Call Me What You Like

* Single Cover Art
* Music video

"**Call Me What You Like**" is a song recorded by English indie rock band Lovejoy. The single was produced by Mark Crew and Dan Priddy, and was mastered by Giovanni Versari. It was released on February 10, 2023 as a lead single and again on May 12, 2023, as the second track for their third EP *Wake Up & It's Over*. It is marked as explicit.

## Cover Art

The single's cover art was made by Marina Totino.

## Music Video

The music video features Wilbur in a miniature plane operated by WU&IO Airlines that crashes over a large body of water. The video was edited by Ash Kabosu.

## Spotify Single

An acoustic version was released on May 3, 2023 as part of Spotify's "Spotify Singles" program alongside a cover of *The Perfect Pair* by beabadoobee.

## Genius Lyrics Video

On July 5, 2023, a Genius lyrics video featuring Wilbur, was uploaded for the song.

## Anvil Card

Call Me What You Like has a self-titled Anvil Card.

**#089 / Spell / Common**

Ash & Will conceptualised the 'Call Me What You Like' music video whilst sat together on a flight to LA in December 2022. The video was then planned, shot and edited independently within the space of 48 hours of this initial conversation & became their most complex video shoot to date.

Artist: PK Dann

## Trivia

* The song title was first mentioned in a Q&A on Wilbur's private Twitter.
* The song was first performed at the Liverpool show on the Northern Autumn Tour and Wilbur had requested for the song to not be recorded and posted online.
	+ Ash later confirmed in December 2022 that it was okay to share the song publicly online.
* A one minute long snippet of the final version was leaked a week prior to release on TikTok as a sound.
* The song hit 1 million streams on Spotify within less than 24 hours of release.
* The song's working title was "*Awake Forever*".
* On October 13, 2023, the song was played on *The Late Show with Stephen Colbert*. The performance was filmed on April 5, 2023, in Warsaw, Poland.

## Lyrics

**[Verse 1]**

I never was a fan of the internet

She never felt that safe in her own head

We both hate the news

There for the grace of God goes you

Smiling when I ask if she's bored yet

We wonder if we took it too far

Both taste confused

Darling, what am I to do?

**[Pre-Chorus]**

I like to think that I'm

The only guy she'll see tonight

You can call me what you like

As long as you call me

**[Chorus]**

And you could kiss the skin

From my lips if it makes you feel good

I'm not sure if you want it

Not sure if you need me, too

And you can taste thе beer

On every guy that talks to you

But you can't stay awake forеver

No, you can't stay awake forever

**[Verse 2]**

And so I find myself in your mum's bedroom

Fighting with the pink roller blinds

It's on pay-per-view

Just place your bets on who's lost their minds

You take a pirouette under duvet set

You sigh with perfect pitch and with time

I'm not made for you

But what else is new?

Oh, Lord she tells me that it's nothing

I really hope it's nothing

**[Chorus]**

You could kiss the skin

From my lips if it makes you feel good

I'm not sure if you want it

Not sure if you need me, too

And you can taste the beer

On every guy that talks to you

But you can't stay awake forever

No, you can't stay awake forever

**[Bridge]**

This just in: I am a total fucking dumbass

And I've come to the uncomfortable conclusion that I'm gonna be spending the rest of my life in a state

Of constant paranoia

Just let me follow you

And I'll proceed to bang my head on every doorway and doorframe you see suitable for us to go through

And I've found that the road to happiness

Is paved with rows and rows of very tempting parking spaces

I'm not paranoid, I'm a realist

I know you're gonna kill me

**[Chorus]**

You could kiss the skin

From my lips if it makes you feel good

I'm not sure if you want it

Not sure if you need me, too

And you can taste the beer

On every guy that talks to you

But you can't stay awake forever

But you can't stay awake forever

**[Outro]**

And you could kiss the skin

From my lips if it makes you feel good

I'm not sure if you want it

Not sure if you need me, too

And you can taste the beer

On every guy that talks to you

But you can't stay awake forever (You can't stay awake)

No, you can't stay awake forever

## References

1. ↑ Wilbur Soot Updates [@sootupdate] via Twitter (October 17, 2022): "Wilbur posted an Instagram Story! 👀 [Images]"
2. ↑ Lumi0014 [WilburSoot] (October 25, 2022). "The EP Plan" (Twitch Clip).
3. ↑ Lovejoy [@lovejoy] via Twitter (January 11, 2023): "CMWYL. Feb 10th. 100%"
4. ↑ Marina Totino Miniatures [marinaminis] via Instagram (February 2, 2023): "Thrilled to share this awesome art cover I made for @lovejoyonline for their new single “Call Me What You Like”. The single, along with their new music video, will be dropping on February 10th. You can pre-save it now! 🛩️ This was a super fun project to work on, as I got to make fake miniature water, and figure out how to make a fake explosion. I really “winged” it, and I love how it turned out! Special thanks to @benny.b.88 @cocosaleh.m and @muirmzy for assisting the shoot 💥"
5. ↑ Genius (July 5, 2023). "Lovejoy 'Call Me What You Like' Official Lyrics & Meaning | Verified" [Archived] (YouTube Video).
6. ↑ Nicola [@krispybiskuit] via Twitter (September 13, 2023): "anvil cards! #anvilcards [Photos]" [Archived]
7. ↑ Wilbur Soot Updates [@sootupdate] via Twitter (August 30, 2022): "More Private Replies! [Images]"
8. ↑ Wilbur Soot Updates [@sootupdate] via Twitter (October 6, 2022): "Hi everyone! Wilbur said he doesn’t want people recording and reposting the new song “call me what you like” so please respect that!!!"
9. ↑ Frog [Frog] (December 3, 2022). "Lovejoy London FULL Concert Performance (with UNRELEASED SONG CMWYL | read description)" at Pinned Comment (YouTube Video).
10. ↑ Ash Kabosu [kabosuash] via Tiktok (December 3, 2023): "[Video]"
11. ↑ Lovejoy Updates [@LVJYupdating] via Twitter (February 10, 2023): "Ash posted on his instagram story! [Screenshot saying: One Million streams in under 24 hours; You guys are the best]"
12. ↑ Lumi0014 [WilburSoot] (February 13, 2023). "Awake Forever" (Twitch Clip).
13. ↑ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (October 13, 2023). "“Call Me What You Like” - Lovejoy" [Archived] (YouTube Video).

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