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"Call It What You Want"
Single by New Kids on the Block
from the album No More Games/The Remix Album and Step By Step
ReleasedJanuary 27, 1991
Recorded1989
GenreHip house
Length6:31 (album version)
4:12 (radio edit)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Maurice Starr
Producer(s)Maurice Starr (original version)
Robert Clivillés & David Cole (remix)
New Kids on the Block singles chronology
"Games"
(1990) 		"Call It What You Want"
(1991) 		"Baby, I Believe in You"
(1991)

"Call It What You Want" is a 1991 song by New Kids on the Block. Written and produced by Maurice Starr, the original version appears on the group's third album Step By Step. A club/house remix produced by Robert Clivillés & David Cole, which also featured a rap intro by Freedom Williams, later appeared on the group's 1990 hits compilation, No More Games/The Remix Album and would ultimately serve as the second single to be released from that album. The lead vocals were sung by Jordan Knight, Joey McIntyre, and Donnie Wahlberg.

Release and reception

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Upon its release, the song was another single that received decent (though not enthusiastic) airplay in North America during the spring months of 1991 and could be considered the "last hurrah" in terms of singles from the group's initial run. The single peaked at #12 on the UK Singles Chart. While the group played this song in concert during their 1994 Face the Music Tour, it was not played again until the New Kids on the Block: Live tour on March 7, 2009.

Version

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  • "Call It What You Want (C&C Pump-It Mix) - 6:31
  • "Call It What You Want (C&C Pump-It Mix) [Radio Edit] - 4:12
  • "Call It What You Want (Original Version) - 4:11

Charts

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Chart performance for "Call It What You Want"
Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 57
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 22
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[3] 19
Ireland (IRMA)[4] 8
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[5] 17
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 17
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] 45
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 24
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 12

References

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  1. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 201.
  2. ^ "New Kids on the Block – Call It What You Want" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  3. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). ""New Kids On The Block". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960-30.6.21 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 182" (PDF). Retrieved July 2, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Call It What You Want". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  5. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – New Kids on the Block" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  6. ^ "New Kids on the Block – Call It What You Want" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  7. ^ "New Kids on the Block – Call It What You Want". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  8. ^ "New Kids on the Block – Call It What You Want". Singles Top 100. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
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