Telephone Calls
{{About|the ASAP Mob song|a connection over a telephone network|Telephone call|the Kraftwerk song with a similar title|The Telephone Call}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Telephone Calls
| cover = Telephone Calls ASAP Mob.jpg
| type = single
| artist = ASAP Mob featuring ASAP Rocky, Tyler, the Creator, Playboi Carti, and Yung Gleesh
| album = Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends
| released = {{Start date|2016|10|27}}
| genre = Hip hop
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=50}}
| writer = ASAP Rocky, Playboi Carti, Tyler, the Creator
| producer = Plu2o Nash
}}
"Telephone Calls" is a song by American hip-hop collective ASAP Mob, featuring rappers ASAP Rocky, Tyler, the Creator, Playboi Carti, and Yung Gleesh. It was released on October 27, 2016, under the record label Polo Grounds, as the fourth single from ASAP Mob's debut studio album, Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends.{{Cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Danny |date=2016-10-27 |title=Telephone Calls |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/588604-asap-mob-telephone-calls-feat-asap-rocky-tyler-the-creator-playboi-carti-and-yung-gleesh-new-song |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2016-10-27 |title=A$AP Rocky – "Telephone Calls" (Feat. Tyler, The Creator, Playboi Carti, & Yung Gleesh) |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1907985/aap-mob-telephone-calls-feat-aap-rocky-tyler-the-creator-playboi-carti-yung-gleesh/music/ |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=Stereogum |language=en}} On October 16, 2020, the single was certified gold by the RIAA.{{Cite web |title=Gold & Platinum |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-%20platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=A$AP+MOB#search_section |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=RIAA |language=en-US}}
Background
"Telephone Calls" was the first collaboration between ASAP Mob and Tyler, the Creator, as well as ASAP Mob's first collaboration with Playboi Carti, who had joined the group one month prior to its release.{{Citation |title=A$AP Mob (Ft. A$AP Rocky, Gleesh, Playboi Carti & Tyler, The Creator) – Telephone Calls |url=https://genius.com/A-ap-mob-telephone-calls-lyrics |access-date=2024-10-10}}{{Cite web |last=Bal |first=Aaratrika |date=September 2, 2024 |title=When did Playboi Carti get signed to AWGE? A$AP Rocky reflected his record label artist's meteoric rise, calling him the future of rap |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/us/music/news-when-playboi-carti-get-signed-awge-a-ap-rocky-reflected-record-label-artist-s-meteoric-rise-calling-future-rap |website=Sportskeeda}}{{Cite web |last=Weinstein |first=Max|date=2016-10-27 |title=ASAP Rocky Drops 'Telephone Calls' Featuring Tyler, The Creator, Playboi Carti and Yung Gleesh - XXL |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/asap-mob-telephone-calls/ |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=XXL Mag |language=en}}
According to ASAP Rocky, Tyler, the Creator was featured on the song after an incident where he walked into ASAP Rocky's house and saw him, Lil Yachty, Lil Uzi Vert, Yung Gleesh, and other people passed out on the floor. After he entered the house, he heard a preview of "Telephone Calls" and played it "over and over and over." ASAP Rocky and Tyler, the Creator went to a studio shortly after and recorded his verse on the song.
Samples
According to the website WhoSampled, "Telephone Calls" contains two samples: "Suspiria" by Goblin and "Legion of Doom" by Main Attrakoinz.