Call Me Maybe (music video)

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*§ For the original song - see here: Call Me Maybe*

**Call Me Maybe** is a music video from Carly Rae Jepsen, directed by Ben Knechtel. It was first released on December 7th 2011 through 604 Records.

It serves as the first music video from both the Curiosity EP and Kiss. As of September 2022, it has garnered over 1.47 billion views on YouTube, making it her most watched video to date.  It reached 1 billion views on October 8th 2017.

## **Video credits**

* **Directed by:** Ben Knechtel
* **Written by:** Ben Knechtel

#### **Starring**

* **Carly:** Carly Rae Jepsen
* **Tavish:** Tavish Crowe
* **Neighbour:** Holden Nowell

## **Announcement and release**

Call Me Maybe received an official music video, directed by Ben Knechtel, in late 2011. The music video was first announced by Jepsen over social media in response to a fan question on September 29th 2011.  On December 7th, the music video was premiered on New Music Live and uploaded to YouTube later on December 11th.  For unknown reasons, the video was taken down and reuploaded on March 1st 2012.

## **Development and conceptualisation**

The Call Me Maybe music video was shot on October 29th, 2011. On November 9th, Jepsen was previewed the first cut of the video.

According to Knechtel, the main idea behind the concept of the video was to have a 'twist at the end', trying to get away from the idea of the classic 'boy meets a girl' story. He explained, 'I thought it would be good to have him be gay. [...] It was funny how all her efforts to get his attention go to waste at the end.'

## **Holden Nowell and original storyline**

Holden Nowell starred in the Call Me Maybe music video as Jepsen's neighbourhood crush. In 2018, Nowell publicly spoke out against the gay scene at the end of the video, stating 'the fact that they had to make me gay at the end of the video... I didn't like being known as the gay guy in the 'Call Me Maybe' video. It was just something I wasn't used to.'

The original storyline called for Nowell to kiss the male band member, played by guitarist and co-writer of the song Tavish Crowe, but Nowell suggested the alternative storyline, where he gave the guitarist his phone number instead. He explained, 'I was like, 'I'm going to be completely honest with you. I'm not going to kiss a guy, especially for $500.' I said, 'I really don't think I'm comfortable kissing a guy for a music video [...] I said, 'You know what? What if instead of me kissing a guy at the end of the video, what if I just give a guy my number or something like that?'

## **Navigation**

* Curiosity
* The Loneliest Time
* Dedicated
* Emotion
* Kiss
* Tug of War
* Other releases
* Collaborations

****Call Me Maybe****
*2011***Curiosity **(Unreleased)**
*2012*******Western Wind**
*2022*******Beach House**
*2022*******The Loneliest Time**
*2022*******Surrender My Heart**
*2022*******Party For One**
*2018*******Now That I Found You**
*2019*******Too Much**
*2019*******Want You In My Room**
*2019*******I Really Like You**
*2015*******Run Away With Me**
*2015*******Your Type**
*2015*******Boy Problems**
*2016*********Call Me Maybe****
*2011*******Good Time**
*2012*******This Kiss**
*2012*******Tonight I'm Getting Over You**
*2013*******Tug of War**
*2009*******Bucket**
*2009*******Sour Candy**
*2009*******Part of Your World**
*2012*******Cut to the Feeling**
*2017*******Me and the Boys in the Band**
*2020*******It's Not Christmas Till Somebody Cries** • *2020*******Change For You**
*2009*******Super Natural**
*2016*******Better Than Me**
*2016*******Trouble in the Streets **(Unreleased)** • *2017***********OMG**
## *2019***********References**

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe March 1st 2012 - via YouTube
2. ↑ @carlyraejepsen ""@jaderamsayJR:@carlyraejepsen r u gonna make a music video for call me maybe cuz that would be amazing!!!"Yes Mamma" (Tweet) September 29th 2011 - via Twitter
3. ↑ @carlyraejepsen "Call Me Maybe video premieres today on New Music Live! Hope you like shirtless hot male models?! Lol" (Tweet) December 7th 2011 - via Twitter
4. ↑ @carlyraejepsen "The video is out so ...Call Me Maybe http://youtube.com/watch?v=m4N9WiVACqQ&feature=share… via @youtube" (Tweet) December 11th 2011 - via Twitter
5. ↑ @carlyraejepsen "At the CALL ME MAYBE video shoot. Getting all dolled up and gawking at the male lead. Yum." (Tweet) October 29th 2011 - via Twitter.
6. ↑ @carlyraejepsen "I may have just seen the first cut of the video for "Call Me Maybe"." (Tweet) November 9th 2011 - via Twitter.
7. ↑ McCormick, Rob"Crestwood Secondary School grad writer, director behind Internet sensation video for Carly Rae Jepsen's Call Me Maybe The Peterborough Examiner. May 26th 2012 - via Archive
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Wong, Curtis M. "'Call Me Maybe' Video Heartthrob Says He Wasn't 'Comfortable' Playing Gay Huffington Post. June 8th, 2018.. Retrieved June 30th, 2021****