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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Think About Us
| cover = Little Mix, Ty Dolla Sign Think About Us (Official Single Cover).png
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = Little Mix featuring Ty Dolla Sign
| album = LM5
| released =
| studio = Metropolis and Westpoint, London
| genre =
*Pop
| length =
| label = Syco
| writer =
* Camille Purcell
* Linus Nordstrm
* Frank Nobel
* Tyrone Griffin, Jr.
* Victor Bolander
| producer =
* Kamille
* Goldfingers
* Louis Bell
| chronology = Little Mix
| prev_title = Woman Like Me
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Bounce Back
| next_year = 2019
| misc =
}}
"'Think About Us'" is a song by British girl group Little Mix. A remixed version featuring American singer Ty Dolla Sign was released on January 25, 2019, as the second and final single from their fifth studio album, 'LM5' (2018). It was written by Kamille, Goldfingers, Frank Nobel, Ty Dolla Sign and Victor Bolander, and produced by Kamille, Goldfingers and Louis Bell.
Music Critics described the song as a pop track with elements of tropical pop and Latin. It was met with positive reviews from critics who praised the song for its upbeat tempo and good vibes feeling. The song lyrically addresses themes of love and heartbreak. The single peaked at number twenty-two on the UK Singles Chart and charted in eight other countries. It has since been certified platinum in Brazil and gold in Poland and the United Kingdom.
Composition
"Think About Us" is a pop power ballad with elements of tropical house, Afrobeats and Latin pop. Built around a dance breakdown, the track eschews common ballad structure in favour of more rhythmic verses.
The lyrics find the group questioning the seriousness of a relationship and whether their partner wants to be with them. Ty Dolla Sign responds in his verse near the end of the song by singing about how he is similarly affected by the relationship's insecurity. His verse is sung alongside Jesy Nelson and Jade Thirlwall.
Critical reception
Mike Nied from Idolator deemed the song "stunning" and wrote, "Built around an infectious break, it is a lush floor filler." Megan Downing from MTV UK called it "the storming emotional pop banger we all need in our lives right now", while Michael Silver of 'Billboard' magazine described it as "danceable". Writing for 'People' magazine, Toms Mier found the track similar to "Cheap Thrills" by Sia and complimented its "catchy beat". 'The National' said "Think About Us" has "Beyonc-like swagger" and after listening to it "you are left with a pleasantly guilty feeling." 'Attitude' magazine's Joe Passmore wrote that while not as experimental as other tracks from 'LM5', its "slight Latin vibe is on trend and it sounds like an easily consumable radio single".
Music video
Background and concept
's Panopticon as a commentary alluding to Little Mix's fame.Directed by Bradley & Pablo, the music video for "Think About Us" was filmed in London on 12 December 2018. Intended as a more honest and authentic representation of Little Mix, Bradley & Pablo used a mature and stripped back execution based on the sound of 'LM5'. They eschewed polished visuals in favour of "effortlessly sexy" styling and candid scenes inspired by 1990s Calvin Klein campaigns, and opted for the group not to perform choreography to show a side to them that is "less like a tightly controlled performance and more like them". Leigh-Anne Pinnock invited her fianc, English footballer Andre Gray to appear in the video.
The concept has a double meaning and was a collaborative process, according to Bradley & Pablo. It has a theme of paranoia, control and surveillance, based on "emotions and sensations that you experience in a relationship that may be lost in a future where certain kinds of intimacy are no longer possible." The concept alludes to Little Mix's fame by using contained sets within an industrial space and staging inspired by Jeremy Bentham's Panopticon.
Synopsis
Each member of Little Mix has their own set-up in the music video inspired by different stages of a relationship. Candid scenes from each set-up are intercut throughout. It opens with Perrie Edwards lying in a meadow filled with butterflies, based on the start of a relationship and the feeling of butterflies in the stomach. Representing the icy end to a relationship, Jade Thirlwall is shown fighting a snowstorm in a white lace bralet, white padded jacket and tartan, long plaid maxi skirt.In her passion scene, Jesy Nelson wears a red halterneck and high-waisted denim jeans, and straddles a topless man. In her scene representing dangers in a relationship, Leigh-Anne Pinnock in a leather two-piece, wraps her legs around Gray sitting on a motorcycle for their segment. The group then come together in all-white and body-to-body rave scenes with Ty Dolla Sign.
Live performances
Little Mix gave their first live performance of "Think About Us" on 'The Graham Norton Show' on 14 December 2018. On 12 January 2019, the group performed the song on 'The Brits Are Coming'. They also performed the track along with "Woman Like Me" on 'The Voice of Holland' on 1 February 2019, and at the 2019 Global Awards on 7 March 2019. The group has performed this song on different music festivals like the BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend on May 26, the Fusion Festival on September 1, and the GRLS Festival on March 8, 2020. The song was also regularly performed on LM5: The Tour.
Personnel
* Jesy Nelson vocals
* Leigh-Anne Pinnock vocals
* Jade Thirlwall vocals
* Perrie Edwards vocals
* Kamille production, vocal production and recording, piano, keyboards, drum programming, backing vocals
* Goldfingers production, vocal production, piano, keyboards, drum programming
* Louis Bell production
* Frank Nobel piano, keys, drum programming, backing vocals
* Liam Nolan vocal engineering
* Jason Elliot vocal engineering
* Joe Kearns additional vocal production and recording
* Phil Tan mixing
* Bill Zimmerman engineering assistance
* Randy Merrill mastering
* James Royo mixing, vocal engineering
Credits adapted from Qobuz.
Charts
Certifications
Release history
References
Category:2019 singles
Category:2019 songs
Category:Little Mix songs
Category:Songs written by Kamille (musician)
Category:Songs written by Ty Dolla Sign
Category:Syco Music singles
Category:Ty Dolla Sign songs
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