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Thinking It Over (song)

{{Short description|2001 single by Liberty X}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = Thinking It Over

| cover = Thinkingitoverliberty.jpg

| type = single

| artist = Liberty

| album = Thinking It Over

| B-side = {{ubl|"No Clouds"|"Greed"|"Let's Get Working"}}

| released = {{start date|2001|9|24|df=y}}

| recorded = 2001

| genre = UK garage{{cite web|url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/the-x-factor-the-band-what-happened-girls-aloud-hear-say-bands-popstars-the-rivals-371838|title=The X Factor: The Band: here's what happened to Girls Aloud, Hear’Say and the other TV bands from Popstars and Popstars: The Rivals|last=Martin|first=Laura|date=6 December 2019|website=inews.co.uk}}

| length = 4:02

| label = V2

| writer = {{hlist|Christopher Applegate|Mary Applegate|Eddie Craig|Pete Devereux|Stephen Hart|Tony Lundon|Jim Sullivan|Kelli Young}}

| producer = {{hlist|Pete Devereux|the Wideboys}}

| next_title = Doin' It

| next_year = 2001

}}

"Thinking It Over" is the debut single of English-Irish pop group Liberty, before they became Liberty X. The UK garage song was produced by Pete Devereux (of Artful Dodger) and the Wideboys. It was co-written by band members Kelli Young and Tony Lundon. In the United Kingdom, the single was a hit, reaching number five, but was not as successful internationally, peaking at number 29 in Ireland and number 81 in Australia.

Background

While the five winning contestants of Popstars formed Hear'Say, the five runner-up contestants formed the group Liberty. The name Liberty was chosen to reflect the freedom the members experienced following their participation in Popstars. Amidst pejorative media commentary, including the term "Flopstars", the band proceeded to sign a multimillion-pound record contract with Richard Branson's independent record label, V2 Records.

In response to the media backlash and pushback from the record label, the band initially released the song as a white label promo. In an interview with The Vault in 2013, Young said, "We knew that we wanted to do an R&B/pop sound and everyone was telling us that was not an achievable thing [..] and no one was going to play it. So, we had to trick people. We released Thinking It Over on white label and we didn't put our name on it [...] We got lots of spot plays on the radio and all the clubs started playing it."{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G7EnVBVjTI|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/3G7EnVBVjTI|archive-date=21 December 2021|url-status=live|title=LIBERTY X - THE VAULT CHAT|author=TheVaultOfficial|date=8 March 2013|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}

Thus, their debut single, "Thinking It Over", was released on 24 September 2001.{{cite web|url=http://www.radio1.gr/music/forthcoming_uk_singles.htm|title=Radio1 Rodos Greece ::: UK Forthcoming Singles ::: Charts, DJ Promos, Dance, Lyrics, Free Mp3 Samples Downloads|author=Praxis Media|publisher=Radio1.gr|access-date=16 March 2012}}{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2001/Music-Week-2001-09-22.pdf|title=New Releases – For Week Starting September 24, 2001: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=35|date=22 September 2001|access-date=16 August 2021}} It came backed with three B-sides: "No Clouds", "Greed" and "Let's Get Working", the latter of which has never been released on CD in the United Kingdom.

Music video

The video for the track was filmed in a studio using green screen.Michelle Heaton: My Career in Music, The Vault It is set inside a skyline apartment in Manhattan, with the band performing in and around the lounge area. Despite the fact the video was filmed on a very low budget, it uses special effects to show and remove holographic images of the band from the apartment, to allow for different vocal sections of the song. It was the band's only video to be included on the physical single from the "Thinking It Over" era.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnVAHDoZO60|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/XnVAHDoZO60|archive-date=21 December 2021|url-status=live|title=Liberty X - Thinking It Over|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}

Track listings

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UK CD1{{cite AV media notes|title=Thinking It Over|others=Liberty|year=2001|type=UK CD1 liner notes|publisher=V2 Records|id=VVR5017773}}

  1. "Thinking It Over" (full length version) – 4:05
  2. "No Clouds" (first version) – 4:14
  3. "Greed" – 3:42
  4. "Thinking It Over" (video)

UK CD2{{cite AV media notes|title=Thinking It Over|others=Liberty|year=2001|type=UK CD2 liner notes|publisher=V2 Records|id=VVR5017778}}

  1. "Thinking It Over" (Pete Devereux & The Wideboys club vocal remix) – 5:14
  2. "Thinking It Over" (The Wideboys remix) – 5:31
  3. "Thinking It Over" (Almighty 7-inch mix) – 3:43
  4. "Thinking It Over" (Kinky Boy remix edit) – 5:14

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UK cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=Thinking It Over|others=Liberty|year=2001|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=V2 Records|id=VVR5017775}}

  1. "Thinking It Over" (full length version) – 4:05
  2. "Thinking It Over" (Kinky Boy remix) – 6:42
  3. "Let's Get Working" – 4:15

Australian and New Zealand CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Thinking It Over|others=Liberty|year=2001|type=Australian & New Zealand CD single liner notes|publisher=V2 Records|id=V2A0007}}

  1. "Thinking It Over" – 4:05
  2. "No Clouds" (first version) – 4:14
  3. "Greed" – 3:42
  4. "Thinking It Over" (Pete Devereux & The Wideboys club vocal remix) – 5:14
  5. "Thinking It Over" (Kinky Boy remix edit) – 5:14
  6. "Thinking It Over" (video)

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Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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!scope="col"|Chart (2001–2002)

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position

{{single chart|Australiapandora|81|url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020220130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/ISSUE623.pdf|urltitle=Issue 623|rowheader=true|access-date=22 September 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-10-13.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=19|issue=42|page=15|date=13 October 2001|access-date=10 September 2020}}

|24

{{single chart|Ireland2|29|song=Thinking It Over|rowheader=true|access-date=21 November 2018}}
{{single chart|Scotland|8|date=20011006|rowheader=true|access-date=21 November 2018}}
{{single chart|UK|5|date=20011006|rowheader=true|access-date=21 November 2018}}
{{single chart|UKindie|2|date=20011006|rowheader=true|access-date=21 November 2018}}

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=Year-end charts=

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!scope="col"|Chart (2001)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2001.pdf|title=The Official UK Singles Chart 2001|work=UKChartsPlus|access-date=21 November 2018}}

|87

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Release history

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Region

!Date

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scope="row"|United Kingdom

|24 September 2001

|{{hlist|CD|cassette}}

|rowspan="2"|V2

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scope="row"|Australia

|28 January 2002

|CD

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue622.pdf|title=The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 28th January 2002|publisher=ARIA|page=24|date=28 January 2002|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020220130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/Issue622.pdf|archive-date=20 February 2002|access-date=26 April 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

References

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Category:2001 songs

Category:2001 debut singles

Category:Liberty X songs

Category:UK garage songs

Category:V2 Records singles

Category:Songs with lyrics by Mary Susan Applegate