Think Twice (song)

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“Think Twice”
“Think Twice” cover
Single by Céline Dion
from the album The Colour of My Love
Released July 18, 1994
Format CD single, cassette single, vinyl single
Recorded Westside Studios, Marian Heights, Larrabee Sound Studios, The Hit Factory
Genre Pop
Length 4:47 (Album Version)
4:10 (Radio Edit)
Label Columbia, Epic
Writer(s) Andy Hill, Pete Sinfield
Producer Christopher Neil, Aldo Nova
Certification Platinum (Australia, United Kingdom)
Gold (Netherlands)
Céline Dion singles chronology
"Misled"
(1994)		 "Think Twice"
(1994)		 "Only One Road"
(1994)
Audio sample
Info (help·info)
Alternate covers
Japanese single
Japanese single

"Think Twice" is the fourth hit single from The Colour of My Love album by Céline Dion. It was released on July 18, 1994 in North America, in October 1994 in the United Kingdom, Australia and Japan, and February 1995 in the rest of the world.[1]

Dion in the "Think Twice" music video (1994).
Dion in the "Think Twice" music video (1994).

"Think Twice" was a smash hit in Europe and Australia.

Two versions of the music video exist: the first was released in August 1994; later because of the huge success in the UK, Céline Dion made a special music video in December 1994. It aired in the UK Top of the Pops television programme.

The B-sides of this single were taken mainly from Dion chante Plamondon album, which was released at that time worldwide. It was also the first time that Dion's English single included French songs as B-sides all over the world.

Dion performed "Think Twice" at the 1995 World Music Awards.

The song was #1 all over Europe: Ireland (nine weeks at the top), United Kingdom (seven weeks), Belgium (five weeks), Netherlands (four weeks), Norway (four weeks), Sweden (four weeks) and Denmark (two weeks).[2]

Dion in the "Think Twice" Top of the Pops music video (1994).
Dion in the "Think Twice" Top of the Pops music video (1994).

It stayed seven weeks at the top in the UK. It was also very successful in Australia reaching #2. In the United States "Think Twice" peaked at #95.

"Think Twice" sold 1,234,982 copies in the UK and should be certified 2x platinum (for now it's undercertified and remains platinum only). It was also certified platinum in Australia (70,000) and gold in the Netherlands (50,000). According to Nielsen SoundScan the single sold 47,000 copies in the U.S.

"Think Twice" received an Ivor Novello Award for the Song of the Year in 1995.

The fact is that this single boosted up The Colour of My Love album sales, which was released a year earlier and already fell off the charts. Thanks to its success the album went to #1 in countries like: United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, Norway, Belgium and Greece.

It was included later on the All the Way… A Decade of Song compilation (1999).

The song is also rock-influenced and features a guitar solo, one of Dion's only songs to do so.

Contents

[edit] Formats and track listings

2-track CD-single - (U.S., CA, AU)

  1. "Think Twice" (radio edit) – 4:10
  2. "L'amour existe encore" – 3:50

2-track CD-single - (EU)

  1. "Think Twice" (radio edit) – 4:10
  2. "Le monde est stone" – 3:40

3-track CD-single - (JP)

  1. "Think Twice" (radio edit) – 4:10
  2. "L'amour existe encore" – 3:50
  3. "(If There Was) Any Other Way" – 4:00

4-track CD-single - (EU, UK) #1

  1. "Think Twice" (radio edit) – 4:10
  2. "Le monde est stone" – 3:40
  3. "If Love Is Out the Question" – 3:53
  4. "If You Asked Me To" – 3:55

4-track CD-single - (EU, UK) #2

  1. "Think Twice" (radio edit) – 4:10
  2. "The Power of Love" (radio edit) – 4:42
  3. "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" – 4:33

3-track cassette single - (UK) #2

  1. "Think Twice" (radio edit) – 4:10
  2. "L'amour existe encore" – 3:50
  3. "Le monde est stone" – 3:40

[edit] Official versions

  1. "Think Twice" (radio edit) – 4:10
  2. "Think Twice" (album version) – 4:47

[edit] Charts

Chart (1994) Peak
Position
Australian Singles Chart|[3] 2
Canadian Singles Chart 14
Canadian Contemporary Hit Radio Chart 15
Irish Singles Chart[4] 1
UK Singles Chart[5] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] 95
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[7] 21
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Belgian Flanders Singles Chart 1
Belgian Wallonie Singles Chart[8] 10
Danish Singles Chart[9] 1
Dutch Mega Single Top 100 Chart[10] 1
Dutch Top 40 Chart 1
Dutch Mega Top 50 Chart 1
Norwegian Singles Chart[11] 1
Swedish Singles Chart[12] 1
Swiss Singles Chart[13] 6
Polish Radio 3 Chart 13
German Singles Chart[14] 19
New Zealand Singles Chart 20

[edit] Cover versions

"Think Twice" was covered by Alana Dante in 1996, by Maribel Gonzalez (aka M:G) in 1999, and by Liel Koletin 2005. It was also performed by Kelly Clarkson on American Idol.

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Colour of My Love
  2. ^ Crossing All Barriers
  3. ^ Australian Singles Chart
  4. ^ Irish Singles Chart
  5. ^ The Official UK Charts
  6. ^ Billboard Hot 100
  7. ^ Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
  8. ^ Belgian Wallonie Singles Chart
  9. ^ Danish Singles Chart
  10. ^ Dutch Singles Chart
  11. ^ Norwegian Singles Chart
  12. ^ Swedish Singles Chart
  13. ^ Swiss Singles Chart
  14. ^ German Singles Chart
v • d • e
Céline Dion
Preceded by
"Cotton Eyed Joe" by Rednex		 UK number one single
January 29, 1995 for 7 weeks		 Succeeded by
"Love Can Build a Bridge" by Cher, Neneh Cherry, Chrissie Hynde and Eric Clapton