You Can Call Me Al
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| "You Can Call Me Al" | ||
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| Single by Paul Simon | ||
| from the album Graceland | ||
| Released | October, 1986 | |
| Format | 7" single | |
| Recorded | 1986 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 4:40 | |
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | |
| Producer(s) | Paul Simon | |
| Chart positions | ||
| Paul Simon singles chronology | ||
| "Think Too Much" (1983) |
"You Can Call Me Al" (1986) |
"Graceland" (1987) |
"You Can Call Me Al" sample is a song by Paul Simon, the first single released off his album Graceland. The song originally charted in the US at #44 in October, 1986 but it was reissued with greater promotion in March, 1987 and hit #23. In the UK it peaked at #4.
The music video for the song features Chevy Chase lip-synching the vocals while Simon plays various instruments. This could be seen as a reference to his days in Simon and Garfunkel, in which he was primary writer and instrumentalist whilst Garfunkel sang Simon's lyrics.
During the 1992 campaign for the Presidency of the United States, politician Al Gore used the song as part of his bid for Vice President, which he campaigned for alongside running mate Bill Clinton.
The song is used as an unofficial theme for the Florida Gators basketball team (the school's mascot is Albert the Alligator). Traditionally, the pep band waits until the last few minutes of games to play the song.
