"Someone to Call My Lover" is a song by American singer-songwriter Janet Jackson from her seventh studio album, All for You (2001).

Written and produced by Jackson and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, the song was released as the album's second single on June 12, 2001, by Virgin Records.

"Someone to Call My Lover" received positive reviews from critics, with most praising its innocence and sweet aura, picking the song as a standout track on the album.

"Someone to Call My Lover" was written and produced by Janet Jackson, James Harris III and Terry Lewis.

[1] The song's looped guitar riff is sampled from America's 1972 hit "Ventura Highway", with Dewey Bunnell receiving writing credits.

"[3] At the time of recording, Jackson was in a divorce battle with her husband, René Elizondo Jr., after nearly ten years of marriage.

[4] Dave Barry replays America's "Ventura Highway" main guitar hook, as an interpolation and serves as the opening to the single, accompanied by finger snaps and bass.

In the beginning, Jackson has begun touring again and there isn't anyone to talk to and she wishes she had companionship, "Back on the road again/Feeling kinda lonely/And looking for the right guy/To be mine," she sings.

[4] "Someone to Call My Lover" is written in the key of D major with a moderately fast tempo of 128 beats per minute.

"[8] According to Chuck Arnold from Entertainment Weekly, "Although she has yet to find someone to call her lover, the mood is irrepressibly upbeat and optimistic about pre-Tinder match-meeting".

[15] The song earned Jackson a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 2002, losing out to Nelly Furtado's "I'm Like a Bird".

Jackson is depicted driving and walking into a bar, where she sings, dances and eventually hitches a ride from a red car.

A video for the So So Def Remix was also released, and contains similar footage to the original but contains shots of Dupri in alternate scenes as well as his vocals.

During the performance, the singer wore a white T-shirt and jeans, while using a garland of flowers, called Lei in Hawaii.