{{short description|2019 single by Lee Mvtthews}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Infobox song | name = Thinkin About | cover = ShockOne Lee Mvtthews - Thinkin About.jpg | alt = | caption = | type = single | artist = [[ShockOne]] x [[Lee Mvtthews]] | album = | released = {{Start date|df=yes|2022|05|24}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = [[Drum and bass]] | length = 2:39 | label = Dark Machine Records | writer = {{hlist|Janeva Burrill|Robbie Bergin|Karl Thomas}} | producer = {{hlist|ShockOne|Lee Mvtthews}} | chronology = [[ShockOne]] | prev_title = Hardwired | prev_year = 2021 | next_title = Collecting Thoughts | next_year = 2022 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = Lee Mvtthews | type = single | prev_title = Come Down | prev_year = 2021 | title = Thinkin About | year = 2022 | next_title = Infinity | next_year = 2022 }} }}
"'''Thinkin About'''" is a song by Australian electronic music producer [[ShockOne]] in collaboration with New Zealand electronic music duo [[Lee Mvtthews]]. It was released as a single in May 2022, and reached number 19 on the New Zealand artists singles chart in 2023.
==Background and composition==
DJ ShockOne approached Lee Mvtthews to work on a collaboration, providing them with the song's basic structure and vocals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.georgefm.co.nz/home/archive/2022/05/listen-lee-mvtthews-team-up-with-shockone-for-absolutely-huge-new-tune.html |title=LISTEN: Lee Mvtthews Team Up With ShockOne For Absolutely HUGE New Tune |date=25 May 2022 |website=[[George FM]]|accessdate=2 October 2023}}</ref> Janeva Burrill's vocals were originally intended for another song, so Lee Mvtthews felt that working on the song was like creating a remix.<ref name="muzic">{{cite web|url=https://www.muzic.net.nz/news/12843/shockone-lee-mvtthews-team-up-on-uplifting-new-dnb-heavy-hitter-thinkin-about-announce-aunz-dark-machine-records-warehouse-tour.html |title=ShockOne & Lee Mvtthews team up on uplifting new DnB heavy hitter 'Thinkin About' + announce AU/NZ Dark Machine Records Warehouse tour |date=25 May 2022 |website=muzic.net.nz|accessdate=2 October 2023}}</ref> The duo felt that the song had influences of [[Rüfüs Du Sol]], Kanine and [[Flume (musician)|Flume]], and that it had the "perfect blend of rave and radio", while ShockOne felt that the song captured the feeling of "hedonism and reckless abandon" of attending a rave with friends.<ref name="muzic"/>
==Release and commercial reception==
The song was released as a single on 24 May 2022,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/thinkin-about-single/1622628481 |title=Thinkin About - Single|website=[[iTunes]]|access-date=2 October 2023}}</ref> followed by two remixes of the song in September by Pulp Friction and T & Sugah.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/thinkin-about-pulp-friction-remix-single/1642642177 |title=Thinkin About (Pulp Friction Remix) - Single|website=[[iTunes]]|access-date=2 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/thinkin-about-t-sugah-remix-single/1646042110 |title=Thinkin About (T & Sugah Remix) - Single|website=[[iTunes]]|access-date=2 October 2023}}</ref> In October, ShockOne toured Australia and New Zealand with Lee Mvtthews, with their 'Dark Machine Records Warehouse' Tour.<ref name="muzic"/> The song reached number 10 on the New Zealand Hot Singles Chart in May 2022,<ref name="Hot"/> and number 19 on the New Zealand artists chart in 2023.<ref name="NZ"/>
==Critical reception==
Brendan McCarthy of muzic.net.nz gave the song four stars out of five, praising its ability to express "the exact musical representation [and] all the emotion involved" of a summer music festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.muzic.net.nz/articles/reviews/93435/shockone-x-lee-mvtthews-single-review-thinkin-about |title=Lee Mvtthews - ShockOne x Lee Mvtthews - Single Review: Thinkin About |date=9 June 2022 |first=Brendan|last=McCarthy|website=muzic.net.nz|accessdate=2 October 2023}}</ref> [[George FM]] named the song as their third biggest song of 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.georgefm.co.nz/home/good-chat/2022/09/the-six-biggest-songs-of-2022-so-far.html |title=The Six Biggest Songs Of 2022 So Far |date=28 September 2022 |first=Shawn |last=Cleaver |website=[[George FM]]|accessdate=2 October 2023}}</ref>
==Credits and personnel== Credits adapted from [[Tidal (service)|Tidal]].<ref name="tidal">{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/307606056/credits|title=Credits / Thinkin About|website=[[Tidal (service)|Tidal]]|accessdate=2 October 2023}}</ref>
*Robbie Bergin - songwriter *Janeva Burrill - songwriter, vocals *[[Lee Mvtthews]] - producer *[[ShockOne]] - producer *Karl Thomas - songwriter
==Charts== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles ([[Recorded Music NZ]])<ref name="Hot">{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2022-06-03 |title=Hot 40 Singles Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|access-date=13 June 2023}}</ref> | 10 |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand Artist Singles ([[Recorded Music NZ]])<ref name="NZ">{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/aotearoa-singles/2023-06-30 |title=Official Top 20 NZ Singles Chart |publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|access-date=2 October 2023}}</ref> | 19 |}
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