"Thinking It Over" is the debut single of English-Irish pop group Liberty, before they became Liberty X. The garage song was produced by Pete Devereux (of Artful Dodger) and the Wideboys. It was co-written by band members Kelli Young and Tony Lundon. In the United Kingdom, the single was a hit, reaching number five, but was not as successful internationally, peaking at number 29 in Ireland and number 81 in Australia.
| "Thinking It Over" | ||||
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| Single by Liberty | ||||
| from the album Thinking It Over | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | 24 September 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 2001 | |||
| Genre | UK garage[1] | |||
| Length | 4:02 | |||
| Label | V2 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tony Lundon, Kelli Young, Stephen Hart, Mary Applegate, Christopher Applegate, Jim Sullivan, Eddie Craig, Pete Devereux | |||
| Producer(s) | Pete Devereux, the Wideboys | |||
| Liberty singles chronology | ||||
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Background
editWhile the five winning contestants of Popstars formed Hear'Say, the five runner-up contestants formed the group Liberty. The name Liberty was chosen to reflect the freedom the members experienced following their participation in Popstars. Amidst pejorative media commentary, including the term "Flopstars", the band proceeded to sign a multimillion-pound record contract with Richard Branson's independent record label, V2 Records.
In response to the media backlash and push-back from the record label, the band initially released the song as a white label promo. In an interview with The Vault in 2013, Kelli said "We knew that we wanted to do an R&B/pop sound and everyone was telling us that was not an achievable thing [..] and no one was going to play it. So, we had to trick people. We released Thinking It Over on white label and we didn't put our name on it [...] We got lots of spot plays on the radio and all the clubs started playing it."[2]
Thus, their debut single, "Thinking It Over", was released on 24 September 2001.[3][4] It came backed with three B-sides: "No Clouds", "Greed" and "Let's Get Working", the latter of which has never been released on CD in the United Kingdom.
Music video
editThe video for the track was filmed in a studio using green screen.[5] It is set inside a skyline apartment in Manhattan, with the band performing in and around the lounge area. Despite the fact the video was filmed on a very low budget, it uses special effects to show and remove holographic images of the band from the apartment, to allow for different vocal sections of the song. It was the band's only video to be included on the physical single from the "Thinking It Over" era.[6]
Track listings
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UK CD1[7]
UK CD2[8]
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UK cassette single[9]
Australian and New Zealand CD single[10]
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Charts
editRelease history
edit| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref(s). |
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| United Kingdom | 24 September 2001 |
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V2 | [3][4] |
| Australia | 28 January 2002 | CD | [18] |
References
edit- ^ "A brief history of the bands from Popstars and Popstars: The Rivals". inews.co.uk. 6 December 2019.
- ^ "LIBERTY X - THE VAULT CHAT". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b Praxis Media. "Radio1 Rodos Greece ::: UK Forthcoming Singles ::: Charts, DJ Promos, Dance, Lyrics, Free Mp3 Samples Downloads". Radio1.gr. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ^ a b "New Releases – For Week Starting September 24, 2001: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 22 September 2001. p. 35. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ Michelle Heaton: My Career in Music, The Vault
- ^ "Liberty X - Thinking It Over". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ Thinking It Over (UK CD1 liner notes). Liberty. V2 Records. 2001. VVR5017773.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Thinking It Over (UK CD2 liner notes). Liberty. V2 Records. 2001. VVR5017778.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Thinking It Over (UK cassette single sleeve). Liberty. V2 Records. 2001. VVR5017775.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Thinking It Over (Australian & New Zealand CD single liner notes). Liberty. V2 Records. 2001. V2A0007.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Issue 623" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 19, no. 42. 13 October 2001. p. 15. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Thinking It Over". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2001" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 28th January 2002" (PDF). ARIA. 28 January 2002. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2002. Retrieved 26 April 2021.