Let Me Think About It
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"Let Me Think About It" is a song performed by Danish soul
singer Ida Corr
and Dutch house
disc jockey (DJ) Fedde le Grand
. It is a remix by le Grand of Corr's original track which appeared on her 2006 album Robosoul. The song features vocals by Corr and Danish R&B
singer Burhan G
.
In 2007 Fedde Le Grand heard the album version through Ida's label Lifted House. He then produced a remix of the song and released it through his label Flamingo Recordings
.
The remix has an electro and house feel, with a 'jerky' beat and also with an element of jazz. The original song uses less drums and has an acoustic-urban feel.
gave the song four out of five stars, and wrote: "Fedde has teamed up with Ida Corr to produce another three minutes of thunderous dance-tastic frivolities. 'Let Me Think About It' couldn't possibly be any more of an Ibiza
TUNE. It's the sound of Pete Tong
, Dave Pearce
and Scott Mills
stood screaming with a load of Club 18-30 reps, while some boozed-up bikini-clad temptress grinds up against you all soaked up into a CD package. Packed with parping horns, cascading synth beats and the sound of a fire alarm being played along to the theme from Shaft
".
shot the music video
for the remix in London
. The video features Ida Corr with an afro hairdo and the dancers Anchelique Mariano, Dominique Tipper and Stephanie Fitzpatrick, dressed in a similar manner dancing and feigning to play various instruments. Dancer Jason Beitel, who mimes to Burhan G's voice, is the male protagonist of the clip. Natricia Bernard did the choreography.
", and the well-received collaboration with Danish singer Camille Jones
, "The Creeps
".
"Let Me Think About It" became the most successful single for both artists. The single reached #2 on the UK Singles Chart
on the October 7, 2007 chart and stayed there for one more week.
It has peaked at #14 on the Australian ARIA
Singles Chart, #58 in the Polish Singles Chart and #11 on South African Radio 5FM
. The single also peaked at #3 in Romania
.
In the United States
it was released by Ida Corr (but listed as "Ida Corr vs. Fedde le Grand") and reached number one on Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay
chart on February 9, 2008, making it the first import single to reach the chart, up until the week ending March 1, when Warner Bros. Records
picked up the single for a US commercial release. Many stations such as Hot 99.5, z100, and 102.7 (Kiss FM), Pulse 87 and WKTU added this song to their inventory due to high digital download sales. This song was also featured in the 2008 film Wild Child
and the 2008's series of Germany's Next Topmodel.
In Germany the single peaked at #14 on the Single Charts. In 2008 it stayed over 40 weeks within the Top 100, which resulted in the longest stay for a single in the German Top 100 in 2008.
Danish remix single
Australian single
German single
U.S. digital download
U.S. remix digital download
Source:
in Denmark and with an award for more than 10,000 plays in UK by Nielsen Music Control Airplay Awards Notification UK. The single also won two Danish DeeJay Awards in 2008 for "Best Danish Deejay Favorite" and "Best Danish Dancehit".
In 2008 the song has been certified an IMPALA Diamond Award for selling more than 250,000 units (CDs, Downloads, Albumtrack) in the Europe
an countries.
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
singer Ida Corr
Ida Corr
Ida Corr is a Danish singer, songwriter and music producer.-Career:At the age of 11 Corr won the first Danish Children Songcontest...
and Dutch house
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
disc jockey (DJ) Fedde le Grand
Fedde le Grand
Fedde le Grand is a Dutch house DJ and producer whose single "Put Your Hands Up For Detroit" / "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" reached number one on the UK's singles and the top 5 in the Dutch singles chart, and spent five weeks in the Spanish dance chart...
. It is a remix by le Grand of Corr's original track which appeared on her 2006 album Robosoul. The song features vocals by Corr and Danish R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
singer Burhan G
Burhan G
Burhan Genç known as Burhan G is a Danish R&B and pop singer, songwriter and producer of Kurdish/Turkish origin from Turkey. His father is Turkish origin and his mother kurdish origin. He has three albums including Burhan G in 2010. that was certified platinum in Denmark...
.
Production
In 2006 Ida Corr, Christian von Staffeldt aka Motrack and Burhan Genc wrote the track for Ida Corr's second album Robosoul. Corr, Motrack and Kasper Tranberg produced the original album version of the song. soul version album.In 2007 Fedde Le Grand heard the album version through Ida's label Lifted House. He then produced a remix of the song and released it through his label Flamingo Recordings
Flamingo Recordings
Flamingo Recordings B.V. is a Dutch record label that specializes in house and dance music and is the artistic home of DJs Funkerman, Fedde le Grand and producer Raf Jansen....
.
The remix has an electro and house feel, with a 'jerky' beat and also with an element of jazz. The original song uses less drums and has an acoustic-urban feel.
Critical reception
Alex Fletcher of Digital SpyDigital Spy
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gave the song four out of five stars, and wrote: "Fedde has teamed up with Ida Corr to produce another three minutes of thunderous dance-tastic frivolities. 'Let Me Think About It' couldn't possibly be any more of an Ibiza
Ibiza
Ibiza or Eivissa is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea 79 km off the coast of the city of Valencia in Spain. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. With Formentera, it is one of the two Pine Islands or Pityuses. Its largest cities are Ibiza...
TUNE. It's the sound of Pete Tong
Pete Tong
Peter "Pete" Tong is an English DJ who works for BBC Radio 1. He is known worldwide by fans of electronic music for hosting programmes such as Essential Mix and Essential Selection on the radio service, which can be heard through Internet radio streams, for his record label FFRR Records, and for...
, Dave Pearce
Dave Pearce
Dave Pearce is a British dance DJ and record producer, who has played gigs across the UK and the world, although he is perhaps best known for his work in radio. He currently works for the BBC 6 Music...
and Scott Mills
Scott Mills
Scott Robert Mills is a British radio DJ, television presenter and occasional actor, best known for presenting The Scott Mills Show on BBC Radio 1...
stood screaming with a load of Club 18-30 reps, while some boozed-up bikini-clad temptress grinds up against you all soaked up into a CD package. Packed with parping horns, cascading synth beats and the sound of a fire alarm being played along to the theme from Shaft
Shaft (1971 film)
Shaft is a 1971 American blaxploitation film directed by Gordon Parks, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. An action film with elements of film noir, Shaft tells the story of a black private detective, John Shaft, who travels through Harlem and to the Italian mob neighborhoods in order to find the...
".
Music video
In summer 2007 director Marcus AdamsMarcus Adams
Marcus Adams is a British film director. Marcus has produced successful music videos, award-winning advertisements and complete feature films....
shot the music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for the remix in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. The video features Ida Corr with an afro hairdo and the dancers Anchelique Mariano, Dominique Tipper and Stephanie Fitzpatrick, dressed in a similar manner dancing and feigning to play various instruments. Dancer Jason Beitel, who mimes to Burhan G's voice, is the male protagonist of the clip. Natricia Bernard did the choreography.
Chart performance
The song is the third Danish single of Ida Corr's album Robosoul and the third single from Fedde le Grand, released in the UK, following the No. 1 smash hit "Put Your Hands Up 4 DetroitPut Your Hands Up 4 Detroit
"Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" is a house/Electro single written and produced by Fedde le Grand, and based upon a direct vocal sample from Matthew Dear & Disco D's "Hands Up for Detroit."...
", and the well-received collaboration with Danish singer Camille Jones
Camille Jones
Camille Jones is a Danish pop singer, songwriter and record producer. She is known for her song "The Creeps" written by herself and remixed by Dutch DJ Fedde le Grand, which has become a worldwide clubhit in the dance scene.- Career :In 2000 Camille had been enjoying success within the Danish and...
, "The Creeps
The Creeps
"The Creeps" is a song written and sung by Camille Jones, and remixed and produced by Fedde le Grand. It has a techno party beat and quiet singing....
".
"Let Me Think About It" became the most successful single for both artists. The single reached #2 on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
on the October 7, 2007 chart and stayed there for one more week.
It has peaked at #14 on the Australian ARIA
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
Singles Chart, #58 in the Polish Singles Chart and #11 on South African Radio 5FM
5FM
5FM is a South African FM radio station that follows a Top 40 music format and is owned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation , South Africa's public broadcaster...
. The single also peaked at #3 in Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
.
In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
it was released by Ida Corr (but listed as "Ida Corr vs. Fedde le Grand") and reached number one on Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay
Hot Dance Airplay
Dance/Mix Show Airplay is a monitored electronic dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in Billboard magazine. The chart came about as a result of the small but influential impact of electronic dance music on the radio in the United States and the stations that program it...
chart on February 9, 2008, making it the first import single to reach the chart, up until the week ending March 1, when Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
picked up the single for a US commercial release. Many stations such as Hot 99.5, z100, and 102.7 (Kiss FM), Pulse 87 and WKTU added this song to their inventory due to high digital download sales. This song was also featured in the 2008 film Wild Child
Wild Child (film)
Wild Child is a 2008 American/British/French teen romantic dramedy film starring Emma Roberts, Alex Pettyfer and Natasha Richardson. The film made its American television premiere on ABC Family on August 8, 2010.-Plot:...
and the 2008's series of Germany's Next Topmodel.
In Germany the single peaked at #14 on the Single Charts. In 2008 it stayed over 40 weeks within the Top 100, which resulted in the longest stay for a single in the German Top 100 in 2008.
Track listing
Danish single- Let Me Think About It (Fedde Le Grand Club Mix)
- Let Me Think About It (Fedde Le Grand Radio Edit)
- Let Me Think About It (FunkermanFunkermanFunkerman is a Dutch House DJ and producer, who together with DJ/Producer Fedde Le Grand and producer Raf runs the record company Flamingo Recordings...
Remix) - Let Me Think About It (Gregor Salto & DJ Madskilz Remix)
- Let Me Think About It (MBK Extended Mix)
- Let Me Think About It (MBK Remix Radio Edit)
- Let Me Think About It (Sidelmann Remix)
- Let Me Think About It (Original Album Version)
Danish remix single
- Let Me Think About It (Fedde Le Grand Radio Edit)
- Let Me Think About It (Fedde Le Grand Club Mix)
- Let Me Think About It (MBK Remix Radio Edit)
- Let Me Think About It (MBK Extended Mix)
- Let Me Think About It (Micky Slim Remix)
- Let Me Think About It (Eddie Thoneick Remix)
- Let Me Think About It (FunkermanFunkermanFunkerman is a Dutch House DJ and producer, who together with DJ/Producer Fedde Le Grand and producer Raf runs the record company Flamingo Recordings...
Remix) - Let Me Think About It (Gregor Salto & DJ Madskilz Remix)
- Let Me Think About It (James Talk Remix)
- Let Me Think About It (Jason Herd's Jfunk Remix)
- Let Me Think About It (Sidelmann Remix)
- Let Me Think About It (Original Album Version)
Australian single
- Let Me Think About It (Fedde Le Grand Radio Edit)
- Let Me Think About It (Fedde Le Grand Club Mix)
- Let Me Think About It (Instrumental)
- Let Me Think About It (Eddie Thoneick Remix)
- Let Me Think About It (Jason Herd's Jfunk Remix)
German single
- Let Me Think About It (Fedde Le Grand Radio Edit)
- Let Me Think About It (Fedde Le Grand Club Mix)
- Let Me Think About It (Gregor Salto & DJ Madskilz Remix)
- Let Me Think About It (Jason Herd's Jfunk Remix)
- Let Me Think About It (Eddie Thoneick Remix)
- Let Me Think About It (Instrumental)
- Let Me Think About It (Music Video)
U.S. digital download
- Let Me Think About It (Fedde Le Grand Radio Edit)
- Let Me Think About It (Robbie Rivera Juicy Miami Mix)
- Let Me Think About It (Eddie Thoneick Remix)
- Let Me Think About It (Jason Herd's Jfunk Remix)
U.S. remix digital download
- Let Me Think About It (Fedde Le Grand Club Mix)
- Let Me Think About It (FunkermanFunkermanFunkerman is a Dutch House DJ and producer, who together with DJ/Producer Fedde Le Grand and producer Raf runs the record company Flamingo Recordings...
Remix) - Let Me Think About It (Micky Slim Remix)
- Let Me Think About It (James Talk Remix)
- Let Me Think About It (Sidelmann Remix)
Personnel
- Ida CorrIda CorrIda Corr is a Danish singer, songwriter and music producer.-Career:At the age of 11 Corr won the first Danish Children Songcontest...
– songwritingSongwriterA songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, productionRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, vocals - MoTrack (Christian von Staffeldt) – songwriting, production, additional instrumentsMusical instrumentA musical instrument is a device created or adapted for the purpose of making musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can serve as a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. The history of musical instruments dates back to the...
- Burhan GencBurhan GBurhan Genç known as Burhan G is a Danish R&B and pop singer, songwriter and producer of Kurdish/Turkish origin from Turkey. His father is Turkish origin and his mother kurdish origin. He has three albums including Burhan G in 2010. that was certified platinum in Denmark...
– songwriting, vocals - Kasper Tranberg – trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
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Charts
| Chart (2007–2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Dance Chart (The Official Charts Company UK Dance Chart The UK Dance Chart is a chart compiled by The Official Charts Company from sales in record stores and digital downloads. Although the chart does not currently receive any airplay on the radio or television, the chart can be viewed on the BBC Radio 1 and The Official Charts Company website.Digital... ) |
1 |
| US Hot Dance Airplay Hot Dance Airplay Dance/Mix Show Airplay is a monitored electronic dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in Billboard magazine. The chart came about as a result of the small but influential impact of electronic dance music on the radio in the United States and the stations that program it... (Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... ) |
1 |
| US Pop 100 Pop 100 The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States until its discontinuation in 2009... (Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... ) |
97 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2007) | Year-end position |
|---|---|
| Australian Club Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
4 |
| Australian Dance Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
13 |
| Australian Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
86 |
| Dutch Singles Chart Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
22 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
41 |
| Chart (2008) | Year-end position |
| Australian Dance Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
15 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 49 |
| European Hot 100 Singles | 55 |
| French Airplay Chart | 52 |
| French Singles Chart | 48 |
| Germany Dance Chart | 41 |
| German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
27 |
| New Zealand Airplay Chart | 26 |
| Switzerland Singles Chart | 66 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Airplay Hot Dance Airplay Dance/Mix Show Airplay is a monitored electronic dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in Billboard magazine. The chart came about as a result of the small but influential impact of electronic dance music on the radio in the United States and the stations that program it... |
1 |
Certifications
| Country | Certification Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales thresholds) |
Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | Platinum | 18,000 |
| Europe | Diamond | 250,000+ |
| Germany | Gold | 150,000 |
| UK | Gold | 144,100 |
Awards and nominations
"Let Me Think About It" has been certified a Platinum Award for more than 18,000 sold singles by IFPIIFPI
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland...
in Denmark and with an award for more than 10,000 plays in UK by Nielsen Music Control Airplay Awards Notification UK. The single also won two Danish DeeJay Awards in 2008 for "Best Danish Deejay Favorite" and "Best Danish Dancehit".
In 2008 the song has been certified an IMPALA Diamond Award for selling more than 250,000 units (CDs, Downloads, Albumtrack) in the Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an countries.
| Award show | Award | Title | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | P3 Guld Awards | Listener's Favourite Hit | “Let Me Think About It” | |
| Danish Deejay Awards | Danish Deejay-Favourite | “Let Me Think About It” | ||
| Dancechart.dk Award (Danish Club Hit of the year) | “Let Me Think About It” | |||
| Zulu Awards | Best Danish Hit | “Let Me Think About It” | ||
| International Dance Music Awards | Best Breaks/Electro Track | “Let Me Think About It” | ||
| IMPALA Diamond Award |