Call Me a Mack

1993 single by Usher
"Call Me a Mack"
Single by Usher
from the album Poetic Justice: Music from the Motion Picture
ReleasedAugust 16, 1993 (1993-08-16)
RecordedJanuary 22, 1993
Genre
  • R&B
  • new jack swing
  • dance-pop[1]
Length4:03 (album version)
Label
  • Epic
  • LaFace
Songwriter(s)
  • Usher Raymond
  • Tim Thomas
  • Teddy Bishop
Producer(s)
  • Tim Thomas
  • Teddy Bishop
Usher singles chronology
"Call Me a Mack"
(1993)
"Can U Get wit It"
(1994)
Music video
"Call Me a Mack" on YouTube

"Call Me a Mack" is the debut single released by R&B singer Usher. It was written by Usher, Tim Thomas and Teddy Bishop and recorded for the soundtrack album of the 1993 romantic drama film Poetic Justice. Produced by Thomas and Bishop under their production moniker Tim & Ted, "Call Me a Mack" was released separately in 1993 for Epic Records. It peaked at number 56 on Billboard's US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Music video

A music video for "Call Me a Mack" was directed by F. Gary Gray.[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Usher Raymond, Tim Thomas, and Teddy Bishop.

CD single[3]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Call Me a Mack" (album version)
  • Thomas
  • Bishop
4:03
2."Call Me a Mack" (Crazycool mix)
  • Thomas
  • Bishop
  • Dave Hall[a]
5:32
3."U Got It Bad" (Mack mix)
  • Thomas
  • Bishop
  • Chad Elliott[a]
  • Vincent Herbert[a]
  • Ben Garrison[b]
4:38
4."U Got It Bad" (extramental)
  • Thomas
  • Bishop
4:02

Notes

  • ^[a] denotes remix producer(s)
  • ^[b] denotes co-producer(s)

Credits and personnel

Credits lifted from the liner notes of Poetic Justice.[2]

  • Usher Raymond – vocals, writer
  • Tim Thomas – producer, writer
  • Dave Way – mixing engineer
  • Jim Zumpano – engineer

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Call Me a Mack"
Chart (1993) Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] 56

References

  1. ^ Smith, Troy L. (November 5, 2014). "Usher in Cleveland: The R&B star's 25 greatest songs". Cleveland.com. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Poetic Justice (inlay cover). Various artists. New Deal Music/Epic Soundtracks. 1993.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Usher, Call Me a Mack". cdandlp.jp (in Japanese). February 12, 2024.
  4. ^ "Usher Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
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