"Double Vision" is a song by

3OH!3 3OH!3 (pronounced "three oh three") is an American music duo from Boulder, Colorado, consisting of American vocalists Sean Foreman and Nathaniel Motte. They are best known for their single "Don't Trust Me", which was the lead single from their ...

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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. A

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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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. Despite appearing on BBC Radio 1's B Playlist, "Double Vision" only peaked at number 133 on the UK Singles Chart upon release.

Music video

The music video was directed by Evan Bernard. The video premiered on August 19, 2010. 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

Credits and personnel

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– producer,

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

– producer, writer, lead vocals,

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, keyboards, programming *

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

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– 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

Release history

References

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