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That's What I Think
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Wikipedia article
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| type = single
| artist = Cyndi Lauper
| album = Hat Full of Stars
| B-side = "That's What I Think" (Live Version)
| released = October 1993
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| recorded = 1993
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| genre = Pop
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| label = Epic
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| prev_title = Who Let In the Rain
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = Sally's Pigeons
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"'That's What I Think'" is a 1993 song by American singer Cyndi Lauper, released as the second single from her fourth album, 'Hat Full of Stars'. Produced by Lauper and Junior Vasquez, the song peaked in the top 40 in a couple of countries and was a dance hit in the United States. Its popular remixes caused the track to climb on the dance charts. It appeared on the album 'Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some' in its album edit format. Upon the release, Lauper performed it at the American Music Awards, The Late Show with David Letterman, The Arsenio Hall Show, and 'The Tonight Show'.
Tommy Page covered the song on his 1996 album 'Loving You'.
Critical reception
Mike DeGagne from AllMusic said that songs like "That's What I Think" "make for the most promising" of the 11 cuts on the 'Hat Full of Stars' album. Larry Flick from 'Billboard' wrote, "With this funk-injected pop shuffler, Lauper offers what may be her most accessible and charming single in a long time." He added, "A husky vocal is framed by wriggling guitars and flourishing horns, seeping into a neat, muscular bassline. And the cute chorus is a fun sing-along." The Daily Vault's Mark Millan called it as a very good song and a "blunt social commentary if ever there was one". Music writer James Masterton complimented it as a "cleverly constructed track" in his weekly UK chart commentary. Holly George Warren of 'Rolling Stone' noted Lauper's "throaty belting".
Music video
A music video was produced to promote the single, directed by Cyndi Lauper herself. It features different fans explaining what music meant to them. The video was later published on YouTube in October 2009. It has amassed more than 700,000 views as of September 2021.
Track listing
* 'US CD single'
# "That's What I Think" (Album Edit) 4:17
# "That's What I Think" (Live Version) 4:35
# "That's What I Think" (Slugger Mix) 6:09
# "That's What I Think" (Deep Mix) 5:26
# "That's What I Think" (Musto Club Mix) 7:07
* 'Europe 2-track CD single / 7" / Cassette'
# "That's What I Think" (Album Edit) 4:17
# "That's What I Think" (Live Version) 4:35
* 'Europe CD maxi-single / US Promotional CD'
# "That's What I Think" (Album Edit) 4:17
# "That's What I Think" (Live Version) 4:35
# "That's What I Think" (Musto Remix) 3:41
* 'UK CD1'
# "That's What I Think" (Single Version) 4:17
# "That's What I Think" (Live Version) 4:35
# "That's What I Think" (Musto Club Mix) 7:10
# "That's What I Think" (Vasquez Club Mix) 5:31
# "That's What I Think" (Musto Dub Mix) 7:22
# "That's What I Think" (Vasquez Club Dub) 5:26
* 'UK CD2 (Limited Edition)'
# "That's What I Think" (Album Version) 4:38
# "I Drove All Night" 4:08
# "True Colors" 3:46
# "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" 3:55
* 'US 12"'
:A1: "That's What I Think" (Musto Club Mix) 7:10
:A2: "That's What I Think" (Musto Dub Mix) 7:22
:A3: "That's What I Think" (Musto Radio Mix) 3:55
:B1: "That's What I Think" (Vasquez Club Mix) 5:31
:B2: "That's What I Think" (Vasquez Deep Mix) 5:18
:B3: "That's What I Think" (Vasquez Factory Mix) 5:24
* 'Europe 12"'
:A1: "That's What I Think" (Musto Club Mix) 7:10
:A2: "That's What I Think" (Musto Dub Mix) 7:22
:A3: "That's What I Think" (Musto Tribal Mix) 3:05
:B1: "That's What I Think" (Vasquez Club Mix) 5:31
:B2: "That's What I Think" (Vasquez Club Dub) 5:26
:B3: "That's What I Think" (Vasquez Urban Dance Mix) 6:03
:B4: "That's What I Think" (Vasquez Tribal Mix) 5:22
* 'US Promotional double 12"'
:A1: "That's What I Think" (Urban Dance Mix) 6:03
:A2: "That's What I Think" (Urban 7") 4:09
:A3: "That's What I Think" (Urban Dub Mix) 6:14
:B1: "That's What I Think" (Hip Hop Vocal Mix) 6:14
:B2: "That's What I Think" (Hip Hop Dub) 5:46
:B3: "That's What I Think" (Bonus Beats) 4:41
:B4: "That's What I Think" (Album Version) 4:40
:C1: "That's What I Think" (Club Mix) 5:31
:C2: "That's What I Think" (Club Dub) 5:26
:C3: "That's What I Think" (Early Morning Mix) 5:19
:D1: "That's What I Think" (Deep Mix) 5:18
:D2: "That's What I Think" (Factory Mix) 5:24
:D3: "That's What I Think" (Tribal Mix) 5:24
Official versions
*Album edit
*Bonus Beats
*Club Dub
*Club Mix
*Deep Mix
*Early Morning Mix
*Jr.'s Slugger Mix
*LP edit
*Musto Club Mix
*Musto Dub Mix
*Musto Radio Mix
*Musto Tribal Mix
*Single version
*Urban 7"
*Vasquez Club Dub
*Vasquez Club Mix
*Vasquez Factory Mix
*Vasquez Hip Hop Dub
*Vasquez Hip Hop Vocal Mix
*Vasquez Tribal Mix
*Vasquez Urban Dance Mix
Charts
References
Category:Cyndi Lauper songs
Category:Songs written by Allee Willis
Category:1993 singles
Category:Songs written by Eric Bazilian
Category:Songs written by Cyndi Lauper
Category:Songs written by Rob Hyman
Category:1993 songs
Category:Epic Records singles
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