That's What I Think

"That's What I Think" is a song by American singer and songwriter Cyndi Lauper, released in November 1993 by Epic Records as the second single from her fourth album, Hat Full of Stars (1993).^[2] Written by Lauper with Rob Hyman, Allee Willis and Eric Bazilian, the song was also produced by her with Junior Vasquez. It peaked in the top 40 in a couple of countries and was a dance hit in the United States. 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. The accompanying music video was directed by Lauper,^[3] featuring different fans explaining what music meant to them. Upon the release, Lauper performed the song at the American Music Awards, The Late Show with David Letterman, The Arsenio Hall Show, and The Tonight Show.

"That's What I Think"
Single by Cyndi Lauper
from the album Hat Full of Stars
B-side	"That's What I Think" (Live Version)
Released	November 1, 1993 (1993-11-01)^[1]
Genre	Pop
Length	4:39
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Cyndi Lauper Rob Hyman Allee Willis Eric Bazilian
Producer(s)	Cyndi Lauper Junior Vasquez
Cyndi Lauper singles chronology
"Who Let In the Rain" (1993) "That's What I Think" (1993) "Sally's Pigeons" (1993)
Music video
"That's What I Think" on YouTube

Tommy Page covered the song on his 1996 album Loving You.^[4]

Critical reception

Mike DeGagne from AllMusic felt that songs like "That's What I Think" "make for the most promising" of the 11 cuts on the Hat Full of Stars album.^[5] Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "With this funk-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 chorus is a fun sing-along."^[6] 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".^[7] In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton complimented it as a "cleverly constructed track".^[8] Holly George Warren of Rolling Stone noted Lauper's "throaty belting".^[9]

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

Chart (1993–1994)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[10]	81
UK Singles (OCC)	31
UK Airplay (Music Week)^[11]	23
UK Dance (Music Week)^[12]	12
UK Club Chart (Music Week)^[13]	25
US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)^[14]	14
US Hot Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)^[15]	50

References

1. "Single Releases". Music Week. October 30, 1993. p. 27.
2. Cyndi Lauper: That's What I Think. Epic Records. October 1993.
3. "Cyndi Lauper: That's What I Think". IMDb. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
4. "Tommy Page: That's What I Think". secondhandsongs.com.
5. DeGagne, Mike. "Cyndi Lauper – A Hat Full of Stars". AllMusic. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
6. Flick, Larry (October 30, 1993). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 61. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
7. Millan, Mark (February 24, 2014). "Hat Full Of Stars – Cyndi Lauper". The Daily Vault. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
8. Masterton, James (November 7, 1993). "Week Ending November 13th 1993". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
9. George-Warren, Holly (September 2, 1993). "Cyndi Lauper: Hat Full Of Stars". Rolling Stone. Straight Arrow. ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
10. "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 47. November 20, 1993. p. 19. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
11. "The Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. November 27, 1993. p. 32. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
12. "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. November 13, 1993. p. 26. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
13. "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). November 13, 1993. p. 4. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
14. "Cyndi Lauper: That's What I Think (Hot Dance Club Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
15. Cyndi Lauper | Billboard