"That's What I Think" is a song by American singer and songwriter Cyndi Lauper, released in November 1993 as the second

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from her fourth album, ''

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'' (1993). Produced by Lauper and Junior Vasquez, the song peaked in the top 40 in a couple of countries and was a

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hit in the

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. Its popular remixes caused the track to climb on the dance charts. It appeared on the album '' Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some'' in its album edit format. Upon the release, Lauper performed it at the '' American Music Awards'', ''The Late Show with David Letterman'', ''The Arsenio Hall Show'', and '' The Tonight Show''.

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covered the song on his 1996 album ''Loving You''.

Critical reception

Mike DeGagne from

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felt that songs like "That's What I Think" "make for the most promising" of the 11 cuts on the ''

'' album.

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from ''

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'' wrote, "With this

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-injected pop shuffler, Lauper offers what may be her most accessible and charming single in a long time." He added, "A husky vocal is framed by wriggling guitars and flourishing horns, seeping into a neat, muscular bassline. And the cute

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is a fun sing-along." In an 2014 review, the Daily Vault's Mark Millan called it as a very good song and a "blunt social commentary if ever there was one". In his weekly UK chart commentary,

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complimented it as a "cleverly constructed track". Holly George Warren of ''

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'' noted Lauper's "throaty belting".

Music video

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was produced to promote the single, directed by Cyndi Lauper herself. It features different fans explaining what music meant to them. The video was later published on

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in 2009 and had generated more than 700,000 views as of September 2021.

Track listings

* US CD single # "That's What I Think" (Album Edit) – 4:17 # "That's What I Think" (Live Version) – 4:35 # "That's What I Think" (Slugger Mix) – 6:09 # "That's What I Think" (Deep Mix) – 5:26 # "That's What I Think" (Musto Club Mix) – 7:07 * UK CD1 # "That's What I Think" (Single Version) – 4:17 # "That's What I Think" (Live Version) – 4:35 # "That's What I Think" (Musto Club Mix) – 7:10 # "That's What I Think" (Vasquez Club Mix) – 5:31 # "That's What I Think" (Musto Dub Mix) – 7:22 # "That's What I Think" (Vasquez Club Dub) – 5:26 * UK CD2 (limited-edition) # "That's What I Think" (Album Version) – 4:38 # "I Drove All Night" – 4:08 # "True Colors" – 3:46 # "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" – 3:55 * Europe 2-track CD single, 7-inch, and cassette # "That's What I Think" (Album Edit) – 4:17 # "That's What I Think" (Live Version) – 4:35 * Europe CD maxi-single # "That's What I Think" (Album Edit) – 4:17 # "That's What I Think" (Live Version) – 4:35 # "That's What I Think" (Musto Remix) – 3:41 * US 12-inch :A1: "That's What I Think" (Musto Club Mix) – 7:10 :A2: "That's What I Think" (Musto Dub Mix) – 7:22 :A3: "That's What I Think" (Musto Radio Mix) – 3:55 :B1: "That's What I Think" (Vasquez Club Mix) – 5:31 :B2: "That's What I Think" (Vasquez Deep Mix) – 5:18 :B3: "That's What I Think" (Vasquez Factory Mix) – 5:24 * Europe 12-inch :A1: "That's What I Think" (Musto Club Mix) – 7:10 :A2: "That's What I Think" (Musto Dub Mix) – 7:22 :A3: "That's What I Think" (Musto Tribal Mix) – 3:05 :B1: "That's What I Think" (Vasquez Club Mix) – 5:31 :B2: "That's What I Think" (Vasquez Club Dub) – 5:26 :B3: "That's What I Think" (Vasquez Urban Dance Mix) – 6:03 :B4: "That's What I Think" (Vasquez Tribal Mix) – 5:22

Charts

References

{{Authority control Cyndi Lauper songs 1993 singles 1993 songs Epic Records singles Songs written by Allee Willis Songs written by Cyndi Lauper Songs written by Eric Bazilian Songs written by Rob Hyman