Thinking of Me

"Thinking of Me"
Single by Olly Murs
from the album Olly Murs
B-side Sophie[1]
Released 19 November 2010 (2010-11-19)
Format CD single, digital Download
Recorded 2010
Genre Pop, reggae fusion
Length 3:26
Label Epic, Syco
Writer(s) Olly Murs, Steve Robson, Wayne Hector
Producer Future Cut, Steve Robson
Olly Murs singles chronology
"Please Don't Let Me Go"
(2010)		 "Thinking of Me"
(2010)		 "Heart on My Sleeve"
(2011)

"Thinking of Me" is a pop song by British singer Olly Murs, taken from his debut studio album, Olly Murs. It is written by Murs, Wayne Hector and Steve Robson, and was released as Murs's second single on 19 November 2010. Murs performed it live on The X Factor on 21 November 2010.

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Background

In 2009 Murs was runner-up in the sixth series of singing competition The X Factor, following which he was offered a joint record deal with Epic Records and Syco Music in February 2010.[2] Work then began on his debut album and "Thinking of Me" was written by Murs, Wayne Hector and Steve Robson.[3] It was reported that Professor Green would feature on the single,[4] however, the duet fell through before it was completed.[5] The single's B-Side, "Sophie", is a track written about one of Murs' ex-girlfriends, with whom he had a messy break-up.[6]

The song received its first airplay on BBC Radio 1 on 11 October 2010, following an interview with Murs on The Chris Moyles Show live from Darlington Civic Theatre. The video for the song premiered on 21 October 2010, following a snippet of the song being made available on Murs's YouTube account. The video features Murs sitting in an ice cream van, and daydreaming while he remembers a past relationship.[7] Murs performed "Thinking of Me" live on the seventh series of The X Factor on 21 November.[8]

British pop group Dodgy claim that Olly Murs' single is similar to their song, "Good Enough".[9]

Track listing

  1. "Thinking of Me" — 3:26
  2. "Sophie" (The Invisible Men, James Bryan) — 2:55
Other versions

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
European Hot 100 Singles[11] 16
Ireland (IRMA)[12] 13
Scotland (The Official Charts Company)[13] 3
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[14] 4

Release history

Country Date Format
Ireland 19 November 2010 CD single
United Kingdom 21 November 2010 Digital download
22 November 2010 CD single

References

  1. ^ Thinking Of Me: Olly Murs: Amazon.co.uk: Music
  2. ^ "X Factor's Olly Murs signs to Simon Cowell's label". Newsbeat (BBC News). 23 February 2010. http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/10058417. Retrieved 27 July 2010. 
  3. ^ Levine, Nick (11 October 2010). "Exclusive: Olly Murs confirms second single details". Digital Spy (London: Hachette Filipacchi UK). http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/s103/the-x-factor/news/a281439/olly-murs-confirms-second-single-details.html. Retrieved 11 October 2010. 
  4. ^ "Olly Murs taps up Prof Green". News of the World. 19 September 2010. http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/showbiz/xs/979719/X-FACTOR-runner-ups-academic-solution-for-his-quest-to-get-second-No1-hit.html. Retrieved 22 September 2010. 
  5. ^ "Murs in the meddle". The Sun (London: News Group Newspapers). 27 September 2010. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/3153869/Olly-Murs-record-bosses-block-plan.html. Retrieved 9 October 2010. 
  6. ^ Songs | Olly Murs
  7. ^ "Olly Murs - 'Thinking Of Me' Behind The Scenes". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tdAwM6rsfY. Retrieved 28 November 2010. 
  8. ^ Johnson, Chris (21 November 2010). "X Factor 2010: Paije Richardson sent packing after facing sing-off with Cher... but Wagner and Katie survive AGAIN". Daily Mail (London: Associated Newspapers). http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1331820/X-Factor-2010-Paije-Richardson-sent-packing-coming-Cher-Lloyd.html. Retrieved 21 November 2010. 
  9. ^ "Dodgy claim Olly Murs’ single is too close to their’s, Good Enough – The Sun –Showbiz–Bizarre". The Sun (London). http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/3277431/Dodgy-claim-Olly-Murs-single-is-too-close-to-theirs-Good-Enough.html. 
  10. ^ Euro Solution | Release information | Olly Murs: Thinking Of Me
  11. ^ "Empire of the Sun Album & Song Chart History – European Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/empire-of-the-sun/chart-history/1041710?f=349&g=Singles. Retrieved 11 December 2010. 
  12. ^ "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. Irish Recorded Music Association.
  13. ^ "Archive Chart". Scottish Singles Top 40. The Official Charts Company.
  14. ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company.
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