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Don't Think I Don't Think About It

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Wikipedia article




"'Don't Think I Don't Think About It'" is a song recorded by American country music artist Darius Rucker, lead singer of the band Hootie & the Blowfish. The song, co-written by Rucker and Clay Mills, was released in May 2008 as Rucker's first single from his album 'Learn to Live'. The song made Rucker the first new individual black artist to chart a number one country hit since Charley Pride's "Night Games" reached the top of the charts in September 1983.

Content



"Don't Think I Don't Think About It" is a mid-tempo, backed mainly by guitars. Its narrator describes a man who has left his former lover. He tells her that he thinks about what they could have been.

Music video



The music video was directed by Wayne Isham.http://www.cmt.com/videos/darius-rucker/262456/dont-think-i-dont-think-about-it.jhtml

Critical reception



The song received a positive review from 'Billboard' reviewer Deborah Evans Price, who said that the single "is that perfect combination of solid production, a great vocal and finely crafted song that adds up to a hit." 'Entertainment Weekly' simple called the song "pretty great,"Pastorek, Whitney (September 19, 2008), "Learn to Live". 'Entertainment Weekly', (1012): and 'People' called it a "bittersweet ballad".Arnold, Chuck (September 29, 2008), "Learn to Live". 'People'. '70' (13):

Chart performance



"Don't Think I Don't Think About It" debuted at number 51 on the Hot Country Songs charts dated for May 3, 2008. The song reached a peak of number one on the chart week of October 4, making Rucker the first solo African-American artist to reach the top of the country charts since Charley Pride's "Night Games" in 1983. The song remained on top of the chart for a second consecutive week.Cohen, Jonathan. [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1043900/tis-like-still-cruising-atop-hot-100 "T.I.'s 'Like' Still Cruising Atop Hot 100"]. 'Billboard'. October 2, 2008. It is also his first solo Top 40 hit on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, at number 35. The song reached over a million copies in sales in May 2014.

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