"I Think I" is a single by South Korean boy band Super Junior released on October 4, 2019, by SM Entertainment and Label SJ. The single was featured in Super Junior's ninth Korean-language studio album, Time Slip (and later in its repackage Timeless) as the fourth pre-release single. The song was then re-released in Japanese on October 30, 2019, as the lead single for their first Japanese EP, I Think U.
Kangin, who had been on hiatus since 2016 announced his decision to depart from the band on July 11.[4]Sungmin continues his indefinite hiatus and voluntarily did not join band activities after last appearing for them for Mamacita album back in 2014.[5] As a result, Super Junior became a ten-member group with nine active members promoting.
During the band's appearance at HallyuPopFest on May 28, Leeteuk announced the band will release a new album in 2019, to celebrate the group's 15th anniversary.[6]
On September 3, Super Junior began releasing teaser images to generate hype for the album's release on October 14.[7] The song was digitally released alongside its music video on October 4, albeit five hours behind schedule due to an alleged production issue.[8][9] On October 30, the song was digitally released in Japanese.[10]
Composition
"I Think I" is classified as a fusion between Latin pop music with jazz strings and horns, and R&B, the former was a nod to their debut extended play.[1][2] The song was composed by Rudi Daouk, Jakob Mihoubi, Nermin Harambašić, and JINBYJIN. Its lyrics were written by January 8th, Jo Yoon-kyung, and member Eunhyuk. JINBYJIN was credited as the producer of the song.[11]
The lyrics of the song likens a time spent together akin to dancing.[1][12]
Music video
The music video for the song features the members walking around New York's 14th Street station. The music video featured minimalist choreography for a track with a dance rhythm.[1]
The Japanese version of the music video shows the members dancing around several sets.[13]
^ abHwang, Hye-jin (October 5, 2019). ""타이틀곡인줄" 슈퍼주니어, 완전체 컴백 기대 높인 'I Think I'[들어보고서]" ["I Think It's the Title Song" Super Junior's Expectations for Full Comeback 'I Think I' [Listen]]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 18, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2024 – via Naver.
^"슈퍼주니어, 10월 정규 9집으로 컴백…10년만의 완전체" [Super Junior will make a comeback with their 9th studio album in October... Complete in 10 years]. The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). live. September 3, 2019. Archived from the original on September 25, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
^Super Junior [@SJofficial] (October 4, 2019). "안녕하세요. Label SJ입니다" (Tweet) (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2024 – via Twitter.
^"6年半ぶりのアルバム発売決定!10月30日には先行配信スタート!" [The first album in six and a half years will be released! Pre-distribution will start on October 30th!]. Avex Trax (in Japanese). October 21, 2019. Archived from the original on June 17, 2024. Retrieved June 20, 2024.