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What If I Call by Alex Crichton

What If I Call

Alex Crichton

As of 2026-11-11, "What If I Call" by Alex Crichton has charted in 6 markets across 4 platforms, peaking at #1 (ID) on the Rotation chart.

Markets
6
First seen
2026-08-04
Latest chart date
2026-11-11
Peak
#1 id

Started in 1 market, now in 6.

Why it's moving

  • Breaking in Southeast Asia and South Asia: Bhutan, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines
  • Plays up 16% in the Philippines, with gains in 3 countriesOct 28 – Nov 4
  • #22 on Shazam in 2 countriesNov 6
  • On Shazam in 2 countries, up from 1Oct 27 – Nov 6
Signal breakdown
Velocity35.4
Play growth65.9
Breadth6.0
Acceleration42.8
Discovery47.5
New entry0.0
Sources moving4

Score 46.9

Why it's here

"What If I Call" was released as a standalone single on 31 July 2026, Alex Crichton's third release of that year. [1] The Canadian indie-pop singer promoted the track himself on TikTok with short clips of the "so what if I call" chorus posted from his own account, one of which drew more than 1.6 million likes. [2] Indonesian outlets including Detik published lyric-and-translation explainers for the song after its music video reached YouTube Indonesia's daily chart on 12 August 2026, which is the market where it now sits in the national top 20. [3]

editDrafted 2026-09-12Confidence 0.62

Across markets · earliest pickup first

Every date here is the date the source chart covers, never the date we fetched it. Sources publish on different lags: the Spotify mirror runs about two days behind, TurnTable publishes weekly.

  1. MarketFirst seenPeak
  2. Indonesiaid · applemusic deezer shazam spotify#1
  3. Philippinesph · deezer shazam spotify#3
  4. Bhutanbt · applemusic#22
  5. Malaysiamy · deezer spotify#98
  6. Solomon Islandssb · applemusic#12
  7. Saudi Arabiasa · deezer#8

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Editions

  1. 2026-11-06Chart-only editionE15

Identity

ISRC
QZN882631741

The cross-platform join key, via Deezer.

Slug
alex-crichton__what-if-i-call

Crude v0 identity: slug(artist)__slug(title).

Sources
applemusic, deezer, shazam, spotify

Every source whose chart has ever carried this song.

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Data: Apple Music, Shazam, Spotify, Deezer · Chart: Rotation