Think Twice (song)

"Think Twice"
Single by Céline Dion
from the album The Colour of My Love
Released July 18, 1994 (1994-07-18)
Format CD single, cassette single, vinyl single
Recorded Westside Studios, Marian Heights, Larrabee Sound Studios, The Hit Factory
Genre Pop, soft rock, soul
Length 4:47 (Album Version)
4:10 (Radio Edit)
Label Columbia, Epic
Writer(s) Andy Hill, Peter Sinfield
Producer Christopher Neil, Aldo Nova
Certification Platinum (Australia, UK)
Gold (Netherlands)
Céline Dion singles chronology
"Misled"
(1994)		 "Think Twice"
(1994)		 "Only One Road"
(1994)

"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] The song is rock-influenced and features a guitar solo, one of only a few of Dion's songs to do so, performed by Aldo Nova. The song was written by British songwriters Andy Hill, who had achieved success a decade earlier for his work with Bucks Fizz and Peter Sinfield, a former member of rock group King Crimson.

It is the song widely credited amongst British fans as cementing Dion, previously most-known in the United Kingdom for her victory in the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest, as a major star to British audiences.

"Think Twice" became a hit in Europe and Australia. Uniquely for Dion's discography, whilst the song was not a major hit in America, it was a runaway hit in the UK, going on to be on the biggest-selling records of all time.[2] It remains Dion's second-biggest hit in the UK, eclipsed only by My Heart Will Go On.

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.

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

The song went to number 1 all over Europe, including: Ireland (9 weeks at the top), United Kingdom (7 weeks), Belgium Flanders (5 weeks), Netherlands (4 weeks), Norway (4 weeks), Sweden (4 weeks) and Denmark (2 weeks).[3] It was also very successful in Australia reaching number 2. "Think Twice" has sold 1,235,000 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 has sold 50,000 copies in the U.S.

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

The 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 number 1 in countries like: United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, Norway, Belgium and Greece.

Think Twice was included later on the European and Australian editions of All the Way… A Decade of Song greatest hits (1999) and European edition of My Love: Essential Collection (2008). It remains a staple of Dion's live set in countries where the song was a runaway hit.

"Think Twice" was covered by Alana Dante in 1996, Maribel Gonzalez in 1999 and Liel Kolet in 2005. It was also performed by Kelly Clarkson on American Idol.

Contents

Formats and track listings

Australian/Canadian/U.S. CD single

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

European CD single

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

Japanese CD maxi single

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

UK cassette maxi single

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

European/UK CD single

  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

European/UK CD single #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

Official versions

  1. "Think Twice" (radio edit) – 4:10
  2. "Think Twice" (album version) – 4:48
  3. "Think Twice" (alternate version included on 'The Essential Celine Dion' bonus disc) - 4:28

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (1994) Peak
Position
Australian Singles Chart[4] 2
Canadian Record's Retail Singles Chart[5] 14
Canadian Record's Contemporary Hit Radio Chart[5] 15
Canadian RPM Top Singles[6] 13
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary[7] 3
European Singles Chart[8] 2
Irish Singles Chart[9] 1
UK Singles Chart[10] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 95
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[12] 21
Chart (1995) Peak
Position
Belgian Flanders Singles Chart[13] 1
Belgian Wallonia Singles Chart[14] 10
Danish Singles Chart[15] 1
Dutch Singles Chart[16] 1
German Singles Chart[17] 19
New Zealand Singles Chart[18] 20
Norwegian Singles Chart[19] 1
Swedish Singles Chart[20] 1
Swiss Singles Chart[21] 6

Certifications

Country Certification
Australia Platinum[22]
Netherlands Gold[23]
United Kingdom Platinum[24]
Preceded by
"Cotton Eyed Joe" by Rednex		 UK number one single
February 5, 1995 for 7 weeks		 Succeeded by
"Love Can Build a Bridge" by Cher, Neneh Cherry, Chrissie Hynde and Eric Clapton
Preceded by
"Love Me for a Reason" by Boyzone		 Irish (IRMA) number-one single
January 14, 1995 - March 11, 1995		 Succeeded by
"Don't Stop (Wiggle Wiggle)" by The Outhere Brothers

References

  1. ^ The Colour of My Love
  2. ^ UK Charts - top 100 selling singles
  3. ^ Crossing All Barriers
  4. ^ Australian Singles Chart
  5. ^ a b Lwin, Nanda (1999). Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide. Music Data Canada. ISBN 1-896594-13-1. 
  6. ^ Top Singles – Volume 60, No. 12, October 10 1994. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
  7. ^ Adult Contemporary – Volume 60, No. 9, September 19 1994. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
  8. ^ European Singles Chart
  9. ^ Irish Singles Chart
  10. ^ UK Singles Chart
  11. ^ Billboard Hot 100
  12. ^ Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
  13. ^ Belgian Flanders Singles Chart
  14. ^ Belgian Wallonia Singles Chart
  15. ^ Danish Singles Chart
  16. ^ Dutch Singles Chart
  17. ^ German Singles Chart
  18. ^ New Zealand Singles Chart
  19. ^ Norwegian Singles Chart
  20. ^ Swedish Singles Chart
  21. ^ Swiss Singles Chart
  22. ^ Kent, David (2006). Australian Chart Book 1993-2005 (Illustrated ed.). Australia: Australian Chart Book. pp. 282. ISBN 0646458892. 
  23. ^ "Goud/Platina Muziek". NVPI. http://www.nvpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=60461. Retrieved 1998-12-31. 
  24. ^ "Certified awards search". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. Retrieved 2008-12-31. 
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