| "Thinkin' Problem" | ||||
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| Single by David Ball | ||||
| from the album Thinkin' Problem | ||||
| B-side | "Down at the Bottom of a Broken Heart"[1] | |||
| Released | March 28, 1994 | |||
| Format | CD Single | |||
| Recorded | January 1994 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:00 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
| Writer(s) | David Ball Allen Shamblin Stuart Ziff |
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| Producer | Blake Chancey | |||
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"Thinkin' Problem" is the title of a country music song co-written and recorded by American country music singer David Ball. Ball co-wrote the song with Allen Shamblin and Stuart Ziff. Released as the lead-off single from his 1994 album Thinkin' Problem, the song reached #2 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart, and #1 on Canada's RPM country chart.
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"Thinkin' Problem" is a moderate up-tempo with electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, and fiddle flourishes. In it, the male narrator states that he has a "thinkin' problem" because his lover is "always on [his] mind" all day long. The song begins with the phrase "Yes I admit, I've got a thinkin' problem", with the final syllable of the word "admit" drawn out.
The music video was directed by O Pictures and premiered in early 1994.
Rick Cohoon of Allmusic gave the song a mixed review, saying that it "is the fuel that ignited Ball's launch into stardom" but that "he tends to over-nasalize to the point of annoyance."[2] Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably calling it a "perfect combination of retro sensibility and '90s production, and a pure honky-tonk delight." [3]
Cledus T. Judd, a country music parodist, parodied the song as "Stinkin' Problem" on his 1995 debut album Cledus T. Judd (No Relation).
"Thinkin' Problem" debuted at #72 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 16, 1994.
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 40 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Preceded by "Foolish Pride" by Travis Tritt |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single July 25, 1994 |
Succeeded by "Summertime Blues" by Alan Jackson |
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