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1986 single by Electric Light Orchestra

"Calling America"

Single by Electric Light Orchestra

from the album Balance of Power

B-side

"Caught in a Trap"
"Destination Unknown" (12" only) (UK)

Released

24 January 1986 (US)
21 February 1986 (UK)

Recorded

1985, Compass Point, Nassau, Bahamas and Hartmann Digital Untertrubach, Germany

Genre

Pop rock

Length

3:28

Label

CBS Associated (US)
Epic (UK)

Songwriter(s)

Jeff Lynne

Producer(s)

Jeff Lynne

Electric Light Orchestra singles chronology

"Stranger"
(1983)

"Calling America"
(1986)

"So Serious"
(1986)

Music video

"Calling America" on YouTube

"Calling America" is a song by the rock music group Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) released as a single from their 1986 (see 1986 in music) album Balance of Power. The single reached number 28 in the UK and peaked at number 18 on the Billboard singles chart, making it their 20th and final Top 40 hit single in the United States.

Overview

The song is like most of the songs on Balance of Power being musically upbeat and bright. Lyrically, it features a similar theme to ELO's earlier single "Telephone Line", where the narrator is longing for a lover from across the telephone.

There was also a UK 12 inch EPIC 3 Track version with "Destination Unknown" as the B-side.

Track listing

All songs written by Jeff Lynne.

7"

"Calling America" – 3:28
"Caught in a Trap" – 3:43

US 12"

"Calling America" – 3:28
"Caught in a Trap" – 3:43
"Endless Lies" – 2:54

UK 12"

"Calling America" – 3:28
"Caught in a Trap" – 3:43
"Destination Unknown" – 4:10

Chart history

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart	47
Austrian Ö3 Austria Top 40	22
Canada RPM Top Singles	28
French SNEP Singles Chart	10
German Media Control Singles Chart	31
Irish Singles Chart	16
Polish Single Chart	2
South Africa (Springbok)	23
UK Singles Chart	28
US Billboard Hot 100	18
US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	22
US Billboard Adult Contemporary	20
US Cash Box Top 100 Singles	26
US Radio & Records (R&R)	20

Video

The video was shot in Paris and contains shots of Centre Georges Pompidou; the band plays in front of Pompidou.

References

Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
"Discographie Electric Light Orchestra". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
"Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 26 April 1986. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
"charts.de - Electric Light Orchestra". charts.de. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
"The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help) Enter Electric Light Orchestra in the Search by Artist field, then click Search.
"Lista Przebojów Programu 3". LP3. Retrieved 30 November 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
"SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
"Electric Light Orchestra". Offfical Charts Company. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
^ "Electric Light Orchestra - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
ELO
Charts!

External links

Single chart positions
ftmusic.com - UK single b-side "Destination Unknown"
Calling America on YouTube (licensed content by Sony BMG)
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v t e Electric Light Orchestra
Jeff Lynne Bev Bevan Roy Wood Richard Tandy Mike Edwards Wilfred Gibson Hugh McDowell Mike de Albuquerque Colin Walker Mik Kaminski Kelly Groucutt Melvyn Gale
Studio albums	The Electric Light Orchestra (No Answer) ELO 2 (Electric Light Orchestra II) On the Third Day Eldorado Face the Music A New World Record Out of the Blue Discovery Time Secret Messages Balance of Power Zoom Alone in the Universe From Out of Nowhere
Live albums	The Night the Light Went On in Long Beach Live at Wembley '78 Live at Winterland '76 The BBC Sessions Live at the BBC Electric Light Orchestra Live Wembley or Bust
Soundtracks	Xanadu
Compilations	Showdown Olé ELO The Light Shines On Three Light Years The Light Shines On Vol 2 ELO's Greatest Hits A Box of Their Best Four Light Years Afterglow ELO's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra Strange Magic Light Years Definitive Collection Friends & Relatives Flashback The Ultimate Collection The Essential Electric Light Orchestra All Over the World Ticket to the Moon The Essential Electric Light Orchestra (2 CD Edition) Mr. Blue Sky
Singles	"10538 Overture" "Mr. Radio" (withdrawn) "Roll Over Beethoven" "Showdown" "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" "Can't Get It Out of My Head" / "Illusions in G Major" "Boy Blue" / "Eldorado" "Evil Woman" "Strange Magic" "Nightrider" "Strange Magic" "Livin' Thing" / "Fire On High" "Rockaria!" "Do Ya" "Telephone Line" / "Poor Boy (The Greenwood)" "Turn to Stone" / "Mister Kingdom" "Mr. Blue Sky" / "One Summer Dream" "Sweet Talkin' Woman" "Wild West Hero" "It's Over" "Shine a Little Love" "The Diary of Horace Wimp" "Don't Bring Me Down" "Confusion" "Last Train to London" "I'm Alive" "Xanadu" (with Olivia Newton-John) "All Over the World" "Don't Walk Away" "Hold On Tight" "Twilight" "Here Is the News" / "Ticket to the Moon" "Rain Is Falling" "The Way Life's Meant to Be" "Rock 'n' Roll Is King" "Secret Messages" "Four Little Diamonds" "Stranger" "Calling America" "So Serious" "Getting to the Point"
Videography	Out of the Blue: Live at Wembley (1980) Fusion – Live in London (1990) Zoom Tour Live (2001) ELO – Total Rock Review (2006) Live: The Early Years (2010) Jeff Lynne's ELO: Live in Hyde Park (2015) Wembley or Bust (2017)
Tours	Jeff Lynne's ELO Tour 2019 The Over and Out Tour (2024-25)
Touring members	Louis Clark Dave Morgan Gregg Bissonette Matt Bissonette Marc Mann Rosie Vela
Related articles	Discography Members Song list The Move Wizzard ELO Part II The Orchestra Violinski Earthrise L.E.O. Juliana Hatfield Sings ELO
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