen-video/|title=Katy Perry Covers 'Call Me Maybe' by Carly Rae Jepsen|last=Frio|first=Zak|date=April 19, 2012|access-date=April 28, 2012|publisher=Ryan Seacrest|archive-date=June 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617141025/http://ryanseacrest.com/2012/04/19/katy-perry-and-friends-covers-call-me-maybe-by-carly-rae-jepsen-video/|url-status=live}} while hosts and members of the E! TV series Fashion Police also released theirs on May 4, 2012.{{cite web|url=http://carlyraemusic.com/2012/05/the-fashion-police-cover-call-me-maybe/|date=May 9, 2012|access-date=May 17, 2012|last=Robson|first=Jenna|publisher=Carly Rae Music. 604 Records|title=THE FASHION POLICE COVER "CALL ME MAYBE"!|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610052949/http://carlyraemusic.com/2012/05/the-fashion-police-cover-call-me-maybe/|archive-date=June 10, 2012}} On May 23, 2012, a compilation from several fan videos was uploaded to Jepsen's Vevo page.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYLGqpurDXA|title=Call Me Maybe (Fan Version)|last=Jepsen|first=Carly Rae|date=May 23, 2012|access-date=May 28, 2012|publisher=Vevo|archive-date=May 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523190439/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYLGqpurDXA&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}} The Harvard University baseball team uploaded a lip-sync video to the song on YouTube on May 6, 2012, which it had recorded on the way to a game over spring break.{{cite news|last=Rutter|first=Emily|title=Baseball Team's "Call Me Maybe" Lip-Sync Video Goes Viral|url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/5/11/harvard-baseball-call-me-maybe-viral/|access-date=May 16, 2012|newspaper=The Harvard Crimson|date=May 11, 2012|archive-date=July 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728161228/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/5/11/harvard-baseball-call-me-maybe-viral/|url-status=live}} As of August 2019, it had been viewed over 19 million times.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEWVwgDnuzE|access-date=July 28, 2012|title=Harvard Baseball 2012 Call Me Maybe Cover|website=YouTube|date=May 6, 2012 |archive-date=July 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727150903/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEWVwgDnuzE|url-status=live}} The Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders have also made a cover of the song that has garnered over 25 million views as of August 2019.{{cite web|url=http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/06/05/miami-dolphins-cheerleaders-cover-call-me-maybe/|title=Miami Dolphins cheerleaders cover 'Call Me Maybe'|date=June 5, 2012|access-date=June 8, 2012|website=National Football League|author=|archive-date=June 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608235051/http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/06/05/miami-dolphins-cheerleaders-cover-call-me-maybe/|url-status=live}} On July 11, 2012, Crystal Palace F.C. released a cover version, in which the Crystal Palace cheerleaders squad, "the Crystals", sang and danced along to "Call Me Maybe". A promotional campaign to encourage the sale of season's tickets at the club, it was dubbed "Call Me Crystals".{{cite web|url=http://www.break.com/index/miami-dolphins-cheerleaders-ask-you-to-call-them-maybe-2333183|title=Miami Dolphins cheerleaders Ask You To "Call Them Maybe"|publisher=Break|date=June 6, 2012|access-date=June 7, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608202413/http://www.break.com/index/miami-dolphins-cheerleaders-ask-you-to-call-them-maybe-2333183|archive-date=June 8, 2012}}

In July 2012, members of the United States Armed Forces stationed in Kandahar International Airport, Afghanistan had released another lip dub video with the idea to show troops in a more positive, light-hearted way.{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/making-hit-marine-call-video-afghanistan/story?id=16809981#.UBEj92G0zKx|title=The Making of Marine 'Call Me Maybe' Video in Afghanistan|work=ABC News|publisher=ABC News Network|date=July 19, 2012|last1=Lila|first1=Muhammad|last2=Clarke|first2=Suzan|access-date=July 26, 2012|archive-date=July 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723054709/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/making-hit-marine-call-video-afghanistan/story?id=16809981#.UBEj92G0zKx|url-status=live}} The Baracksdubs YouTube channel used Auto-Tune to produce a satire version from clips of Barack Obama.{{cite news |url=https://www.phillymag.com/news/2012/06/05/president-obama-kind-of-covers-call-maybe/ |title=President Obama (Kind of) Covers 'Call Me Maybe' |first=Mike |last=Bertha |work=Philadelphia |date=June 5, 2012 |access-date=September 30, 2022 |archive-date=September 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930220655/https://www.phillymag.com/news/2012/06/05/president-obama-kind-of-covers-call-maybe/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2012/06/the-making-of-obamas-call-me-maybe-077130 |title=Making Obama's 'Call Me Maybe' |first=Patrick |last=Gavin |work=Politico |date=June 6, 2012 |access-date=September 30, 2022 |archive-date=September 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930220652/https://www.politico.com/story/2012/06/the-making-of-obamas-call-me-maybe-077130 |url-status=live }} New York Mets infielder Justin Turner has also used the song as his at-bat music at home games.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.complex.com/sports/2012/05/a-mets-player-uses-carly-rae-jepsens-call-me-maybe-as-his-at-bat-music|title=A Mets Player Uses Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" As His At-Bat Music|date=May 7, 2012|last=Yuscavage|first=Chris|magazine=Complex|access-date=May 9, 2012}} On July 3, 2012, Mabson Enterprises released a digital-only compilation on Bandcamp comprising 43 versions of the track remixed or covered including tracks by Dan Deacon, Ear Pwr, Poingly and Sean Carnage.{{Cite web|url=https://mabsonenterprises.bandcamp.com/album/call-me-maybe|title=Call Me Maybe, by Mabson Enterprises|website=Mabson Enterprises|access-date=June 25, 2023|archive-date=June 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625030142/https://mabsonenterprises.bandcamp.com/album/call-me-maybe|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/03/call-me-maybe-cover-dan-deacon_n_1647582.html|title='Call Me Maybe' Cover: Dan Deacon {{sic|hide=y|Aca|pella}} [sic] version, 147 Times Exponentially Layered (AUDIO)|work=Huffington Post|author=Emami, Gazelle|date=July 3, 2012|access-date=July 5, 2012|archive-date=July 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120705190533/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/03/call-me-maybe-cover-dan-deacon_n_1647582.html|url-status=live}} On July 20, 2012, the cast of Hollywood Heights, Cody Longo, Brittany Underwood, Carlos Ponce, Melissa Ordway, Jama Williamson, Meredith Salenger, among others, made a cover version of them lip singing and dancing along to the song on set of the show.{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/20/carlos-ponce-call-me-maybe_n_1690359.html |title=Carlos Ponce, Brittany Underwood And Cast Of 'Hollywood Heights' Star In 'Call Me Maybe' Parody (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO) | HuffPost |date=July 20, 2012 |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |access-date=May 22, 2017 |archive-date=June 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619013606/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/20/carlos-ponce-call-me-maybe_n_1690359.html |url-status=live }} On July 26, 2012, the United States Olympic swimming team posted a video of them lip syncing to the song at practice and on the way to London for the Olympics.{{cite web|title=U.S. Olympic Swimming Team "Call Me Maybe" video|url=http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/19134074/us-olympic-swim-team|website=wmactionnews5.com|publisher=Frankly and Raycom Media.|access-date=June 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807173118/http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/19134074/us-olympic-swim-team|archive-date=August 7, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} On July 30, 2012, a mashup video featuring NASA videos of the Mars Science Laboratory was posted on YouTube, just a week before the Curiosity rover landed on Mars. The video was then updated after the landing and played for the Mars Curiosity Rover team at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory as the wake up video for Sol 18 on August 24, 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/|title=Mars Science Laboratory|first=JPL|last=NASA|website=www.jpl.nasa.gov|access-date=October 18, 2015|archive-date=October 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016185704/http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/|url-status=live}} The cast of The Big Bang Theory made a flashmob of the song on October 23, 2012, during the live taping of an episode.{{cite news|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|title='Big Bang Theory' Cast Surprises Showrunners With 'Call Me Maybe' Flash Mob (Video)|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/big-bang-theory-call-me-maybe-flash-mob-390919|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=November 17, 2012|date=November 15, 2012|archive-date=November 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116211426/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/big-bang-theory-call-me-maybe-flash-mob-390919|url-status=live}}

A number of covers also emerged since the song's release. On March 24, 2012, Cimorelli performed a dance routine version of the song.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3h_OlifodQ|title=Call Me Maybe" by Cimorelli|publisher=YouTube|date=March 24, 2012|access-date=August 29, 2018|archive-date=February 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218100249/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3h_OlifodQ|url-status=live}} The group returned in a sequel titled "Don't Call Me Baby", this time featuring MattyBRaps on May 9.{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM7nlIsBLoc |title="Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen (MattyBRaps & Cimorelli) "Don't Call Me Baby" Cover |publisher=YouTube |date=May 9, 2012 |access-date=November 10, 2018 |archive-date=December 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206002107/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM7nlIsBLoc |url-status=live }} On June 7, 2012, producer Chi Duly released "Call Me Calvin (Chi Duly Edit)", a mashup which replaced the original backing of "Call Me Maybe" with Calvin Harris' singles "I'm Not Alone", "Feel So Close", and "We Found Love".{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/07/call-me-maybe-remix-chi-duly-calvin-harris_n_1578908.html|title='Call Me Maybe' Remix: Chi Duly Puts Carly Rae Jepsen's Vocals Over Calvin Harris Songs (LISTEN)|last=Makarechi|first=Kia|date=June 7, 2012|website=HuffPost|access-date=May 27, 2017|archive-date=February 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207202338/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/07/call-me-maybe-remix-chi-duly-calvin-harris_n_1578908.html|url-status=live}}

On July 10, 2012, Sesame Street released a parody of the song, called "Share it Maybe", which features "Cookie Monster-ified lyrics".{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/10/cookie-monster-call-me-maybe_n_1661913.html|title='Share It Maybe': Cookie Monster's 'Call Me Maybe' Parody (VIDEO)|date=July 10, 2012|website=HuffPost|access-date=May 27, 2017|archive-date=August 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815084540/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/10/cookie-monster-call-me-maybe_n_1661913.html|url-status=live}} A cover of the song released by Carly Rae Jepsen Tribute Team peaked at number 49 on the UK Singles Chart for one week{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/7332/carly-rae-jepsen-tribute-team/|title=carly-rae-jepsen-tribute team {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company|website=Official Singles Chart|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=May 27, 2017|archive-date=August 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805234038/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/7332/carly-rae-jepsen-tribute-team/|url-status=live}} and another version by Hit Masters spent the same amount of time on the chart but peaked 23 places lower, at number 72.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/7333/hit%20masters/|title=hit masters {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company|website=Official Singles Chart|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=May 27, 2017}} American indie pop band Fun covered "Call Me Maybe" in an acoustic form at an in-studio session for Dutch radio 3FM.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/487121/fun-covers-call-me-maybe-watch|title=Fun. Covers 'Call Me Maybe': Watch|date=May 22, 2012|access-date=May 25, 2012|last=Greenwald|first=David|magazine=Billboard}} On May 8, 2012, folk artist Ben Howard covered the song for BBC Radio.{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00s6lcq | title=BEN HOWARD – CALL ME MAYBE (LIVE LOUNGE COVER) | publisher=BBC – BBC Radio | date=May 8, 2012 | access-date=June 6, 2012 | archive-date=May 11, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511072448/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00s6lcq | url-status=live }} Renditions from other notable people include James Franco and Colin Powell.{{cite news|url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/artslife/116962-jepsen-says-call-me-maybe-success-crazy-adventure|title=Jepsen says Call Me Maybe success 'crazy adventure'|newspaper=The Chronicle Herald|last=Rancilio|first=Alicia|date=July 14, 2012|access-date=July 26, 2012|archive-date=February 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203025425/http://thechronicleherald.ca/artslife/116962-jepsen-says-call-me-maybe-success-crazy-adventure|url-status=live}} On July 30, 2012, video game developer HeR Interactive, well known for the Nancy Drew computer games, added a new video parody of the song about Nancy Drew, titled "Call Me Nancy, Second Chance Me", a reference to the "Second Chance" feature in its games.{{cite web|title=The Arglefumph Blog: Call Me Nancy, Second Chance Me|url=http://arglefumph.blogspot.com/2012/08/call-me-nancy-second-chance-me.html|publisher=Michael Gray (Arglefumph), Blogger|access-date=August 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203025425/http://arglefumph.blogspot.com/2012/08/call-me-nancy-second-chance-me.html|archive-date=February 3, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|title=Call Me Nancy, Second Chance Me-YouTube| date=July 30, 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8jqjSQ1-bY|publisher=Her Interactive, YouTube|access-date=August 2, 2012|archive-date=July 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730224334/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8jqjSQ1-bY&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}

On the fourth season of Glee premiere episode "The New Rachel", they covered "Call Me Maybe" as a way to decide who the "new Rachel" will be.{{cite magazine|last=Stack|first=Tim|title=Glee scoop: New Directions to perform 'Call Me Maybe' in season four premiere – Exclusive|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/08/13/glee-call-me-maybe/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=September 13, 2012|date=August 13, 2012}} During the Australian fourth season of The X Factor, the finalists recorded and performed a cover of "Call Me Maybe" as a charity single in aid of Sony Foundation's You Can program.{{cite web|url=http://au.tv.yahoo.com/x-factor/news/article/-/14885409/top-12-answer-the-call-for-you-can/ |title=Top 12 Answer the Call for 'You Can' |work=The X Factor (Australia) |publisher=Yahoo!7 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926005115/http://au.tv.yahoo.com/x-factor/news/article/-/14885409/top-12-answer-the-call-for-you-can/ |archive-date=September 26, 2012 |url-status=dead }} Girls Aloud covered "Call Me Maybe" live during their Ten: The Hits Tour.{{cite web |url=http://perezhilton.com/category/carly-rae-jepsen#.USnXd6XU-So |title=Carly Rae Jepsen Breaking News and Photos |publisher=PerezHilton.com |access-date=June 29, 2014 |archive-date=June 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140619125802/http://perezhilton.com/category/carly-rae-jepsen#.USnXd6XU-So |url-status=live }} Los Angeles comedy punk band Radioactive Chicken Heads recorded a punk rock version of the song in November 2012, also releasing a music video concurrently with their punk rock cover of Taylor Swift{{'}}s "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together".{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8c0BTNrFOc |title=Call Me Maybe (Punk Rock Cover) |publisher=YouTube |date=November 6, 2012 |access-date=August 27, 2016 |archive-date=June 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606050004/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8c0BTNrFOc |url-status=live }} During the first episode of the eighth season of America's Got Talent, aired on June 4, 2013, the 3 Penny Chorus and Orchestra directed by Arianne Abela did a cover of "Call Me Maybe", arranged by Colin Britt and Arianne Abela.{{cite web|title=The Connecticut Volunteer Orchestra on America's Got Talent|url=http://www.nbc.com/americas-got-talent/video/the-connecticut-volunteer-orchestra/n37613/|access-date=June 6, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609141505/http://www.nbc.com/americas-got-talent/video/the-connecticut-volunteer-orchestra/n37613/|archive-date=June 9, 2013}} "Weird Al" Yankovic briefly covered the song as part of his polka medley "NOW That's What I Call Polka!" for his 2014 album Mandatory Fun.Mandatory Fun (liner notes). "Weird Al" Yankovic. RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. 2014. For the thirtieth anniversary of MathWorks in 2014, a group of employees created a flashmob-style parody version called "Call Me Nerdy".{{cite web |url=https://vimeo.com/83430290 |title=Call Me Nerdy (2014) |publisher=Vimeo.com |date=January 5, 2014 |access-date=June 29, 2014 |archive-date=October 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021221346/http://vimeo.com/83430290 |url-status=live }} Baltimore rapper JPEGMafia released his own cover for the song as well. On September 25, 2020, a short for the Disney Channel show Gravity Falls was released.{{cite web|first=Petrana|last=Radulovic|url=https://www.polygon.com/animation-cartoons/2020/9/24/21452591/gravity-falls-carly-rae-jepsen-mabel-pines-call-me-maybe|title=Gravity Falls is back with a Carly Rae Jepsen music video parody|website=Polygon|date=September 14, 2020|access-date=September 25, 2020|archive-date=September 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924172125/https://www.polygon.com/animation-cartoons/2020/9/24/21452591/gravity-falls-carly-rae-jepsen-mabel-pines-call-me-maybe|url-status=live}} In that short, one of the main characters, Mabel, sings "Call Me Mabel", a parody of the song.

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1. "Call Me Maybe"  – 3:13

• Digital EP{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/call-me-maybe/514706397?i=514706718|date=March 30, 2012|access-date=April 1, 2012|publisher=iTunes Store. Canada|title=Call Me Maybe – EP by Carly Rae Jepsen|archive-date=June 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140619061402/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/call-me-maybe/id514706397?i=514706718&ign-mpt=uo%3D2|url-status=live}}

1. "Call Me Maybe"  – 3:13
2. "Both Sides Now"  – 3:53
3. "Talk to Me"  – 2:50
4. "Call Me Maybe" (Instrumental)  – 3:13

• Digital download – DAISHI DANCE Remix{{cite web|title=iTunes – ミュージック – CARLY RAE JEPSEN「Call Me Maybe (DAISHI DANCE Remix) – Single」|website=iTunes|date=January 2013|url=https://music.apple.com/jp/album/call-me-maybe-daishi-dance/682181047|access-date=April 4, 2014|archive-date=January 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129181333/https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/call-me-maybe-daishi-dance/id682181047|url-status=live}}

1. "Call Me Maybe" (Daishi Dance Remix)  – 4:40

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• CD single{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/dp/B007P7DHJ2|title=Amazon.de: Call Me Maybe: Carly Rae Jepsen|website=Amazon Germany|access-date=April 5, 2012|language=de|archive-date=November 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117203046/https://www.amazon.de/dp/B007P7DHJ2|url-status=live}}

1. "Call Me Maybe"  – 3:13
2. "Both Sides Now"  – 3:53

• Remix EP{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/call-me-maybe-remixes-ep/1445311641|title=Call Me Maybe (Remixes) – EP by Carly Rae Jepsen|publisher=iTunes Store. United States|date=May 22, 2012|access-date=June 2, 2012|archive-date=November 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116131932/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/call-me-maybe-remixes-ep/id526446568|url-status=live}}

1. "Call Me Maybe" (Manhattan Clique Remix)  – 5:56
2. "Call Me Maybe" (Almighty Club Mix)  – 6:58
3. "Call Me Maybe" (10 Kings.VS. Ollie Green Remix)  – 3:08
4. "Call Me Maybe" (Coyote Kisses Remix)  – 4:46

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• Carly Rae Jepsen – vocals, songwriting
• Tavish Crowe – songwriting, guitar, bass, drums, synthesizer, strings, backing vocals
• Josh Ramsay – production, songwriting, guitars, bass, drums, synthesizer, strings, backing vocals
• Dave Ogilvie – mixing{{cite web |last=Tingen |first=Paul |url=http://www.soundonsound.com/people/dave-ogilvie-mixing-call-me-maybe |title=Dave Ogilvie mixing 'Call Me Maybe' | |publisher=Soundonsound.com |access-date=May 22, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520123506/http://www.soundonsound.com/people/dave-ogilvie-mixing-call-me-maybe }}

Credits adapted from Curiosity and Kiss album liner notes.{{cite AV media notes|others=Carly Rae Jepsen|title=Curiosity and Kiss|year=2012|type=liner notes|publisher=604 Records, School Boy Records and Interscope Records}}

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|title=Call Me Maybe|award=Diamond|type=single|relyear=2011|certyear=2024|access-date=June 12, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|title=Call Me Maybe|type=single|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|relyear=2011|region=Canada|award=Diamond|refname=triplecanada|certyear=2021|access-date=December 14, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|certyear=2012|relyear=2012|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|title=Call Me Maybe|award=Platinum|id=6746|type=single|refname=DP20|access-date=April 25, 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|title=Call Me Maybe|type=single|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|relyear=2011|region=Finland|award=Gold|access-date=April 24, 2014|certyear=2013|salesamount=5,876}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|title=Call Me Maybe|type=single|award=Gold|source=archive|relyear=2012|certyear=2012}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Germany|title=Call Me Maybe|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|award=Gold|number=5|certyear=2018|relyear=2012|access-date=April 25, 2018}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Italy|title=Call Me Maybe|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|award=Platinum|certyear=2012|relyear=2012|id=1835|access-date=June 27, 2020|number=3}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|relyear=2012|certyear=2018|certmonth=1|title=Call Me Maybe|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|type=single|award=Million|digital=true|refname=hs|access-date=June 27, 2020}}

{{Certification Table Entry|title=Call Me Maybe|type=single|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|relyear=2011|region=Netherlands|award=Platinum|number=2|access-date=August 15, 2012|certref={{cite web|url=http://www.nu.nl/muziek/2884127/call-me-maybe-behaalt-dubbel-platina.html|title=Call Me Maybe behaalt dubbel platina|publisher=NU.nl|date=July 2, 2012|access-date=August 15, 2012|archive-date=October 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031202851/https://www.nu.nl/muziek/2884127/call-me-maybe-behaalt-dubbel-platina.html|url-status=live}}}}

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=South Korea (Gaon Chart)|nocert=yes|title=Call Me Maybe|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|type=single|award=|salesamount=2,677,999|salesref=2012–2017 sales:

• {{cite web| url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=E&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=2012&hitYear=2012&termGbn=year| title=South Korean Gaon Chart: Online download – 2012| work=Gaon Chart| publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association| access-date=March 28, 2015| archive-date=September 23, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923230324/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=E&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=2012&hitYear=2012&termGbn=year| url-status=live}}
• {{cite web| url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=E&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=2013&hitYear=2013&termGbn=year| title=South Korean Gaon Chart: Online download – 2013| work=Gaon Chart| publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association| access-date=March 28, 2015| archive-date=October 28, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028052752/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=E&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=2013&hitYear=2013&termGbn=year| url-status=live}}
• {{cite web| url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=E&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=2014&hitYear=2014&termGbn=year| title=South Korean Gaon Chart: Online download – 2014| work=Gaon Chart| publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association| access-date=March 28, 2015| archive-date=October 29, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029023950/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=E&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=2014&hitYear=2014&termGbn=year| url-status=live}}
• {{cite web| url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=E&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=2015&hitYear=2015&termGbn=year| title=South Korean Gaon Chart: Online download – 2015| work=Gaon Chart| publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association| access-date=June 27, 2020| archive-date=June 27, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627092808/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=E&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=2015&hitYear=2015&termGbn=year| url-status=live}}
• {{cite web| url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=E&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=2016&hitYear=2016&termGbn=year| title=South Korean Gaon Chart: Online download – 2016| work=Gaon Chart| publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association| access-date=June 27, 2020| archive-date=June 27, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627092804/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=E&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=2016&hitYear=2016&termGbn=year| url-status=live}}
• {{cite web| url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=E&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=2017&hitYear=2017&termGbn=year| title=South Korean Gaon Chart: Online download – 2017| work=Gaon Chart| publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association| access-date=June 27, 2020| archive-date=June 30, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630034349/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=E&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=2017&hitYear=2017&termGbn=year| url-status=live}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|relyear=2012|type=single|title=|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|access-date=April 17, 2024|certyear=2024|award=Platinum|number=2|id=carly-rae-jepsen-call-me-maybe}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|certyear=2013|relyear=2012|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|title=Call Me Maybe|award=Platinum|number=4|type=single|certref={{cite web | url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/artdata?dfom=20110722&sart=1863453 | title=Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe| publisher=Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening | access-date=December 24, 2014 | language=sv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119234851/http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/artdata?dfom=20110722&sart=1863453|archive-date=November 19, 2018|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|relyear=2012|type=single|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|access-date=June 8, 2012|certyear=2013|award=Platinum|number=3|title=Call Me Maybe}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Carly Rae Jepsen|title=Call Me Maybe|award=Platinum|number=5|certyear=2024|relyear=2014|id=10947-3386-1|access-date=6 December 2024|salesref={{cite news|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/carly-rae-jepsen-celebrates-10th-anniversary-of-her-million-selling-smash-call-me-maybe__34081/|title=Official Top 20 Biggest Selling Singles of All Time By Female Artists|last=Copsey|first=Rob|date=April 26, 2017|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=April 27, 2017|archive-date=September 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914090018/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/carly-rae-jepsen-celebrates-10th-anniversary-of-her-million-selling-smash-call-me-maybe__34081/|url-status=live}}}}

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