| "My Way of Thinking" | ||||
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| Single by UB40 | ||||
| A-side | " I Think It's Going to Rain Today" | |||
| Released | 6 June 1980 | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Length | 3:20 | |||
| Label | Graduate | |||
| Songwriter(s) | UB40 | |||
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| UB40 singles chronology | ||||
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"My Way of Thinking" is a song by British reggae band UB40, released as their second single in June 1980. It was released as a double A-side with a cover of Randy Newman's " I Think It's Going to Rain Today", and peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart. [1]
Release and reception
After its release, guitarist Robin Campbell described the lyrics as "very sexist [and that] it's supposed to be tongue-in-cheek though. The lyrics were made up in two and a half minutes to go with a tune we had". [2] After the release of their debut album, Signing Off, lead singer Ali Campbell described the song as "awful" in comparison to the songs " I Think It's Going to Rain Today" and " Strange Fruit" which they had covered on the album. [3]
Interviewing UB40 for Smash Hits after the release of "My of Thinking", Mike Stand described the song as a "disappointment [and that] the weakness, I feel, comes from a lack of emotion in the words. It's very ordinary boy 'n' girl stuff – nothing wrong with that, but it's just not their style". [2] Reviewing "My Way of Thinking" for Record Mirror, Chris Westwood wrote that "UB40 reggae is barely unusually different to any other reggae; it's finely funnelled in the direction of chartland with pleasantly lilting rhythms and poking saxes [and that] it still isn't prepared to push itself hard enough to rock anyone's preconceptions, but that, of course, is hardly UB40's game". [4]
Track listings
7": Graduate / GRAD 8
- "My Way of Thinking" – 3:20
- " I Think It's Going to Rain Today" – 3:25
12": Graduate / 12 GRAD 8
- "My Way of Thinking" – 6:43
- " I Think It's Going to Rain Today" – 7:12
Charts
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Ireland ( IRMA) [5] | 12 |
| UK Singles ( OCC) [1] | 6 |
| UK Independent Singles (Record Business) [6] | 2 |
References
- ^ a b "UB40: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ^ a b "Food 4 Thought" (PDF). Smash Hits. 26 June – 9 July 1980. p. 13. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ Sutcliffe, Phil (27 September 1980). "Punch Someone in Authority, That's Our Motto...". Sounds. p. 24.
- ^ "Singles" (PDF). Record Mirror. 21 June 1980. p. 11. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ " The Irish Charts – Search Results – My Way of Thinking". Irish Singles Chart.
- ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). "UB40". Indie Hits 1980–1989: The Complete U.K. Independent Charts (Singles & Albums). Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-95172-069-4. Archived from the original on 20 April 2004. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
| "My Way of Thinking" | ||||
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| Single by UB40 | ||||
| A-side | " I Think It's Going to Rain Today" | |||
| Released | 6 June 1980 | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Length | 3:20 | |||
| Label | Graduate | |||
| Songwriter(s) | UB40 | |||
| Producer(s) |
| |||
| UB40 singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
"My Way of Thinking" is a song by British reggae band UB40, released as their second single in June 1980. It was released as a double A-side with a cover of Randy Newman's " I Think It's Going to Rain Today", and peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart. [1]
Release and reception
After its release, guitarist Robin Campbell described the lyrics as "very sexist [and that] it's supposed to be tongue-in-cheek though. The lyrics were made up in two and a half minutes to go with a tune we had". [2] After the release of their debut album, Signing Off, lead singer Ali Campbell described the song as "awful" in comparison to the songs " I Think It's Going to Rain Today" and " Strange Fruit" which they had covered on the album. [3]
Interviewing UB40 for Smash Hits after the release of "My of Thinking", Mike Stand described the song as a "disappointment [and that] the weakness, I feel, comes from a lack of emotion in the words. It's very ordinary boy 'n' girl stuff – nothing wrong with that, but it's just not their style". [2] Reviewing "My Way of Thinking" for Record Mirror, Chris Westwood wrote that "UB40 reggae is barely unusually different to any other reggae; it's finely funnelled in the direction of chartland with pleasantly lilting rhythms and poking saxes [and that] it still isn't prepared to push itself hard enough to rock anyone's preconceptions, but that, of course, is hardly UB40's game". [4]
Track listings
7": Graduate / GRAD 8
- "My Way of Thinking" – 3:20
- " I Think It's Going to Rain Today" – 3:25
12": Graduate / 12 GRAD 8
- "My Way of Thinking" – 6:43
- " I Think It's Going to Rain Today" – 7:12
Charts
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Ireland ( IRMA) [5] | 12 |
| UK Singles ( OCC) [1] | 6 |
| UK Independent Singles (Record Business) [6] | 2 |
References
- ^ a b "UB40: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ^ a b "Food 4 Thought" (PDF). Smash Hits. 26 June – 9 July 1980. p. 13. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ Sutcliffe, Phil (27 September 1980). "Punch Someone in Authority, That's Our Motto...". Sounds. p. 24.
- ^ "Singles" (PDF). Record Mirror. 21 June 1980. p. 11. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ " The Irish Charts – Search Results – My Way of Thinking". Irish Singles Chart.
- ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). "UB40". Indie Hits 1980–1989: The Complete U.K. Independent Charts (Singles & Albums). Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-95172-069-4. Archived from the original on 20 April 2004. Retrieved 19 December 2020.