"Hear Me Calling" is a song by American rapper

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. Produced by Purps of

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, it was released as the second single from his second studio album ''

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'' on March 1, 2019. It was sent to Italy contemporary hit radio on March 22, 2019, through

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and later sent to US

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radio on April 9, 2019 The song was featured in the

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of ''

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''.

Background and composition

Producer Purps from

states that he was aiming for a more "happy pop" sound when composing the tropical-influenced beat. After Purps played the beat by accident during a recording session, Juice was impressed by the beat and freestyled the lyrics to the song in 40 minutes. In an Instagram live, Higgin's then girlfriend Ally Lotti revealed that the song was made after she almost left him as the first verse alludes to that.

Music video

The video was released on March 11, 2019, and was directed by

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. In a homage to

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games such as ''

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'', Juice is shown rescuing his love interest from a speeding truck with video-game-style CGI graphics integrated with live action, complete with a simulated car chase.

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References

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