Call It What You Want (Foster the People song)

"Call It What You Want"
Single by Foster the People
from the album Torches
ReleasedDecember 2, 2011
Recorded2010–11
Genre
Length4:01
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Mark Foster
Producer(s)
Foster the People singles chronology
"Helena Beat"
(2011) 		"Call It What You Want"
(2011) 		"Don't Stop (Color on the Walls)"
(2012)

"Call It What You Want" is a song by American indie pop band Foster the People. It was released as the group's third single in December 2011 from their debut album Torches. The song was written by frontman Mark Foster and produced by Paul Epworth. The song was also featured in the soundtrack of the videogame FIFA 12 and the World Cup mode of FIFA 23. The song appeared at number 14 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2011 poll.

The song was remixed by (among others) Rizzle Kicks, who recorded their own music video for the track.[1]

Composition

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The song is an alternative rock and indie pop song with trippy sounding synthesizers and a piano accompanying the entire song with bass guitar and drums.

Music video

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A music video to accompany the release of "Call It What You Want" was first released onto YouTube on November 1, 2011 at a total length of four minutes and two seconds. The music video begins with the phrase "Idle minds are the devil's workshop". The video consists of random, bizarre, strange sections, including singer Mark Foster pretending to shoot adoring fans with his right finger, drummer Mark Pontius floating while playing the drums, and the band running around outside while fireworks go off around them.

The music video was shot in Villa de Leon in Malibu, California.

Track listing

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Album version
No.TitleLength
1."Call It What You Want"4:01
UK digital download[2]
No.TitleLength
1."Call It What You Want" (Ocelot Remix)6:03
2."Call It What You Want" (Andy Caldwell Remix)6:00
3."Call It What You Want" (Planet of Sound Remix)6:26
4."Call It What You Want" (Subsource Remix)5:09
5."Call It What You Want" (Karmatronic Remix Club Edit)6:07
6."Call It What You Want" (Treasure Fingers Pre-Party Remix Radio Edit)3:42

Personnel

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Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2011–12) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 39
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[4] 16
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[5] 14
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[6] 75
Switzerland Airplay (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 82
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8] 139

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9] Gold 35,000^
United States (RIAA)[10] Gold 500,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Country Date Format Label
United Kingdom December 2, 2011[2] Digital download Columbia
Germany April 20, 2012[11]

References

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  1. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: FTP Call It What You Want- Rizzle Kicks Remix. YouTube.
  2. ^ a b Call It What You Want (Remixes) by Foster the People. iTunes
  3. ^ "Foster The People – Call It What You Want". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  4. ^ "Foster The People – Call It What You Want" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  5. ^ "Foster The People – Call It What You Want" (in French). Ultratip.
  6. ^ "Foster The People Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Schweizer Airplay Charts 15/2012 - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  8. ^ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK – Update 10.12.2011". Zobbel. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
  9. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  10. ^ "American single certifications – Foster the People – Call It What You Want". Recording Industry Association of America.
  11. ^ "VÖ-Vorschau". beatblogger.de. 8 April 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
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