[2004] Prydz, Eric - Call On Me -

For two decades, Prydz distanced himself from the track, calling it "super lazy" and refusing to play it during his live sets. This refusal was so legendary that he once faced an angry crowd in Canada who threw bottles at his decks when he wouldn't play it.

“It should play on a permanent loop at the entrance of the National Gallery, for this is the real art of the people.” VICE · 10 years ago [2004] Prydz, Eric - Call on Me

In 2025, Billboard named it the 57th-greatest dance song of all time. For two decades, Prydz distanced himself from the

It became a viral sensation long before social media, even catching the attention of then-British Prime Minister Tony Blair , who joked that he "nearly fell off his rowing machine" when it first came on. It became a viral sensation long before social

The track hit #1 in the UK, Germany, France, and Ireland.

The song's legacy is inseparable from its aerobics-themed music video. Directed by , it featured instructor Deanne Berry leading a provocative workout class.

Released in September 2004, "Call on Me" was originally a raw club tool. It is based on a replayed sample of . Interestingly, the track was inspired by a similar, unreleased version played in DJ sets by the French duo Together (composed of Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter and DJ Falcon). When Together declined to officially release their version, Ministry of Sound reportedly approached a young Eric Prydz to create his own. A Literal Re-Recording