Thinking 'bout Somethin'

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"Thinking 'bout Somethin'"
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Single by Hanson
from the album Shout It Out
ReleasedApril 20, 2010
Recorded2009
Genre Pop rock, power pop
Length3:45 (album version)
Label 3CG Records
Songwriter(s) Hanson
Producer(s) Hanson
Hanson singles chronology
"Go"
(2007)
"Thinking 'bout Somethin'"
(2010)
"Give a Little"
(2011)
Music video
"Thinking 'bout Somethin'" on YouTube

"Thinking 'bout Somethin'" is a song written and performed by American pop/rock band Hanson. It is the first single from their fifth album, Shout It Out (2010). Lead vocals are provided by Taylor Hanson. [1]

Contents

The song was released on iTunes in the U.S. on April 20, 2010 as an exclusive single before the release of the album.

A music video was released to promote the single. The video was directed by Todd Edwards, co-founder of Blue Yonder Films, and filmed by Kelly Kerr a Tulsa local. It was released for public viewing on their Myspace channel on April 15, 2010. Weird Al Yankovic has a cameo appearance as the tambourine player. [2] The filming of the music video was not done using a regular video camera but instead using the Canon EOS 7D dSLR and Nikon AI lenses. This was done to mimic vintage filming. [3]

The video is also a pastiche of the "Shake a Tail Feather" number from the 1980 film The Blues Brothers .

Track listing

Written by Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson and Zac Hanson.

  1. "Thinking 'Bout Somethin'" (single version) – 3:45

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  2. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1637206/20100416/hanson.jhtml Hanson Pay Homage To Blues Brothers In 'Thinking 'Bout Somethin' Video
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