Think (Aretha Franklin song)

"Think"
Song
A-side	"Think"
B-side	"You Send Me"

For other uses see Think (disambiguation)

"Think" is the name of a hit single released by American R&B/soul musician Aretha Franklin in 1968, from her Aretha Now album. The song, a feminist anthem, reached #7 on Billboard Pop Singles Chart, becoming Aretha's seventh Top 10 hit in the United States. The song also reached #1 on the magazine's Black Singles Chart, becoming Aretha's sixth single to top that particular chart. The song was written by Franklin and Ted White.

Franklin also performed the song in a musical sequence of the 1980 film The Blues Brothers.

The song on American Idol

The song was performed by three American Idol runners-up: Diana DeGarmo in season 3 (2004), Katharine McPhee in season 5 (2006) and Lakisha Jones in season 6 (2007).

McPhee's version of the song was released as a limited single from the American Idol 5: Encores album. The song became a minor internet hit for McPhee - it was her first song to chart in the Pop 100, where it peaked at #90 due to download sales alone.

The song was also performed by season 3's Fantasia Barrino in her first week in Hollywood.

In Season 7, it was performed during the Miami auditions by contestant, Syesha Mercado.

Chart performance

Aretha Franklin

Chart	Peak Position
U.S. Billboard Pop Singles Chart	7
U.S. Billboard Black Singles Chart	1
UK Singles Chart	26

Katharine McPhee

Chart	Peak Position
U.S. Billboard Pop 100	90
U.S. Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles	21

External links

• Song Review at All Music Guide