I've Been Thinking About You

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"I've Been Thinking About You"
Single by Londonbeat
from the album In the Blood
B-side "9AM"
Released 1990 (1990)
Format CD single, CD maxi, 7" single,
12" maxi, cassette
Genre Euro Dance, Dance, Pop, house
Length 5:17 [album version], 3:49 [single version]
Label Anxious
Writer(s) Jimmy Chambers
Jimmy Helms
George Chandler
William Henshall
Producer Martyn Phillips
Londonbeat singles chronology
"Falling in Love Again"
(1990)		 "I've Been Thinking About You"
(1990)		 "A Better Love"
(1991)

"I've Been Thinking About You" is a song recorded by Londonbeat. It was released as a single in the last months of 1990 in many countries.

It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100[1] on April 13, 1991, having hit number two in the United Kingdom the previous year.[2] The song also topped the singles charts in Spain, Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands and Australia.

Part of the song was sampled and prominently featured in the song "Physical" recorded by Alcazar.

Contents

[edit] Track listings

7" single
  1. "I've Been Thinking About You" — 3:49
  2. "9 A.M." (live at Moles) — 5:49
CD maxi
  1. "I've Been Thinking About You" (7" version) — 3:49
  2. "I've Been Thinking About You" (c'est wot mix) — 5:38
  3. "9AM" (live at Moles) — 5:49
CD maxi - U.S.
  1. "I've Been Thinking About You" (def 12" mix) — 6:50
  2. "I've Been Thinking About You" (red zone mix) — 4:42
  3. "I've Been Thinking About You" (reprise) — 1:33
  4. "I've Been Thinking About You" (vocal dub) — 5:50
  5. "I've Been Thinking About You" (the eclipse mix) — 4:12
  6. "I've Been Thinking About You" (trak mix) — 3:05
CD single
  1. "I've Been Thinking About You" — 3:49
  2. "9AM" (live at Moles) — 5:49
12" maxi
  1. "I've Been Thinking About You" (c'est wot mix)
  2. "I've Been Thinking About You" (force feel dub mix)
  3. "I've Been Thinking About You" (7" version)
12" maxi
  1. "I've Been Thinking About You" (extended club mix)
  2. "I've Been Thinking About You" (radio edit)
  3. "I've Been Thinking About You" (instrumental)
  4. "I've Been Thinking About You" (dub)
Cassette
  1. "I've Been Thinking About You" (def 12" mix) — 6:50
  2. "I've Been Thinking About You" (red zone mix) — 4:42
  3. "I've Been Thinking About You" (reprise) — 1:33
  4. "I've Been Thinking About You" (vocal dub) — 5:50
  5. "I've Been Thinking About You" (the eclipse mix) — 4:12
  6. "I've Been Thinking About You" (trak mix) — 3:05

[edit] Chart and sales

[edit] Peak positions

Chart (1990/91) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[3] 1
Austrian Singles Chart[4] 1
Canadian Singles Chart 1
Dutch Top 40[5] 1
Eurochart Hot 100 1
French SNEP Singles Chart[6] 11
German Singles Chart[7] 1
Irish Singles Chart[8] 9
Italian singles Chart[9] 1
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[10] 5
Norwegian Singles Chart[11] 2
Spanish Singles Chart 1
Swedish Singles Chart[12] 1
Swiss Singles Chart[13] 1
UK Singles Chart[2] 2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play[1] 1
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 7
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks[1] 83

[edit] Year-end charts

End of year chart (1991) Position
Australian Singles Chart[14] 8
Dutch Top 40[15] 2
Swiss Singles Chart[16] 26
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[17] 31

[edit] Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Austria (IFPI Austria)[18] Gold 15,000x
Germany (BVMI)[19] Gold 250,000^
Sweden (GLF)[20] Platinum 50,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] Silver 200,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

[edit] Chart successions

Preceded by
"U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer		 Dutch Top 40 number-one single
September 8, 1990 (1990-09-08) – October 5, 1990 (1990-10-05) (4 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Verdammt, ich lieb' dich" by Matthias Reim
Eurochart Hot 100 number-one single
September 29, 1990 (1990-09-29) – November 24, 1990 (1990-11-24) (9 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice
Swedish number-one single
October 10, 1990 (1990-10-10) – November 14, 1990 (1990-11-14) (6 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"No Coke" by Dr Alban
Preceded by
"Tom's Diner" by DNA featuring Suzanne Vega		 German number-one single
October 26, 1990 (1990-10-26) – November 2, 1990 (1990-11-02) (2 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Sadeness Part I" by Enigma
Preceded by
"It Must Have Been Love" by Roxette		 Swiss number-one single
November 4, 1990 (1990-11-04) – December 9, 1990 (1990-12-09) (6 weeks)
Preceded by
"Tom's Diner" by DNA featuring Suzanne Vega		 Austrian number-one single
November 11, 1990 (1990-11-11) – December 2, 1990 (1990-12-02) (4 weeks)
Preceded by
"I Touch Myself" by Divinyls		 Australian (ARIA) number-one single
February 17, 1991 (1991-02-17) – March 10, 1991 (1991-03-10) (4 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Do the Bartman" by The Simpsons
Preceded by
"How to Dance" by Bingoboys featuring Princessa		 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
April 6, 1991 (1991-04-06) (1 week)		 Succeeded by
"Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)" by C+C Music Factory
Preceded by
"Coming Out of the Dark" by Gloria Estefan		 Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
April 13, 1991 (1991-04-13) (1 week)		 Succeeded by
"You're in Love" by Wilson Phillips

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d "Londonbeat > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4782/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved August 1, 2009 (2009-08-01). 
  2. ^ a b "Chart Stats - Londonbeat - I've Been Thinking About You". http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=18002. Retrieved August 1, 2009 (2009-08-01). 
  3. ^ "australian-charts.com - Londonbeat - I've Been Thinking About You". http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Londonbeat&titel=I%27ve+Been+Thinking+About+You&cat=s. Retrieved August 1, 2009 (2009-08-01). 
  4. ^ "Londonbeat - I've Been Thinking About You - austriancharts.at (German)". http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Londonbeat&titel=I%27ve+Been+Thinking+About+You&cat=s. Retrieved August 1, 2009 (2009-08-01). 
  5. ^ "De Nederlandse Top 40, week 36, 1990 (Dutch)". http://www.top40.nl/index.aspx?week=36&jaar=1990&maand=9. Retrieved August 1, 2009 (2009-08-01). 
  6. ^ "lescharts.com - Londonbeat - I've Been Thinking About You (French)". http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Londonbeat&titel=I%27ve+Been+Thinking+About+You&cat=s. Retrieved August 1, 2009 (2009-08-01). 
  7. ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  8. ^ "irishcharts.ie search results". http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement. Retrieved August 1, 2009 (2009-08-01). 
  9. ^ "HitParadeItalia - Top20 del 05 Gennaio 1991 (Italian)". http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_weeks/91/hp910105.htm. Retrieved August 1, 2009 (2009-08-01). 
  10. ^ "charts.org.nz - Londonbeat - I've Been Thinking About You". http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Londonbeat&titel=I%27ve+Been+Thinking+About+You&cat=s. Retrieved April 12, 2010 (2010-04-12). 
  11. ^ "norwegiancharts.com - Londonbeat - I've Been Thinking About You". http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Londonbeat&titel=I%27ve+Been+Thinking+About+You&cat=s. Retrieved August 1, 2009 (2009-08-01). 
  12. ^ "swedishcharts.com - Londonbeat - I've Been Thinking About You". http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Londonbeat&titel=I%27ve+Been+Thinking+About+You&cat=s. Retrieved August 1, 2009 (2009-08-01). 
  13. ^ "Londonbeat - I've Been Thinking About You - hitparade.ch (German)". http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Londonbeat&titel=I%27ve+Been+Thinking+About+You&cat=s. Retrieved August 1, 2009 (2009-08-01). 
  14. ^ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 50 Singles 1991". ARIA. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50-singles-1991.htm. Retrieved August 1, 2009 (2009-08-01). 
  15. ^ "Single Top 100 Over 1990 (Dutch)". http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%201990.pdf. Retrieved August 1, 2009 (2009-08-01). 
  16. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1991 - hitparade.ch (German)". http://hitparade.ch/year.asp?key=1991. Retrieved August 1, 2009 (2009-08-01). 
  17. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1991". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1991. Retrieved 2009-09-15. 
  18. ^ "Austrian single certifications – Londonbeat – I've Been Thinking About You" (in German). IFPI Austria. http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin.  Enter Londonbeat in the field Interpret. Enter I've Been Thinking About You in the field Titel. Select single in the field Format. Click Suchen
  19. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Londonbeat; 'I've Been Thinking About You')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=I%27ve+Been+Thinking+About+You&strInterpret=Londonbeat&strTtArt=single&strAwards=checked. 
  20. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (in Swedish) (PDF). IFPI Sweden. http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/guld-platina-1987-1998.pdf. 
  21. ^ "British single certifications – Londonbeat – I've Been Thinking About You". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx.  Enter I've Been Thinking About You in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Click Go
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