"Don't Think Twice" | ||||
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Single by Rita Ora | ||||
from the album You & I | ||||
Released | 30 June 2023 | |||
Genre | UK garage | |||
Length | 2:49 (radio edit) 3:06 (album version) | |||
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"Don't Think Twice" on YouTube |
"Don't Think Twice" is a song by English singer Rita Ora. The song was released on 30 June 2023 through BMG, as the third single from her third studio album You & I (2023).
"Don't Think Twice" was released as the third single from Ora's third studio album, You & I. Numéro Netherlands described the song as an "infectious, upbeat floor filler" about the "beginning moments of a relationship", [1] iNews described it as a "flush-with-lust garage-dance song", [2] while Rolling Stone described it as "UK garage meets Gloria Gaynor." [3]
The accompanying music video, shot in New Zealand, was directed by the New Zealand filmmaker, Taika Waititi. [4]
Chart (2023–2024) | Peak position |
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CIS (TopHit) [7] | 1 |
Russia Airplay (TopHit) [8] | 1 |
South Korea BGM (Circle) [9] | 98 |
UK Singles Downloads (OCC) [10] | 27 |
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) [11] | 11 |
Chart (2023–2024) | Peak position |
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CIS (TopHit) [12] | 1 |
Russia Airplay (TopHit) [13] | 2 |
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) [14] | 12 |
Chart (2023) | Position |
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CIS (TopHit) [15] | 32 |
Russia Airplay (TopHit) [16] | 17 |
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