"Thinkin About" is a song by Australian electronic music producer

ShockOne Karl Thomas, better known as ShockOne, is an Australian electronic music producer and DJ born in 1982. Originally from Esperance, Western Australia, Esperance, Western Australia, he now resides in Perth. He has been releasing music as ShockOne ...

in collaboration with New Zealand electronic music duo Lee Mvtthews. It was released as a single in May 2022, and reached number 19 on the New Zealand artists singles chart in 2023.

Background and composition

DJ ShockOne approached Lee Mvtthews to work on a collaboration, providing them with the song's basic structure and vocals. Janeva Burrill's vocals were originally intended for another song, so Lee Mvtthews felt that working on the song was like creating a remix. The duo felt that the song had influences of Rüfüs Du Sol, Kanine and

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, and that it had the "perfect blend of rave and radio", while ShockOne felt that the song captured the feeling of "hedonism and reckless abandon" of attending a rave with friends.

Release and commercial reception

The song was released as a single on 24 May 2022, followed by two remixes of the song in September by Pulp Friction and T & Sugah. In October, ShockOne toured Australia and New Zealand with Lee Mvtthews, with their 'Dark Machine Records Warehouse' Tour. The song reached number 10 on the New Zealand Hot Singles Chart in May 2022, and number 19 on the New Zealand artists chart in 2023.

Critical reception

Brendan McCarthy of muzic.net.nz gave the song four stars out of five, praising its ability to express "the exact musical representation ndall the emotion involved" of a summer music festival.

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named the song as their third biggest song of 2022.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. *Robbie Bergin - songwriter *Janeva Burrill - songwriter, vocals * Lee Mvtthews - producer *

- producer *Karl Thomas - songwriter

Charts

References

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