"Call the Man" is the fifth and last commercial single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 from Céline Dion

Celine Dion

Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...

's album Falling into You

Falling into You

Falling into You is an album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on March 8, 1996. It is her fourth English-language album and twenty-first overall...

. It was released on June 23, 1997 outside the North America.

"Call the Man" was written by Andy Hill

Andy Hill (composer)

Andy Hill is a British music producer and songwriter who scored many hits during the 1980s and 90s...

 and Peter Sinfield

Peter Sinfield

Peter John Sinfield is an English poet, lyricist and artist, most famously known as the lyricist and co-founding member of early incarnations of King Crimson, whose debut album In the Court of the Crimson King has been regarded as one of the most influential progressive rock albums ever...

 who already wrote for Dion her 1995 smash hit "Think Twice," and produced by Jim Steinman

Jim Steinman

James Richard "Jim" Steinman is an American composer, lyricist, and Grammy Award-winning record producer responsible for several hit songs. He has also worked as an arranger, pianist, and singer...

 who also worked on her previous single "It's All Coming Back to Me Now."

The music video was directed by Greg Masuak in 1995 and already used for two other songs in edited versions: "Je sais pas

Je Sais Pas

"Je sais pas" is the second and last commercial single from album D'eux by Céline Dion. It was released on October 2, 1995 in Francophone countries and in December 1995 in selected European countries...

" and "Next Plane Out

Next Plane Out

"Next Plane Out" is the sixth single from The Colour of My Love album by Céline Dion. It was released in Australia on October 23, 1995."Next Plane Out" was written by Diane Warren and produced by Guy Roche....

."

The single was released during the second European leg of the Falling into You Tour

Falling into You Tour

The Falling into You Tour is the seventh world concert tour by Canadian pop singer, Céline Dion...

 and peaked at number 8 in Ireland and 11 in the United Kingdom.

On April 17, 1997 Céline Dion performed "Call the Man" with a 30-voice gospel choir during the World Music Awards

World Music Awards

The World Music Awards is an international awards show founded in 1989 that annually honors recording artists based on worldwide sales figures provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry . John Martinotti is an executive producer and co-founder of the show...

 ceremony. She was the big star of that evening, winning three awards: Best-selling Canadian Female Singer, Best-selling Artist and Best-selling Pop Artist, after selling over 25 million albums in 1996. It was the second year in a row that Dion has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide.

In 2008, "Call the Man" was included on the European version of My Love: Ultimate Essential Collection

My Love: Essential Collection

My Love: Essential Collection is a greatest hits album by Canadian recording artist Celine Dion. It was released by Columbia Records on October 24, 2008 as the follow up to her previous English-language compilation, All the Way... A Decade of Song . Before releasing My Love: Essential Collection,...

.

Formats and track listings

European CD single

1. "Call the Man" (radio edit) – 4:22
2. "Medley Starmania" (live) – 6:33

European/UK/South African CD maxi single

1. "Call the Man" (radio edit) – 4:22
2. "Medley Starmania" (live) – 6:33
3. "If We Could Start Over" – 4:22
4. "Refuse to Dance" – 4:21

European/UK CD maxi single #2

1. "Call the Man" (album version) – 6:08
2. "Little Bit of Love" – 4:27
3. "Did You Give Enough Love
   Did You Give Enough Love
   "Did You Give Enough Love" is a song by Céline Dion, released in 1993 as the sixth and final single from her second album, Celine Dion. It was released on July 17, 1993 as a radio single in Canada only....
   
   " – 4:20
4. "Because You Loved Me
   Because You Loved Me
   "Because You Loved Me" is a song from Céline Dion's album Falling into You, released as the first single on February 19, 1996 in North America and Japan. In other parts of the world it was released in May 1996 as the second single, after "Falling into You"....
   
   " (live) – 5:08

UK cassette maxi single

1. "Call the Man" (radio edit) – 4:22
2. "Medley Starmania" (live) – 6:33
3. "Because You Loved Me" (live) – 5:08

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Belgian Flanders Singles Chart Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts...	45
Belgian Wallonia Singles Chart Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts...	26
Dutch Singles Chart	69
European Singles Chart	68
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	8
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	11