Thinking of You" is the fourth single of Katy Perry
from her 2008 album One of the Boysg(16145664)a(1627651))
. It is one of
three tracks from the album written solely by Perry.
Perry performed the song as the official single of
her hit album, One of the Boys for the first time on MuchMusic HQ's MuchOnDemand on December 15, 2008.
The song marks the first ballad single released by Perry, contrary to her previous hit singles. It has received positive reviews so far and a good radio audience. Billboard wrote "...Thinking of You is decidedly more earnest..." and ended with "As a woman who has played the game for longer than most realize, she has earned her keep." Many online reviewers, magazine interviewers, and blog posters quoted the song as "another hit song" along with "she is definitely no 1-2 hit wonder."
According to Mediabase, its official impact date on Top 40 radio format is January 12, 2009. It has already received heavy rotation from some of the big radio stations in the U.S. and, as of December 24, 2008, the song was already top 50 on the Mediabase charts, with daily increase.
The song marks the first ballad single released by Perry, contrary to her previous hit singles. It has received positive reviews so far and a good radio audience. Billboard wrote "...Thinking of You is decidedly more earnest..." and ended with "As a woman who has played the game for longer than most realize, she has earned her keep." Many online reviewers, magazine interviewers, and blog posters quoted the song as "another hit song" along with "she is definitely no 1-2 hit wonder."
According to Mediabase, its official impact date on Top 40 radio format is January 12, 2009. It has already received heavy rotation from some of the big radio stations in the U.S. and, as of December 24, 2008, the song was already top 50 on the Mediabase charts, with daily increase.