"Thinking 'bout Somethin'" is a song

Song

In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...

 written and performed by American pop/rock band Hanson

Hanson (band)

Hanson are an American pop rock band formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by brothers Isaac , Taylor , and Zac Hanson . They are best known for the 1997 hit song "MMMBop" from their major label debut album Middle of Nowhere, which earned three Grammy nominations...

. It is the first single from their album, Shout It Out

Shout It Out (Hanson album)

Shout It Out is the eighth studio album released by American pop group Hanson. The album is the third release through their own label 3CG Records.Shout It Out was released on June 8, 2010 in the US, and July 14, 2010 in Japan....

(2010). Lead vocals are provided by Taylor Hanson

Taylor Hanson

Taylor Hanson is an American musician best known as a member of the pop rock band Hanson. He sings both lead and back-up vocals, and plays keyboard, percussion , guitar, harmonica, and piano...

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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

Blue Yonder Films

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, 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.
The filming of the music video was not done using a regular video camera but instead using the Canon EOS 7D

Canon EOS 7D

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 dSLR and Nikon AI lenses. This was done to mimic vintage filming.

The video is also a pastiche of the "Shake a Tail Feather

Shake a Tail Feather

"Shake a Tail Feather" is a song originally recorded in 1963 by the Chicago-based group The Five Du-Tones...

" number from the 1980 film The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers (film)

The Blues Brothers is a 1980 musical comedy film directed by John Landis and starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as "Joliet" Jake and Elwood Blues, characters developed from a musical sketch on the NBC variety series Saturday Night Live. It features musical numbers by R&B and soul singers James...

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Track listing

Written by Isaac Hanson

Isaac Hanson

Isaac Hanson is an American musician best known as a member of the pop rock trio Hanson, which includes his two younger brothers Taylor and Zac...

, Taylor Hanson

Taylor Hanson

Taylor Hanson is an American musician best known as a member of the pop rock band Hanson. He sings both lead and back-up vocals, and plays keyboard, percussion , guitar, harmonica, and piano...

 and Zac Hanson

Zac Hanson

Zachary Walker "Zac" Hanson is an American musician, best known as a member of the pop band Hanson. He plays drums, percussion, piano, guitar and also sings back-up and lead vocals...

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