Think Twice, Think Thrice
| "Think Twice, Think Thrice" | |||||
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| Single by Lindsay Belle and Elice Claire | |||||
| from the album Sunset Next To Oklahoma & Strictly Confidential | |||||
| Released |
 15 June, 2009  23 June, 2009 | ||||
| Format | CD, Vinyl, Digital Download | ||||
| Recorded | 2009 | ||||
| Genre | Country, pop, rock | ||||
| Label |
Berryville Records Saturdays Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | L. Belle | ||||
| Producer | Mark Bright | ||||
| Certification | Platinum (361,451) | ||||
| Lindsay Belle singles chronology | |||||
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| Elice Claire singles chronology | |||||
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"Think Twice, Think Thrice" is a collaborative single by country singer Lindsay Belle and pop artist Elice Claire, which features on their respective re-issued albums, Sunset Next To Oklahoma and Strictly Confidential. It will be released on June 15, 2009.
Song Information[edit | edit source]
"Think Twice, Think Thrice" is a collaborative single by country singer Lindsay Belle and pop artist Elice Claire. It was written by Belle specially for a duet between herself and Claire. Produced by country hit-maker Mark Bright, who's known for his songwriting and production for the award-winning songs "Before He Cheats" and "Jesus Take The Wheel", this track is very country-rock influenced. Many compared this to "Before He Cheats" as it talks about two women (mainly Elice & Lindsay) being empowered feminists who's not afraid to put men down.
Release and Reception[edit | edit source]
The single received rave reviews by American critics even before it's official release. Radio station Z100 in New York City was the first station to exclusively play the entire song in the country. After it's first play, votes poured in, but z100 was unable to play the song as the label strictly asked the station not to put in it's play-list until further notice.
In the UK, PopJustice called the single a "country crossover masterpiece...possibly Lindsay Belle's best single ever". Even though blogger Perez Hilton disliked Elice, he praised the song and called it "an instant world wide hit". BBC commented "'Think Twice, Think Thrice' is undoubtedly a Lindsay Belle song, it unveils a more sexy and feisty side we didn't get to see in her yet.".
Billboard Magazine gave the song a good review. Reviewer Chuck Taylor said about the song: "Think Twice, Think Thrice" is an ideal vehicle to fuel horsepower. It's got pop-rock and lots of country into it and Americans loves this. and a vocals that illustrates incomparable power"
Promotion[edit | edit source]
Elice & Lindsay performed the song for the first time at the Urapopstar Awards 16 on 26 April. Both girls also packed up their schedule by adding performance in many UK TV shows, as well as one in the US on Good Morning America (GMA), where Belle will introduce Elice into the US country scene. When Elice was arrested on May 13, singer Kazimiera took Elice's place on Tonight's the Night and on another gig Elice and Lindsay had scheduled, however Kazimiera was not well received by Elice fans, as they paid to see the singer on stage.
The single was officially released to country radios in the fall of 2009 in the United States.
Lindsay also made her first ever appearance on Saturday Night Live also known as SNL, parodying Elice on her jail term. She was seen dressed in a fake wig and gave a cheeky grin whilst taking the mugshot, as well as impersonating Elice on her last single trick and the nose joke. The parody ended with Lindsay being 'released' from jail, did a 2girls1cup and tap-dancing with Elice's real life best-friend Helena Rossi, portrayed by actress Alex Breckenridge. Claire did not take it to heart and thought the parody was absolutely hilarious.
Music Video[edit | edit source]
The music video was shot April 4th and April 5th in Los Angeles, US. According to Elice who gave an interview in the set, she the video will be on fire as the girls will be fierce looking in the video. The video had it's world premiere on POP BOX on May 23rd 2009 as it debuted at #2.
The video opens with two girls walking into a stage, the stage is blacked out and you can only hear the heals stomping the ground. The lights go off and the band is seen in the background with Elice & Lindsay in front as a silhouette. Elice is wearing a short black wig with a sexy lingerie and Lindsay is wearing a red long wig with sexy lingerie as well. Scene cuts to a ballroom dance, you can see Lindsay with her man and Elice with hers dancing. As both girls walk to the bathroom together to fix their makeup, another scene cuts and you can see both Elice and Lindsay's men hitting on some sluts. As the girls exit the bathroom, they witness their boyfriends with the other chicks. The following scene shows Lindsay back in the stage singing her verse of the song. Scenes flash and it shows: Lindsay dancing with her boyfriend, her boyfriend kissing another girl and Lindsay giving her boyfriend a dirty look from far away as she witness it all. Both Elice and Lindsay go up to the sluts and start punching them as their men try to split up the fight, both Elice and Lindsay gets angry at them and leave the party. As the girls leave the ballroom, Elice start to have flashes of her sleeping with her man. She looks at Lindsay and you can see them talking about something. Lindsay is seen giving Elice a devious smile as they speed up to 150km/h in the highway.
The girls arrive at Elice's boyfriend's house and wrecks his BMW. The girls drive off to another house and Lindsay gis seen with a tank to gasoline and some matches. Lindsay goes up to her boyfriends house grabs all his belonging and sets it all on fire. The video ends with Lindsay and Elice walking towards one another in this empty street. It's pure chaos as all around with the the streetlights flickering and the wind is going wild. The video fades off with both Elice's boyfriend and Lindsay's boyfriend arriving at their places shocked with what the girls done to their belongings.
The video rise to #1 the next week and stayed there for 4 consecutive weeks, tying the record with London's "Spun! (On The Scene)" as the longest stay at #1 on POP BOX chart history. The music video also got a nomination for Best Collaboration Video in the 2009 Video Music Awards
Tracklisting and formats[edit | edit source]
| # | Title | Time |
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| UK: Promo CD | ||
| 1. | "Think Twice, Think Thrice" (Main Version) | 4:37 |
| 2. | "Think Twice, Think Thrice" (Pop Mix) | 4:29 |
| UK: CD 1 | ||
| 1. | "Think Twice, Think Thrice" (Radio Edit) | 4:37 |
| 2. | "Think Twice, Think Thrice" (Wideboys Mix) | 5:18 |
| 3. | "Battlefield" {Lindsay Belle B-side} | 3:52 |
| UK: CD 2 | ||
| 1. | "Think Twice, Think Thrice" (Radio Edit) | 4:37 |
| 2. | "Top of My World" {Elice Claire B-side} | 4:02 |
| 3. | "Think Twice, Think Thrice" (Klaas Remix) | 4:46 |
| Digital Download EP | ||
| 1. | "Think Twice, Think Thrice" (Radio Edit) | 4:37 |
| 2. | "Think Twice, Think Thrice" (Pop Mix) | 4:29 |
| 3. | "Think Twice, Think Thrice" (Wideboys Mix) | 5:18 |
| 4. | "Think Twice, Think Thrice" (Klaas Remix) | 4:46 |
| + | "Think Twice, Think Thrice" [Music Video] | |
Chart Performance[edit | edit source]
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| Urapopstar Singles Chart | 2 |
| Urapopstar Airplay Chart | 1 |
| Urapopstar Downloads Chart | 1 |
| POP BOX Music Videos Countdown | 1 |
| Urapopstar 2009 Year End Singles Chart | 14 |
Chart run[edit | edit source]
- Week 01: #03 - 67,232
- Week 02: #02 - 71,232
- Week 03: #05 - 53,323
- Week 04: #11 - 38,522
- Week 05: #12 - 18,316
- Week 06: #18 - 20,015
- Week 07: #25 - 10,255
- Week 08: #32 - 06,467
- Week 09: #38 - 01,531
- Week 10: #21 - 14,445
- Week 11: #34 - 06,467
- Week 12: #23 - 15,821
- Week 13: #26 - 13,455
- Week 14: #24 - 14,566
- Week 15: #26 - 10,564
TOTAL: 361,451 [PLATINUM]
Live performances[edit | edit source]
The song was performed live at the following events:
- Urapopstar Awards 16 - 26 April 2009
- Tonight's the Night - 23 May 2009 (Kazimiera sang Elice's part, as Elice was in jail)
- Loose Women - 27 May 2009
- POP BOX - 31 May 2009
- The Paul O'Grady Show - 5 June 2009
- GMA - 9 June 2009
- This Morning - 12 June 2009
- GMTV - 16 June 2009
- An Audience With Romo & China - 21 June 2009
Covers[edit | edit source]
UK CD 1 
UK CD 2 
Digital EP
External links[edit | edit source]
| Preceded by "Paper Dolls" by China |
Urapopstar Airplay #1 Single June 14, 2009 - June 21, 2009 |
Succeeded by "Belle Ball" by Romo & China |
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