Call Me, Beep Me!

"Call Me, Beep Me!", or "The Kim Possible Song", is the theme song of the 2002 American animated television series Kim Possible. It was written for the series by Cory Lerios and George Gabriel.[1]

"Call Me, Beep Me!"
Song by Christina Milian
from the album Kim Possible
Genre
LabelWalt Disney
Songwriter(s)
Audio
"Call Me, Beep Me!" on YouTube
"Walking on Sunshine / Call Me, Beep Me"
Single by Preluders
from the album Kim Possible (German ver.)
A-side"Walking on Sunshine"
"Call Me, Beep Me"
Released2004 (2004)
Length3:35
LabelCheyenne 500 418-8
"Mission Kim Possible"
Single by Priscilla
from the album Kim Possible (French ver.)
ReleasedJune 30, 2006 (2006-06-30)
Length2:36
LabelWalt Disney
Priscilla singles chronology
"Je danse donc je suis"
(2005)		 "Mission Kim Possible"
(2006)		 "Chante!"
(2007)
"Call Me, Beep Me! (From "Kim Possible")"
Single by Sadie Stanley
ReleasedJanuary 11, 2019 (2019-01-11)
GenreDance-pop
Length2:41
LabelWalt Disney
Music video
"Call Me, Beep Me!" on YouTube

In the song, Kim Possible (the main character of the series) tells listeners to "call" or "beep" her if "there's trouble", no "matter if it's day or night", and promises she will not fail them and will rush to help.[1][2] Thus, it reflects the use of modern-day mobile technologies.[3]

The original version, played over the opening sequence of the 2002 series, was recorded by Christina Milian and is a catchy punchy Motown-flavored R&B number.[1][4][5]

Since then, the song has been covered by many artists, notably by Priscilla (2006) in French,[6] by the groups Preluders (2004)[7] and Banaroo (2006)[8] in English, Beni in Japanese, and by Kiki Ting in Taiwanese.

In 2015, Christina Milian's original claimed the number one spot in the ranking of the "Disney Channel Theme Songs of Yesteryear"[9]

The song is also used as the theme song for the 2019 live-action film adaptation. In addition to Millian's version returning and being used in the opening sequence, a new version was produced for the film, sung by its lead actress, Sadie Stanley. Her version received a modern dance-pop arrangement and differs greatly from the original.[5][10]

Track listings

Preluders version

CD maxi single "Walking on Sunshine" / "Call Me, Beep Me" (Cheyenne 500 418-8, 2004)

  1. "Walking on Sunshine" (Radio Edit) – 3:35
  2. "Call Me, Beep Me" (Radio Edit) – 2:36
  3. "Walking on Sunshine" (Karaoke) – 3:35

Extras: "Call Me, Beep Me" (Video) – 2:36[11][12]

Banaroo version

CD maxi single "Uh Mamma" (Na klar! 500 987 773-6, 24 February 2006)

  1. "Uh Mamma" (Radio Edit) – 3:14
  2. "Uh Mamma" (The Navigator RmxVers. 1.2) – 4:20
  3. "Uh Mamma" (Retro Filter Mix) – 4:21
  4. "Uh Mamma" (Instrumental) – 3:12
  5. "Call Me, Beep Me!" – 3:02[13]

Priscilla version

Digital download single (Walt Disney Records, 30 June 2006)

  1. "Mission Kim Possible" – 2:36[14]

Sadie Stanley version

Digital download single (Walt Disney Records, 11 January 2019)

  1. "Call Me, Beep Me! (From "Kim Possible")" – 2:41[15]

References
  1. Thomas S. Hischak; Mark A. Robinson (29 July 2009). The Disney Song Encyclopedia. Scarecrow Press. pp. 28–. ISBN 978-0-8108-6938-7.
  2. "Christina Milian - Call Me, Beep Me! (the Kim Possible Song) Lyrics". MetroLyrics. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  3. Sumanth Gopinath; Jason Stanyek (March 2014). The Oxford Handbook of Mobile Music Studies. OUP USA. pp. 374–. ISBN 978-0-19-991365-7.
  4. "It's Kim Possible". The Washington Post. 2002-07-22. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  5. "'Kim Possible' Theme Song Updated for Disney Channel Live-Action Movie: Exclusive Audio". Billboard. 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  6. "ultratop.be - Priscilla - Mission Kim Possible". Retrieved 2010-01-11.
    "Mission Kim Possible by Priscilla - Samples, Covers and Remixes". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  7. "ultratop.be - Preluders - Call Me Beep Me". Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  8. "ultratop.be - Banaroo - Call Me, Beep Me!". Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  9. "Ranking the Disney Channel Theme Songs of Yesteryear". Oh My Disney. 2015-09-18.
  10. "Disney Remixed Kim Possible 's Theme Song With Vocals From Reboot Star Sadie Stanley". Teen Vogue. 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  11. "ultratop.be - Preluders - Walking On Sunshine". Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  12. "Preluders - Walking On Sunshine / Call Me, Beep Me". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  13. "ultratop.be - Banaroo - Uh Mamma". Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  14. "Mission Kim Possible - Single par Priscilla sur Apple Music". Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  15. "Call Me, Beep Me! (From "Kim Possible") - Single by Sadie Stanley on iTunes". Retrieved 2019-01-11.
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