"Double Vision" is a song by

3OH!3 3OH!3 (pronounced "three oh three") is an American electronic music duo from Boulder, Colorado, made up of Sean Foreman and Nathaniel Motte. They are best known for their single "DONTTRUSTME" from their album ''Want'', which reached number sev ...

from their album ''

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''. The song, which was released as the third promo single as part of the "Countdown to ''Streets of Gold''", also doubles as the album's official second single. The song has been added to Radio 1's B Playlist in the United Kingdom. The official remix features rapper

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version of this song is also featured on the soundtrack for '' The Sims 3: Late Night'' video game expansion pack.

Critical reception

David Jeffries of

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praised the song as one of the album's "big, vibrant, well-crafted productions", commenting that both "Double Vision" and "Déjà Vu" "might as well be

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singles".

Chart performance

In the United States, "Double Vision" debuted at number 89 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart for the issue dated July 3, 2010. The song re-entered the chart for the issue dated November 6, 2010, spending a total of four nonconsecutive weeks on the chart. The song also became a

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hit on the

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chart, peaking at number 37. In Canada, the song peaked at number 49 on the

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on July 3, 2010. On July 11, 2010, "Double Vision" peaked at number 42 on the Australian

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Music video

The music video was directed by

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. The video was released at noon GMT in UK and was available worldwide at noon EST on 20 August. The video resembles browsing through a page on the Internet, with various people (including the 3OH!3 duo) performing actions on a static background picture to mimic short video clips or advertisements as the "page" periodically scrolls down.

Track listings and formats

*Digital download #"Double Vision" – 3:10 #"Double Vision" (

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Remix) – 5:23 #"Double Vision" (Video) *Digital download (Remix) #"Double Vision" featuring

– 3:34

Credits and personnel

Sean Foreman Sean Foreman (born August 27, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter and rapper from Boulder, Colorado. He is a member of the electronic pop duo 3OH!3 with Nathaniel Motte. History Sean Foreman was born in Boulder, Colorado and attended Fair ...

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Nathaniel Motte Nathaniel Warren Seth Motte (born January 13, 1984) is an American recording artist, record producer, and film composer from Boulder, Colorado. He is a member of the electropop duo 3OH!3 with Sean Foreman. Life and career Motte was born to a ...

– producer, writer, lead vocals,

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, programming *

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– producer, writer, background vocals, drums, keyboards, programming *

Matt Squire Matt Squire (born May 7, 1976) is an American record producer, audio engineer, mixing engineer, and songwriter. His production, songwriting, and mixing credits include Underoath, Panic! at the Disco, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, Kesh ...

– producer, writer, drums, keyboards, programming,

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, vocal editing *Steve Tippeconnic –

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, engineering assistant *Larry Goetz – engineering assistant *Jeremy "J Boogs" Levin – vocal editing assistant *Jimmy James – production assistant *

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– mixing at MixStar Studios (Virginia Beach) *John Hanes – engineered for mix *Tim Roberts – assistant engineered for mix Credits and personnel adapted from "Double Vision" CD single liner notes.

Charts

References

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