I Think We're Alone Now

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"I Think We're Alone Now"
Single by Tiffany
from the album Tiffany
B-side(s)	"No Rules"
Released	November, 1987
Format	7" single, 12" single, CD single
Recorded	1987
Genre	Synth-pop
Length	3:47
Label	MCA Records
Writer(s)	Ritchie Cordell
Producer(s)	George E. Tobin
Chart positions
#1 (UK, USA)
Tiffany singles chronology
"Danny" (1987)	"I Think We're Alone Now" (1987)	"Could've Been" (1988)

"I Think We're Alone Now" is a hit song by American recording artists Tommy James & the Shondells, and largely popularized by a cover by musician Tiffany, released in 1987.

Written by Ritchie Cordell, the song has been covered by a number of artists including The Rubinoos, The Turtles, The Pulsar Triyo, Lene Lovich, Pascal, Girls Aloud and The Click Five. The song was spoofed by "Weird Al" Yankovic on his 1989 album, Even Worse, as "I Think I'm a Clone Now". The song has also been covered by Bel's Boys on their debut album People Let's Go.

[edit] Tiffany version

Tiffany's version from 1987 is probably the best known, spending three weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and two weeks at #1 on the UK Singles Chart. The Tiffany version went quadruple platinum in the US in a 13 week chart run. The video was shot in a shopping mall which echoed the way her early career had been promoted.

[edit] Track listings and formats

7"/CD single

1. "I Think We're Alone Now" - 3:47
2. "No Rules" - 4:05

12" vinyl single

1. "I Think We're Alone Now" [Extended Version] - 6:35
2. "I Think We're Alone Now" [Single Version] - 4:25
3. "I Think We're Alone Now" [Dub Version] - 6:35

[edit] Chart performance

[edit] Girls Aloud version

"I Think We're Alone Now"
Single by Girls Aloud
from the album The Sound of Girls Aloud
B-side(s)	"Why Do It?" "Jingle Bell Rock"
Released	December 18, 2006
Format	CD single, download
Recorded	2006
Genre	Pop
Length	3:42
Label	Fascination
Writer(s)	Ritchie Cordell
Producer(s)	Xenomania
Girls Aloud singles chronology
"Something Kinda Ooooh" (2006)	"I Think We're Alone Now (Girls Aloud song)

The Girls Aloud version of "I Think We're Alone Now" is the second single from their Greatest Hits album, The Sound of Girls Aloud. Audio sample (help·info)

It is the Girls' 14th single (their 4th single that is a cover) and will be released on December 18, 2006 - competing for the Christmas Number One in the United Kingdom. The version being released is a new mix featuring an alternative vocal arrangement and new backing.

The song is the official theme of the movie It's a Boy Girl Thing, which is being released in UK cinemas on December 29, 2006.

This will be the second time this year that Girls Aloud and McFly go head to head as they release a new single on December 18. Both will also have go head to head with this year's X Factor Winner.

The song was added to the Radio 1 playlist on November 29th, under the C-list section.

[edit] Music video

Girls Aloud in their music video for "I Think We're Alone Now." From left to right: Kimberley Walsh, Cheryl Cole, Nicola Roberts, Nadine Coyle, and Sarah Harding (2006).

The video, directed by Alex Hemming and Nick Collett, features the girls trying to rob an LA casino. The video is based on films like Ocean's 11 and Casino.^[2]

Three different endings to the video were shot. The first shows the girls getting caught after opening a box full of money in the casino's safe, the second features Kimberley Walsh flashing casino owners, causing them to faint, and the third features the girls playing with the money. 3 Mobile customers were allowed to vote on their favourite ending from November 8 to November 15, 2006.^[3] The latter ending won the vote, despite a version of the video with Kimberley stripping being uploaded to the internet.^[4]

[edit] Track listings and formats

HMV have stated the tracklisting as:

Two track CD (CD single 1)

1. "I Think We're Alone Now" - 3:42
2. "Why Do It?"

Maxi CD (CD single 2)

1. "I Think We're Alone Now" - 3:42
2. "I Think We're Alone Now" [Uniting Nations Remix] - 6:18
3. "I Think We're Alone Now" [Tony Lamezma Baubletastic Remix] - 5:32
4. "Jingle Bell Rock" - 1:59
5. "I Think We're Alone Now" [Video] - 3:37

[edit] Chart performance

[edit] References

1. ^ Tiffany chart positions:
   • Austria
   • France
   • Netherlands (Holland)
   • Germany
   • Switzerland
   • UK
   • U.S.
2. ^ [1]
3. ^ [2]
4. ^ [3]

[edit] External links

• Tiffany at musicstack.com
• Lyrics