You Think

2015 single by Girls' Generation

"You Think"

Single by Girls' Generation

from the album Lion Heart

Released

August 22, 2015

Genre

Electropop
hip hop

Length

3:08

Label

S.M. Entertainment

Composer(s)

Sara Forsberg
Dante Jones
Brandon Sammon
Denzil "DR" Remedios
Ryan S. Jhun
Jussi Ilmari Karvinen

Lyricist(s)

Cho Yoon-kyung
MQ

Girls' Generation singles chronology

"Lion Heart"
(2015)

"You Think"
(2015)

"Sailing (0805)"
(2016)

Audio sample

"You Think"

file
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Music video

"You Think" on YouTube

"You Think" is a song performed by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. It was released on August 19, 2015, as the third single from the group's fifth studio album Lion Heart by S.M. Entertainment.

Composition

"You Think" was described by Jeff Benjamin from Billboard as a hip hop-friendly song featuring trap beats.^[1] Meanwhile, Arirang deemed it a "powerful pop dance song".^[2] The song's arrangement features high-pitched belts and brassy horns that were described to "create subtle, siren-like tones on the irresistible dance break."^[1] Lyrically, the song expresses a woman's warning towards a former male lover, who spreads bad rumors about her after they have broken up.^[2] In an interview, Girls' Generation member Seohyun described the song as an opportunity to "demonstrate Girls' Generation's performance and vocal skills properly".^[3]

Music video

The video has Girls' Generation members portrayed as cool, mature women with the choreography of the song being its main highlight. Jeff Benjamin from Billboard stated, "Staying in line with the top-notch choreography shown in 'Catch Me If You Can,' the video again sees Girls' Generation attempting more intricate routines than they have in years — to must-watch results."^[1]^[4] The choreography employed several moves including "leg spreads, athletic twirls, sensual hair flips and booty pops" and was choreographed by Kyle Hanagami.^[5]^[6]

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
South Korea (Gaon)^[7]	30
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)^[8]	3

Release history

Country	Release date	Format
South Korea^[9]	August 22, 2015	Contemporary hit radio

Credits

Credits are adapted from Lion Heart liner notes.^[10]

Studio

SM LVYIN Studio – recording
SM Yellow Tail Studio – mixing
Ingrid Studio – recording, digital editing, additional vocal editing
doobdoob Studio – recording
Sterling Sound – mastering

Personnel

SM Entertainment – executive producer
Lee Soo-man – producer
Kim Young-min – executive supervisor
Girls' Generation – vocals, background vocals
Cho Yoon-kyung – lyrics
MQ – lyrics
Sara Forsberg – composition, arrangement
Dante Jones – composition, arrangement
Brandon Sammon – composition, arrangement
Denzil "DR" Remedios – composition, arrangement
Ryan S. Jhun – composition, arrangement
Jussi Ilmari Karvinen – composition, arrangement
Kenzie – vocal directing
Lee Ji-hong – recording
Jung Eun-kyung – recording, digital editing, additional vocal editing
Kim Eun-cheol – recording
Gu Jong-pil – mixing
Tom Coyne – mastering

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Benjamin, Jeff (August 18, 2015). "Girls' Generation Showcase Their Mature & Sexy Dancer Sides in 'You Think' Video". Billboard. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Pops in Seoul－Girls′ Generation(소녀시대) _ (You Think) - MV" (Video upload). ArirangTV on YouTube. Google Inc. August 31, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
^ "Pops in Seoul－Star Track _ Girls′ Generation(소녀시대)" (Video upload). ArirangTV on YouTube. Google Inc. July 26, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
^ "Pops in Seoul－Girls′ Generation(소녀시대) _ interview(인터뷰)" (Video upload). ArirangTV on YouTube. Google Inc. August 31, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
^ Benjamin, Jeff (August 20, 2015). "Girls' Generation's 7 Best Dance Moments". Fuse. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
^ "소녀시대 'You Think' 'Lion Heart'의 파워풀한 안무 '주목'". JoongAng Ilbo. August 20, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
^ "Gaon Digital Chart: August 16–22, 2015" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on August 27, 2015.
^ "World Digital Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on August 26, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
^ "KBS Playlist – August 22, 2015". KBS Radio International. Korean Broadcasting System. August 22, 2015. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016.
^ Lion Heart (Liner Notes [CD, Album]). Girls' Generation. S.M. Entertainment. 2015.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)