Don't Think I'm Not

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"Don't Think I'm Not"
Kandi Burruss - Don't Think I'm Not.jpg
Single by Kandi
from the album Hey Kandi...
B-side
  • "Can't Come Back"
  • "What I'm Gon' Do to You"
ReleasedJuly 11, 2000 (2000-07-11)
Studio Triangle Sound (Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre Miami bass [1]
Length
  • 4:03 (album version)
  • 3:51 (radio edit)
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs
  • Kandi
Kandi singles chronology
"4, 5, 6"
(1999)
"Don't Think I'm Not"
(2000)
"Cheatin' on Me"
(2001)
Music video
"Don't Think I'm Not" on YouTube

"Don't Think I'm Not" is the debut solo single of American R&B singer Kandi from her debut album, Hey Kandi... (2000). Kandi co-wrote the song with Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Katrina Willis, and Bernard Edwards, Jr. and produced it alongside Briggs. Released on July 11, 2000, "Don't Think I'm Not" reached number 24 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 32 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. Outside the US, the song reached the top 20 in Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.

Contents

Chart performance

"Don't Think I'm Not" debuted at number 66 on the Hot 100 the week ending August 5, 2000. The single then peaked at number 24, the week ending October 7, 2000. The single soon dropped off the chart the week ending January 20, 2001.

Music video

Kandi released a video for "Don't Think I'm Not" in 2000, directed by Bille Woodruff. [2] Kandi filmed the video with a broken right leg after it was crushed between two cars shortly before filming began. [3]

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the US maxi-CD single liner notes. [4]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [32] Gold35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [33] Gold5,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [34] Silver200,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref(s).
United StatesJuly 11, 2000 Urban radio Columbia [35]
July 18, 2000 Rhythmic contemporary radio [36]
August 15, 2000 Contemporary hit radio [37] [38]
August 18, 2000
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
[39]
New ZealandSeptember 25, 2000
  • CD
  • cassette
[40]
United KingdomOctober 30, 2000CD [41]

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