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I've Been Thinking About You

{{Short description|1990 single by Londonbeat}}

{{About||a song by Mariah Carey|I've Been Thinking About You (Mariah Carey song)}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = I've Been Thinking About You

| cover = I've Been Thinking About You.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Londonbeat

| album = In the Blood

| B-side = 9AM

| released = {{start date|1990|08}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

| length =

  • 5:17 (album version)
  • 3:49 (radio edit and video version)

| label =

| writer =

  • Jimmy Chambers
  • George Chandler
  • Jimmy Helms
  • William Henshall

| producer = Martyn Phillips{{cite web|title= Martyn Phillips |url=http://martynphillips.com |publisher=Martyn Phillips|access-date=30 January 2019}}

| prev_title = It Takes Two Baby

| prev_year = 1989

| next_title = A Better Love

| next_year = 1990

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Eq6tW6792ss|"I've Been Thinking About You"}}

}}

}}

"I've Been Thinking About You" is a song by British band Londonbeat, released in August 1990 by Radioactive and Anxious as the lead single from their second studio album, In the Blood (1990). The song was produced by Martyn Phillips, and written by band members Jimmy Chambers, George Chandler, Jimmy Helms, and William Henshall. It became a major worldwide hit, reaching the number-one spot in more than 10 countries—including Australia, Canada, Germany and the United States—and peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart. The song became the no. 1 radio airplay record in the US and was the BMI Awards Winner for 1992 Song of the Year.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1992/MM-1992-10-31.pdf|title=Londonbeat|magazine=Music & Media|volume=9|issue=44|date=31 October 1992|page=4|access-date=20 May 2024}}

Critical reception

AllMusic editor Jim Smith described the song as "soulful dance", noting that Londonbeat's "pleasant harmonies and pumping flow are undeniably catchy".{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/in-the-blood-mw0000690936|first=Jim|last=Smith|title=Londonbeat - In the Blood|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=17 February 2020}} Another AllMusic editor, Stephen Thomas Erlewine, called it "dazzling".{{cite web|first= Stephen Thomas |last= Erlewine |title= Londonbeat – Very Best of Londonbeat |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= 10 November 2020 |url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/very-best-of-londonbeat-mw0000532158 |author-link= Stephen Thomas Erlewine}} David Taylor-Wilson from Bay Area Reporter declared it as "infectious", remarking that the band "blends Motownlike harmonies with dance grooves that incorporate ’70s funk rhythms".{{cite magazine|first= David |last= Taylor-Wilson |title= The Sounds Around |magazine= Bay Area Reporter |date= 4 April 1991 |page= 42 |access-date= 23 April 2020 |url= https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=BAR19910404.1.42}} A reviewer from Billboard complimented its "tasty blend" and "unshakable pop hook".{{cite magazine|title= Album Reviews: New And Noteworthy |magazine= Billboard |date= 16 February 1991 |page= 70 |access-date= 22 October 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1991/BB-1991-02-16.pdf}} Steve Morse from Boston Globe named it "a catchy soul-funk ditty" and "a deserved hit".Morse, Steve (28 March 1991). "Record Review" Boston Globe. Marisa Fox from Entertainment Weekly noted its "hypnotically catchy chorus, sweet harmonies, and slow, rollicking beat".{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1991/03/22/blood-3/|first=Marisa|last=Fox|title=In the Blood|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=22 March 1991|access-date=25 February 2020}} Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report commented, "It's always a treat when a song comes along that I can't wait to review. Impossible not to detect a Fine Young Cannibals influence on this production that's been the biggest buzz record for the past couple of weeks." He added, "An international smash that's gone to #1 in no less than eleven countries, it's destined to win over audiences in the U.S.A., too. Top 40 radio is in dire need of more music like this!"{{cite magazine|first= Dave |last= Sholin |title= Gavin Picks > Singles |magazine= Gavin Report |issue= 1840 |date= 25 January 1991 |page= 56 |access-date= 17 April 2018 |url= http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Gavin-Report/90/91/Gavin-1991-01-25.pdf}}

Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "C&W-tinged pop number underpins the band's characteristic massed gospel vocal style complete with jangling, melodic guitars and the sort of chorus which they patently lacked on their debut LP Speak. The first release from the forthcoming second LP In the Blood shows a definite maturity."{{cite magazine|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1990/MM-1990-08-11.pdf|title=Previews: Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=7|issue=32|date=11 August 1990|page=12|access-date=22 February 2018}} David Giles from Music Week found that the band have "taken note of dancefloor developments and ditched the go go based rhythms of old for a deep-rooted funkiness and R&B influenced vocal."{{cite magazine|first= David |last= Giles |title= Singles |magazine= Music Week |date= 11 August 1990 |page= 19 |access-date= 31 October 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1990/MW-1990-08-11.pdf}} Stephen Holden from New York Times wrote, "Londonbeat is a textbook example of a group that recombines familiar pop-soul sounds in a personal and engaging way. Its single [...] blends the light, machine-driven rhythms of Soul II Soul with the post-Motown vocal style of Fine Young Cannibals."Holden, Stephen (10 April 1991). "The Pop Life" New York Times. Parry Gettelman from Orlando Sentinel noted that "its dance groove is blended with lush, postmodern R&B played on both synthesized and gen-u-ine instruments."Gettelman, Parry (31 May 1991). "Londonbeat" Orlando Sentinel. Ian Cranna from Smash Hits said the rhythm is "straight out of the Stock, Aitken & Watermans book of bounciness".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/smashhits90s/41106710454/in/album-72157693182047242/|first=Ian|last=Cranna|title=Review: LPs|magazine=Smash Hits|issue=309|page=62|date=3 October 1990|access-date=8 March 2020}} Bob Mack from Spin felt it "is too damn catchy".{{cite magazine|first=Bob|last=Mack|title=London Calling|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2ECECiLZfOMC|magazine=Spin|date=May 1991|page=20|access-date=23 January 2023}}

Chart performance

In Europe, "I've Been Thinking About You" peaked at number one in Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100. Additionally, it reached number two in Norway and the United Kingdom. In the latter country, it peaked in its sixth week at the UK Singles Chart, on 6 October 1990. The song was also a top-10 hit in Denmark, Greece and Ireland. Outside Europe, "I've Been Thinking About You" topped both the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Hot Dance Club Play charts in the United States, the RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart in Canada, and in Australia, Israel and Zimbabwe.

It was awarded with a gold record in Austria (25,000), Germany (250,000) and the US (500,000), a silver record in the UK (200,000), and a platinum record in Australia (70,000), the Netherlands (100,000) and Sweden (50,000).

Impact and legacy

"I've Been Thinking About You" became the no. 1 radio airplay record in the US and was the BMI Awards Winner for 1992 Song of the Year, honoring the songwriters, composers and music publishers of the song. It was also awarded one of BMI's Pop Awards in the category for Million Performance Songs in 1993.{{cite magazine|title=BMI Congratulates|magazine=Music Week|date=20 November 1993|page=2|access-date=26 February 2023|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-11-20.pdf}} Australian music channel Max included the song in their list of "1000 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2013.{{cite web |title= The Top 1,000 Greatest Songs Of All Time – 2013 |publisher= Max |date= 2013 |access-date= 27 April 2020 |url= https://www.maxtv.com.au/max-the-top-1000-greatest-songs-of-all-time |archive-date= 1 March 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190301111911/https://www.maxtv.com.au/max-the-top-1000-greatest-songs-of-all-time |url-status= dead }} American magazine Billboard placed "I've Been Thinking About You" at number 158 in their ranking of "Billboard{{'}}s Top Songs of the '90s" in 2019.{{cite magazine|title=Greatest of All Time: Billboard's Top Songs of the '90s|magazine=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-billboards-top-songs-90s/|date=2019|access-date=22 April 2022}}

Track listings

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  • 7-inch single
  1. "I've Been Thinking About You" – 3:49
  2. "9AM" (live at Moles) – 5:49
  • CD maxi
  1. "I've Been Thinking About You" (7-inch version) – 3:49
  2. "I've Been Thinking About You" (C'est Wot mix) – 5:38
  3. "9AM" (live at Moles) – 5:49
  • CD maxi and cassette maxi – US
  1. "I've Been Thinking About You" (Def 12-inch mix) – 6:50
  2. "I've Been Thinking About You" (Red Zone mix) – 4:42
  3. "I've Been Thinking About You" (reprise) – 1:33
  4. "I've Been Thinking About You" (vocal dub) – 5:50
  5. "I've Been Thinking About You" (the Eclipse mix) – 4:12
  6. "I've Been Thinking About You" (Trak mix) – 3:05

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  • CD single
  1. "I've Been Thinking About You" – 3:49
  2. "9AM" (live at Moles) – 5:49
  • 12-inch maxi
  1. "I've Been Thinking About You" (C'est Wot mix)
  2. "I've Been Thinking About You" (Force Feel dub mix)
  3. "I've Been Thinking About You" (7-inch version)
  • 12-inch maxi
  1. "I've Been Thinking About You" (extended club mix)
  2. "I've Been Thinking About You" (radio edit)
  3. "I've Been Thinking About You" (instrumental)
  4. "I've Been Thinking About You" (dub)

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Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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!Chart (1990–1991)

!Peak
position

{{Single chart|Australia|1|artist=Londonbeat|song=I've Been Thinking About You|rowheader=true}}
{{Single chart|Austria|1|artist=Londonbeat|song=I've Been Thinking About You|rowheader=true}}
{{Single chart|Flanders|1|artist=Londonbeat|song=I've Been Thinking About You|rowheader=true}}
{{Single chart|Canadatopsingles|1|chartid=1498|rowheader=true|access-date=29 October 2019}}
{{Single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|5|chartid=1517|rowheader=true|access-date=29 October 2019}}
{{Single chart|Canadadance|3|chartid=1495|rowheader=true|access-date=29 October 2019}}
scope="row"|Denmark (IFPI){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1990/MM-1990-11-17.pdf|title=Top 3 Singles in Europe|magazine=Music & Media|volume=7|issue=46|date=17 November 1990|page=11|access-date=22 March 2018}}

| 3

scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1990/MM-1990-10-06.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=7|issue=40|date=6 October 1990|page=11|access-date=29 October 2019}}

| 1

scope="row"|Finland (Suomen virallinen lista){{cite book|first=Jake|last=Nyman|year=2005|title=Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja|edition=1st|publisher=Tammi|location=Helsinki|isbn=951-31-2503-3|language=fi}}

| 1

{{Single chart|France|11|artist=Londonbeat|song=I've Been Thinking About You|rowheader=true}}
{{Single chart|Germany|1|artist=Londonbeat|song=I've Been Thinking About You|songid=2183|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"|Greece (IFPI){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1991/MM-1991-02-23.pdf|title=Top 10 Sales in Europe|magazine=Music & Media|volume=8|issue=8|date=23 February 1991|page=30|access-date=20 March 2018}}

| 3

{{Single chart|Ireland2|9|song=I've Been Thinking About You|rowheader=true|access-date=29 October 2019}}
scope="row"|Italy (Musica e dischi){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1990/MM-1990-12-08.pdf|title=Top 3 Singles in Europe|magazine=Music & Media|volume=7|issue=49|date=8 December 1990|page=13|access-date=22 November 2019}}

| 1

{{Single chart|Dutch40|1|artist=Londonbeat|song=I've Been Thinking About You|rowheader=true}}
{{Single chart|Dutch100|1|artist=Londonbeat|song=I've Been Thinking About You|rowheader=true}}
{{Single chart|New Zealand|5|artist=Londonbeat|song=I've Been Thinking About You|rowheader=true}}
{{Single chart|Norway|2|artist=Londonbeat|song=I've Been Thinking About You|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"|Spain (AFYVE){{cite book|last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st|date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=84-8048-639-2}}

| 1

{{Single chart|Sweden|1|artist=Londonbeat|song=I've Been Thinking About You|rowheader=true}}
{{Single chart|Switzerland|1|artist=Londonbeat|song=I've Been Thinking About You|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|UK|2|date=19900930|rowheader=true|access-date=28 September 2018|refname="uk"}}
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|1|artist=Londonbeat|rowheader=true|access-date=28 September 2018|refname="hot100"}}
{{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|7|artist=Londonbeat|rowheader=true|access-date=28 September 2018}}
{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|1|artist=Londonbeat|rowheader=true|access-date=28 September 2018}}
{{single chart|Billboarddancesales|2|artist=Londonbeat|rowheader=true|access-date=31 October 2021}}
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|83|artist=Londonbeat|rowheader=true|access-date=28 September 2018}}
scope="row"|Zimbabwe (ZIMA)Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000

| 1

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!Chart (2020)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|Poland|63|chartid=3410|year=2020|rowheader=true|access-date=25 May 2020}}

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=Year-end charts=

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!Chart (1990)

!Position

scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1990|title=Jaaroverzichten 1990|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|access-date=29 October 2019}}

| 5

scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1990/MM-1990-12-22.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 of 1990|magazine=Music & Media|volume=7|issue=51|date=22 December 1990|page=60|oclc=29800226|access-date=15 January 2020|via=World Radio History}}

| 24

scope="row"|Germany (Media Control){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1990|title=Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1990|publisher=GfK Entertainment|language=de|access-date=29 October 2019}}

| 22

scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%201990.pdf|title=Single Top 100 Over 1990|language=nl|access-date=1 August 2009}}

| 2

scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1990&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1990|publisher=MegaCharts|language=nl|access-date=29 October 2019}}

| 2

scope="row"|Sweden (Topplistan){{cite web|url=http://www.grammotex.se/topp90singlar.htm|title=Årstopplistan 1990, Singlar|publisher=Grammotex|language=sv|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010216102929/http://www.grammotex.se/topp90singlar.htm|archive-date=16 February 2001|access-date=7 April 2025}}

| 1

scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite magazine|title=1990 Top 100 Singles|magazine=Music Week|publisher=Spotlight Publications|location=London, England|page=41|date=2 March 1991}}

| 29

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!Chart (1991)

!Position

scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1991/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 50 Singles for 1991|publisher=ARIA|access-date=29 March 2025}}

| 8

scope="row"|Canada Top Singles (RPM){{cite magazine|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.2024&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.2024.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.2024|title=RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1991|magazine=RPM|via=Library and Archives Canada|access-date=23 November 2017}}

| 14

scope="row"|Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM){{cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.1706&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.1706.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.1706|title=RPM 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1991|magazine=RPM|via=Library and Archives Canada|access-date=29 October 2019}}

| 40

scope="row"|Canada Dance/Urban (RPM){{cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.1704&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.1704.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.1704|title=RPM Dance Tracks of 1991|magazine=RPM|via=Library and Archives Canada|access-date=29 October 2019}}

| 19

scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1991/MM-1991-12-21.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 1991|magazine=Music & Media|volume=8|issue=51–52|date=21 December 1991|page=21|access-date=17 January 2020|via=American Radio History}}

| 14

scope="row"|Germany (Media Control){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1991|title=Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1991|publisher=GfK Entertainment|language=de|access-date=29 October 2019}}

| 19

scope="row"|New Zealand (RIANZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/1991-12-31|title=End of Year Charts 1991|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=29 October 2019}}

| 32

scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=http://www.swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/1991|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1991|language=de|access-date=29 October 2019}}

| 26

scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1991|title=Billboard Top 100 – 1991|access-date=15 September 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707155835/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1991|archive-date=7 July 2009}}

| 31

scope="row"|US 12-inch Singles Sales (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=The Year in Music 1991|magazine=Billboard|volume=103|issue=51|page=YE-32|date=December 21, 1991}}

| 17

scope="row"|US Dance Club Play (Billboard)

| 16

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!Chart (2024)

!Position

scope="row"|Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/kz/annual/2024|title=Top Radio Hits Kazakhstan Annual Chart: 2024|publisher=TopHit|access-date=6 January 2025}}

| 156

=Decade-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

!Chart (1990–1999)

!Position

scope="row"|Canada (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite web|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/100_1990.html|title=Top 100 singles of the 1990s|last=Lwin|first=Nanda|publisher=Jam!|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000829070927/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/100_1990.html|archive-date=29 August 2000|access-date=26 March 2022}}

| 50

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Certifications

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{{certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=1990|certyear=1991|access-date=16 November 2021}}

{{certification Table Entry|region=Austria|type=single|award=Gold|title=I've Been Thinking About You|artist=London Beat|relyear=1990|certyear=1990}}

{{certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=single|award=Gold|title=I've Been Thinking About You|artist=Londonbeat|relyear=1990|certyear=1990}}

{{certification Table Entry|region=Netherlands|type=single|award=Platinum|title=I've Been Thinking About You|artist=London Beat|relyear=1990|certyear=1990}}

{{certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=1990|certyear=1991}}

{{certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|award=Silver|title=I've Been Thinking About You|artist=Londonbeat|relyear=1990|certyear=1990|id=3443-2266-1}}

{{certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Gold|title=I've Been Thinking About You|artist=London Beat|relyear=1990|certyear=1991}}

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Other versions

  • In 2019, German DJ/producer, Klaas remixed a version of the song featuring newly recorded vocals from Londonbeat.{{cite web|url=https://www.djtimes.com/klaas-londonbeat-ive-been-thinking-about-you/|title=Klaas & Londonbeat – I've Been Thinking About You|first=Dan|last=Miller|website=DJ Times|date=22 May 2019}}
  • The song is heavily sampled by Alcazar in their 2004 single Physical

See also

References

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External links

  • [http://londonbeat-official.com/ Londonbeat Official Website]
  • [https://www.facebook.com/jimmyhelms.londonbeat/ Facebook Page]

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