Think (Aretha Franklin song)
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| “Think” | ||
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| Single by Aretha Franklin from the album Aretha Now |
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| A-side | "Think" | |
| B-side | "You Send Me" | |
| Released | May 2, 1968 | |
| Format | 7" | |
| Genre | Soul | |
| Length | 2:16 | |
| Label | Atlantic
2518 |
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| Writer(s) | Aretha Franklin-Ted White | |
| Producer | Jerry Wexler | |
- 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.
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[edit] 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 6, Lakisha Jones performed the song in her initial audition, as did Syesha Mercado in Season 7.
[edit] Chart performance
[edit] Aretha Franklin
| Chart | Peak Position |
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| U.S. Billboard Pop Singles Chart | 7 |
| U.S. Billboard Black Singles Chart | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart | 26 |
[edit] Katharine McPhee
| Chart | Peak Position |
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| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 90 |
| U.S. Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles | 21 |
[edit] External links
| Preceded by "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" by Marvin Gaye adn Tammi Terrell |
Billboard's Hot Rhythm & Blues number one single (Aretha Franklin version) June 15 - June 29, 1968 |
Succeeded by "I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)" by The Temptations |
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