The Calling

Album: Play With Fire (2015)
Charted: 118
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Songfacts®:

  • Rene LaVice explained this tune's meaning to MTV UK: "The song is about two people who are in love who are separated by the need to pursue their passion in life," he said. "It's a story from my life that I wanted to express and I think a lot of people can relate to."
  • Despite the fact that Rene LaVice is a filmmaker as well as a drum and bass producer, he didn't direct the video. He explained to MTV UK: "I was so close to the work, it was literally tough on an emotional level. So I wrote out a creative brief which contained the story and what it all meant and when Patrick Chamberlain (film maker) replied with his take on it I knew he was the right one for the project."
  • Toronto singer-songwriter Ivy Mairi is the vocalist. She's also worked with producer Kieran Adams and Michael Timmins of Cowboy Junkies.

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