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Think (About It)

{{Infobox song

| name = Think (About It)

| cover = ThinkAboutIt.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Lyn Collins

| album = Think (About It)

| B-side = Ain't No Sunshine

| released = June 1972

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Funk{{cite book|title= The Alternative Jukebox|first=Larry|last=Bradley|date= November 4, 2014|chapter= The 1970s: Lyn Collins - "Think (About It)|page= 54|publisher=Cassell|isbn=978-1-84403-789-6|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w_phoAEACAAJ}}

| length = 3:18

| label = People
PE 608

| writer = James Brown

| producer = James Brown

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Me and My Baby Got a Good Thing Going

| next_year = 1972

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|vCByeJsq65M|"Think (About It)"}}|header=Audio video}}

}}

"Think (About It)" is a funk song recorded by Lyn Collins and released as a single on James Brown's People Records in 1972. The recording was produced by Brown (who also wrote the song) and features instrumental backing from his band The J.B.'s. It was the title track of Collins' 1972 debut album. The song is very popular for its raw drumbeat dressed with tambourine and multiple background vocals, which suggest the song was recorded altogether in one take, with Jabo Starks playing drums. It peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles chart and No. 66 on the Hot 100.{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=128}} Owing to the composition, it became a fan favourite and has been featured on various compilation albums posthumously. In the closing lyrics, Collins sings lines from "Think".

"Think (About It)" is among the most sampled songs of all time, with the drum break known as the Think break.

Sampling

"Think (About It)" is one of the most frequently sampled songs in the history of recorded music, having been used well over three thousand times by countless hip hop and dance music artists.Chennault, Sam [http://blog.thirdbridgecreative.com/2016/03/kanye-samples/ Gold Digger: Two Decades of Kanye West Samples] Third Bridge Creative. March 24, 2016 The song appeared on the 16th volume of the Ultimate Breaks and Beats compilation series in 1986, shortly before the release of the E-mu SP-1200 sampler in 1987. This resulted in "Think" being sampled heavily in the ensuing years. Both the song's main drumbeat and a vocal passage known as the "Woo! Yeah!" break have been used as samples. Other surrounding vocals such as the lively atmosphere of the band have been used on a loop in hip hop before, such as in the Shy FX radio edit of Wiley's "Never Be Your Woman".

Songs that sample "Think (About It)"

"Think (About It)" has been sampled in over 3000 songs;{{cite web|url=https://www.whosampled.com/Lyn-Collins/Think-(About-It)/|title=Think (About It) by Lyn Collins on WhoSampled|website=WhoSampled}} some of those songs are:

Cover versions

  • Reggae fusion singer Patra covered the song in 1993. Lyn Collins made an appearance on a remix, as well as appearing in its music video.
  • British soul singer Beverley Knight covered the song, which was released as a B-side to her 1999 single "Made It Back 99".{{cn|date=November 2024}}
  • DJ and producer Justin Strauss covered the song (under the alias Justin) in 1982 on Stiff Records.{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/Justin-Think-About-It/release/1517967|title=Barbara Tucker - Think (About It)|website=www.discogs.com |year=1982 |access-date=February 14, 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=B2PkkI6YJ8I|title=Youtube cover song |website=Youtube |date=10 February 2012 |access-date=February 14, 2019}}
  • Bonnie Bramlett covered this song in 1976 for her album Lady's Choice.{{cite web|url=https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/5352|title=Think (About It) by Lyn Collins|website=secondhandsongs.com}}
  • A 2017 recording by Barbara Tucker went to number one on the US Dance Club Songs chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Barbara-Tucker-Think-About-It/release/10878298|title=Barbara Tucker - Think (About It)|website=Discogs|date=September 2017 }}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-songs/2018-01-13|title=Dance Club Songs – January 13, 2018|magazine=Billboard|date=January 9, 2016|access-date=January 9, 2018}}

Appearances in other media

"Think (About It)" appears on the Action 52 as an intro and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack on the Master Sounds 98.3 station. It is also used in two stage themes of the 1997 video game Street Fighter III: New Generation.

See also

References

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External links

  • [{{AllMusic|class=song|id=t1518204|pure_url=yes}} Song Review] from Allmusic
  • {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822131130/http://www.the-breaks.com/search.php?term=Think+%28About+It%29&type=4 |date=August 22, 2019 |title=List of songs that sample "Think (About It)"}}

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