Think Twice (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Think Twice

Artist = Céline Dion
from Album = The Colour of My Love
Released = Start date|1994|7|18
Format = CD single, cassette single, vinyl single
Recorded = Westside Studios, Marian Heights, Larrabee Sound Studios, The Hit Factory
Genre = Pop
Length = 4:47 (album version)
4:10 (radio edit)
Label = Columbia, Epic
Writer = Andy Hill, Peter Sinfield
Producer = Christopher Neil, Aldo Nova
Certification = Platinum (Australia, United Kingdom)
Gold (Netherlands)
Last single = "Misled"
(1994)
This single = "Think Twice"
(1994)
Next single = "Only One Road"
(1994)
Misc = Audiosample
Upper caption = Audio sample
Audio file= CelineDionThinkTwice.oggExtra album cover
Upper caption = Alternate covers
Type = single


Lower caption = Japanese maxi singleExtra album cover


Lower caption = Extra album cover


Lower caption =

"Think Twice" is the fourth hit single from "The Colour of My Love" album by Céline Dion. It was released on July 18 1994 in North America, in October 1994 in the United Kingdom, Australia and Japan, and February 1995 in the rest of the world. [ [http://www.celinedion.com/celinedion/english/music.cgi?album_id=5 The Colour of My Love] ] The song is rock-influenced and features a guitar solo, one of Dion's only songs to do so.

and Australia.

Two versions of the music video exist: the first was released in August 1994; later because of the huge success in the UK, Céline Dion made a special music video in December 1994. It aired in the UK "Top of the Pops" television programme.

The B-sides of this single were taken mainly from "Dion chante Plamondon" album, which was released at that time worldwide. It was also the first time that Dion's English single included French songs as B-sides all over the world.

Dion performed "Think Twice" at the 1995 World Music Awards.

The song was number 1 all over Europe: Ireland (9 weeks at the top), United Kingdom (7 weeks), Belgium (5 weeks), Netherlands (4 weeks), Norway (4 weeks), Sweden (4 weeks) and Denmark (2 weeks). [ [http://www.celinedion.com/celinedion/english/journey3.html Crossing All Barriers] ] It was also very successful in Australia reaching number 2.

"Think Twice" sold 1,234,982 copies in the UK and should be certified 2x platinum (for now it's undercertified and remains platinum only). It was also certified platinum in Australia (70,000) and gold in the Netherlands (50,000). According to Nielsen SoundScan the single sold 47,000 copies in the U.S.

"Think Twice" received an Ivor Novello Award for the Song of the Year in 1995.

The single boosted up "The Colour of My Love" album sales, which was released a year earlier and already fell off the charts. Thanks to its success the album went to number 1 in countries like: United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, Norway, Belgium and Greece.

It was included later on the European and Australian editions of the "All the Way… A Decade of Song" compilation (1999). Dion performed it lately during the 2008-09 Taking Chances Tour.

"Think Twice" was covered by Alana Dante in 1996, by Maribel Gonzalez (aka M:G) in 1999, and by Liel Koletin 2005. It was also performed by Kelly Clarkson on "American Idol".

Formats and track listings

U.S./Canadian/Australian CD single
#"Think Twice" (radio edit) – 4:10
#"L'amour existe encore" – 3:50

European CD single
#"Think Twice" (radio edit) – 4:10
#"Le monde est stone" – 3:40

Japanese CD maxi single
#"Think Twice" (radio edit) – 4:10
#"L'amour existe encore" – 3:50
#"(If There Was) Any Other Way" – 4:00

European/UK CD single #1
#"Think Twice" (radio edit) – 4:10
#"Le monde est stone" – 3:40
#"If Love Is Out the Question" – 3:53
#"If You Asked Me To" – 3:55

European/UK CD single #2
#"Think Twice" (radio edit) – 4:10
#"The Power of Love" (radio edit) – 4:42
#"Where Does My Heart Beat Now" – 4:33

UK cassette maxi single
#"Think Twice" (radio edit) – 4:10
#"L'amour existe encore" – 3:50
#"Le monde est stone" – 3:40

Official versions

#"Think Twice" (radio edit) – 4:10
#"Think Twice" (album version) – 4:47

Charts

References