She Called Up

Infobox Single
Name = She Called Up


Caption =
Artist = Crowded House
from Album = Time on Earth
A-side = "She Called Up"
B-side = "So Dramatic"
Released = 17 September, 2007
Format = Compact Disc
Digital Download
7"
Recorded = 2007
Genre = Mellow rock
Length = 2:44
Label = Parlophone
Writer = Neil Finn
Producer = Steve Lillywhite
Certification =
Chart position =
Last single = "Don't Stop Now"
(2007)
This single = "She Called Up"
(2007)
Next single = "Pour Le Monde"
(2007)"She Called Up" is the second single released from Crowded House's fifth studio album "Time on Earth", released on 17 September, 2007. [SirenDisc.com [http://www.sirendisc.com/cgi/panel.cgi/?usr_type=usr_art&usr_str=Crowded+House Siren Disc.COM Catalog Search] , retrieved 13 August, 2007.]

Overview

"She Called Up" was written by Crowded House leader and main songwriter Neil Finn and was intended as a solo effort, but as his third album was converted into the new album for his band Crowded House, the song was released as a Crowded House offering. "She Called Up" is one of only four from the fourteen tracks from "Time on Earth" that includes the full lineup of Finn, bassist Nick Seymour, guitarist/keyboardist Mark Hart and newcomer drummer Matt Sherrod as Crowded House. [Stephen Thomas Erlewine, [http://wm06.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:jbfixz95ldte allmusic ((( Time on Earth > Overview )))] , published June 2007, retrieved 19 August, 2007.] Observations have been made that the song resembles Finn's songwriting of the Split Enz era. [JR Griffin, [http://wm06.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:jbfixz95ldte Filter-Mag.com] , published July 9, 2007, retrieved 19 August, 2007.] [Kaneshiro, Jason; [http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2007/08/06/the-best-crowded-house-songs/ The Best Crowded House Songs] . "She Called Up". Published by Webomatica on 6 August, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-24.]

Music video

The music video, directed by English director Robert Hales (known for his work on the music video for the songs "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley and "Look What You've Done" by Jet), is set in a small theatre where a class of children stand up on the stage on tiered platforms singing the song. The camera periodically zooms in and out of selected children who are shown playing instruments and singing along to the song. ["She Called Up" music video, youtube|Onto32CsCmg, retrieved 5 September, 2007.]

Track listing

UK and Australian CD Single release.
# "She Called Up"
# "So Dramatic"
# "People Are Like Suns" (Piano version)
# "She Called Up" (video)

Personnel

*Neil Finn - Guitars and vocals
*Mark Hart - Piano and backing vocals
*Nick Seymour - Bass guitars and backing vocals
*Matt Sherrod - Drums and percussion

References

External links

*youtube|Onto32CsCmg
* [http://lyricwiki.org/Crowded_House:She_Called_Up Lyrics] from LyricWiki.