That's What I Think

"That's What I Think" is a 1993 single by Cyndi Lauper from her album, Hat Full of Stars.[1] Produced by Lauper and Junior Vasquez, the song 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.

"That's What I Think"
Single by Cyndi Lauper
from the album Hat Full of Stars
ReleasedOctober 1993
Recorded1993
GenrePop
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
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

The music video of the song features different fans explaining what music meant to them.

When the single was released, Lauper performed it at the American Music Awards, The Late Show with David Letterman, The Arsenio Hall Show, and The Tonight Show.

Tommy Page also covered the song on his 1996 album Loving You.[2]

Critical reception

Mike DeGagne from AllMusic said that songs like "That's What I Think" "make for the most promising of the 11 cuts" on the Hat Full of Stars album.[3] 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."[4] The Daily Vault's Mark Millan called it as a very good song and a "blunt social commentary if ever there was one".[5] Holly George Warren of Rolling Stone noted Lauper's "throaty belting" on the song.[6]

Charts
Chart (1993-1994) Peak
position
Chile (Chilean Singles Chart)[7] 29
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 31
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[8] 14
US Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales[9] 50

Track listing

Official versions
  1. Album edit
  2. Bonus Beats
  3. Club Dub
  4. Club Mix
  5. Deep Mix
  6. Early Morning Mix
  7. Jr.'s Slugger Mix
  8. LP edit
  9. Musto Club Mix
  10. Musto Dub Mix
  11. Musto Radio Mix
  12. Musto Tribal Mix
  13. Single version
  14. Urban 7"
  15. Vasquez Club Dub
  16. Vasquez Club Mix
  17. Vasquez Factory Mix
  18. Vasquez Hip Hop Dub
  19. Vasquez Hip Hop Vocal Mix
  20. Vasquez Tribal Mix
  21. Vasquez Urban Dance Mix

References
  1. Cyndi Lauper: That's What I Think. Epic Records. October 1993.
  2. "Tommy Page: That's What I Think". secondhandsongs.com.
  3. DeGagne, Mike. "Cyndi Lauper – A Hat Full of Stars". AllMusic. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  4. Flick, Larry (1993-10-30). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 61. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  5. Millan, Mark (2014-02-24). "Hat Full Of Stars – Cyndi Lauper". The Daily Vault. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  6. George-Warren, Holly (2 September 1993). "Cyndi Lauper: Hat Full Of Stars". Rolling Stone. Straight Arrow. ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  7. "Cyndi Lauper - That's What I Think". 2004-04-26. Archived from the original on 2004-04-26. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  8. "Cyndi Lauper: That's What I Think (Hot Dance Club Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  9. https://www.billboard.com/music/Cyndi-Lauper/chart-history/DSA
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