Think It Over (The Cars song)
"Think It Over" is a song by American rock band the Cars from their fourth studio album, Shake It Up (1981). It was written by Ric Ocasek.
"Think It Over" | ||||
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Single by the Cars | ||||
from the album Shake It Up | ||||
B-side | "I'm Not the One" | |||
Released | August 1982 | |||
Recorded | 1981 | |||
Studio | Syncro Sound (Boston) | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 4:56 | |||
Label | Elektra | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ric Ocasek | |||
Producer(s) | Roy Thomas Baker | |||
The Cars singles chronology | ||||
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Shake It Up track listing | ||||
9 tracks |
Release
"Think It Over" first saw release on the 1981 album Shake It Up, but following the release of the album, the song was released as a single in the United Kingdom and Australia. Backed with "I'm Not the One" (which later became successful in its own right), the single did not make a dent in the charts. The single was not released in the United States, as the track "Victim of Love" (also from Shake It Up) received a single release instead.
Reception
AllMusic critic Greg Prato cited the track as a highlight from Shake It Up, and described the track as "almost entirely synth-oriented" and called it one of the "many lesser-known album tracks [on Shake It Up that] prove[d] to be [a] highlight".[1] Boston Globe critic Steve Morse praised "Think It Over" as a high point of Shake It Up and an exception from the "absence of spirit" of the album.[2] Morse called "Think It Over" a "great dance tune," saying that "it seems to borrow heavily from Roy Hamilton's 1958 hit, 'Don't Let Go'".[2]
References
- Prato, Greg. "Shake It Up". allmusic.com.
- Morse, Steve (November 29, 1981). "Geils accelerates, while the Cars stall". pp. 57, 66. Retrieved 2020-04-27 โ via newspapers.com.