Love It When You Call

"Love It When You Call"
Single by The Feeling
from the album Twelve Stops and Home
Released	20 November 2006
Format	CD single
Genre	Power pop
Length	3:34
Label	Island
Producer	The Feeling
The Feeling singles chronology
"Never Be Lonely" (2006) "Love It When You Call" (2006) "Rosé" (2007)
Alternative covers 7" single cover

"Love It When You Call" was the fourth single from The Feeling taken from their debut album Twelve Stops and Home. It was released on November 20, 2006. The song peaked at #18 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming their fourth Top 20 single.

The song appears to be about someone whom the protagonist is attracted to. The protagonist tells this person that they love it when they call them (i.e. speak to them), but that this never happens anymore. It also seems that the protagonist longs to return to a time when they were good friends and would speak regularly, but that the person in question now ignores them because they've found a new "best-time buddy" and have left the protagonist behind.

The Feeling played this song live for Children in Need 2006. They also performed it as part of the BBC One New Year's Eve 2006 celebrations and at the Concert for Diana the following year. An edited version of the song also appeared in the 2007 film Good Luck Chuck in which the lyrics "but you never call at all" were cut out. It was also used in the advertisement for The Life of Brian on E4 (UK) as background music.

The video for the song (based on the film Casino) features the band dressed both as gangsters and FBI agents. One member of the gangsters makes a deal with the FBI, leading to a shoot-out at the end of the video. The video features Martin Goddard, lead singer of Welsh band Sierra Alpha.

In 2006, the song was parodied by DJ Chris Moyles, when he recorded his own version, "The Davina McCall Song".

A version of the song is performed by stage actress and singer, Kerry Ellis, on her debut album Anthems.

Formats and track listing

CD single

(Released November 20, 2006)

1. "Love It When You Call" – 3:35
2. "The Child" – 3:18
3. "Don't Give Up" (acoustic version) – 4:09
4. "Love It When You Call" (U-Myx) – 5:15

7" vinyl

(Released November 20, 2006)

1. "Love It When You Call" – 3:35
2. "Do You Want It?" (Late Night Shed Experiment) – 3:15

Digital EP

(Released November 20, 2006)

1. "Love It When You Call" – 3:35
2. "The Child" – 3:18
3. "Don't Give Up" (acoustic version) – 4:09
4. "Love It When You Call" (U-Myx) – 5:15

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Irish Singles Chart	32
Portugal Singles Chart	43
UK Download Chart	16
UK Singles Chart	18