Thinking About You (Calvin Harris song)

"Thinking About You"
Single by Calvin Harris featuring Ayah Marar
from the album 18 Months
Released 4 August 2013
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded 2012
Genre
Length 4:07
Label Deconstruction, Fly Eye, Columbia
Writer(s) Calvin Harris, Ayah Marar
Producer(s) Calvin Harris
Calvin Harris singles chronology
"I Need Your Love"
(2013)		 "Thinking About You"
(2013)		 "Under Control"
(2013)
Ayah Marar chronology
"Thinking About You"
(2013)

"Thinking About You" is a song by Scottish producer Calvin Harris featuring Jordanian singer Ayah Marar. It was released on 4 August 2013 as the eighth and final single from his third studio album, 18 Months (2012). The song was written by Harris and Marar, who previously worked together on Harris's promotional single "Let Me Know" (2004).

Music video

The official music video was uploaded to Harris's Vevo account on 15 July 2013. It was directed by Vincent Haycock[1] and filmed in Los Angeles off the coast of Santa Catalina Island. The video features a pool party, a rave, a boat party (which Marar is on) being hijacked by Somali pirates, a couple having sex on a plane and a beaten-up teenage boy taking out revenge by badly beating up the guy who did it to him. The video also features an appearance from Hurts member Theo Hutchcraft, who would appear as a featured artist on Harris's next single, "Under Control".

Tracklist and formats

Digital EP

  1. "Thinking About You" (Jesse Rose Remix) 5:29
  2. "Thinking About You" (Laidback Luke Remix) 6:34
  3. "Thinking About You" (Michael Brun Remix) 5:42
  4. "Thinking About You" (Ludo Remix) 6:45
  5. "Thinking About You" (GTA Remix) 6:49
  6. "Thinking About You" (Firebeatz Remix) 5:53
  7. "Thinking About You" (EDX's Belo Horizonte At Night Remix) 6:51
  8. "Thinking About You" (Manufactured Superstars Remix) 6:53

Chart performance

On 11 August 2013, the song climbed to number 8 in the UK, making Harris break a new record of nine top-10 hits from one studio album (counting "We Found Love", on which Harris was listed as a featured artist, as a single from 18 Months). On Billboard's Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart the song became his fifth consecutive number-one single on that chart.[2]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013–14) Peak
position
scope="row"Australia (ARIA)[3] 28
Australia Dance (ARIA)[4] 3
scope="row"Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 66
scope="row"Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 20
scope="row"Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[7] 7
scope="row"Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[8] 38
scope="row"Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[9] 4
scope="row"Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 58
scope="row"Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[11] 78
scope="row"France (SNEP)[12] 92
scope="row"Germany (Media Control Charts)[13] 56
scope="row"Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[14] 5
scope="row"Hungary (Dance Top 40)[15] 15
scope="row"Ireland (IRMA)[16] 11
scope="row"Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[17] 18
scope="row"Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] 35
scope="row"New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[19] 40
scope="row"Poland (Polish Airplay Top 20)[20] 11
scope="row"Poland (Dance Top 50)[21] 7
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[22] 62
scope="row"Scotland (Official Charts Company)[23] 7
scope="row"Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 58
scope="row"UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[25] 8
scope="row"UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[26] 2
scope="row"US Billboard Hot 100[27] 86
scope="row"US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[28] 50
scope="row"US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[29] 23
scope="row"US Rhythmic (Billboard)[30] 24

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
Hungarian Airplay Chart[31] 65

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[32] Gold 35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[33] Silver 200,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format(s)
United Kingdom 8 August 2013 Digital download
United States[34] 8 October 2013 Contemporary hit radio

References

  1. ↑ "Calvin Harris ft Ayah Marar ‘Thinking About You’ by Vincent Haycock". Promonews.tv. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
  2. ↑ Miley Cyrus, Avicii, Harris, Net New No. 1s from Billboard Top 40 Update (18 November 2013)
  3. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Calvin Harris feat. Ayah Marar – Thinking About You". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  4. ↑ "ARIA Dance Singles Chart". ARIA Charts. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Calvin Harris feat. Ayah Marar – Thinking About You" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Calvin Harris feat. Ayah Marar – Thinking About You" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Calvin Harris feat. Ayah Marar – Thinking About You" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Calvin Harris feat. Ayah Marar – Thinking About You" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Calvin Harris feat. Ayah Marar – Thinking About You" (in French). Ultratip.
  10. ↑ "Calvin Harris Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Calvin Harris. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  11. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201334 into search.
  12. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Calvin Harris feat. Ayah Marar – Thinking About You" (in French). Les classement single.
  13. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Calvin Harris feat. Ayah Marar – Thinking About You". GfK Entertainment.
  14. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  15. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  16. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 32, 2013". Irish Singles Chart.
  17. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Calvin Harris feat.Ayah Marar search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Calvin Harris feat. Ayah Marar – Thinking About You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Calvin Harris feat. Ayah Marar – Thinking About You". Top 40 Singles.
  20. ↑ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 20. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  21. ↑ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Dance Top 50. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  22. ↑ "Airplay 100, Podcast (11 Aug), cca. minute 90" (in Romanian). Kiss FM (Romania).
  23. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2013-08-10". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  24. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Calvin Harris feat. Ayah Marar – Thinking About You". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  25. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2013-08-17" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  26. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2013-08-17" UK Dance Chart.
  27. ↑ "Calvin Harris Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Calvin Harris. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  28. ↑ "Calvin Harris Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Calvin Harris. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  29. ↑ "Calvin Harris Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Pop Songs for Calvin Harris. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  30. ↑ "Calvin Harris Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Calvin Harris. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  31. ↑ "MAHASZ Rádiós TOP 100 - radios 2013" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  32. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  33. ↑ "British single certifications – Calvin Harris ft. Ayah Marar – Thinking About You". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 8, 2014. Enter Thinking About You in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
  34. ↑ "Top 40/M Future Releases | Mainstream Hit Songs Being Released and Their Release Dates". Archive.is. Retrieved 2014-08-20.

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