Tiffany - I Think We’re Alone Now

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   Would just like to know if anyone here knows if the video version of this song has ever appeared anywhere on CD. Its running time would be somewhere around 4:25. It's remixed and you can easily tell that certain lines are sung differently than the more common Album Version.  I have tried looking at Discogs, but not all of the Various Artist compilations it appears on have running times listed. Thank you for any help. 

Video at the link below.

I Think We're Alone Now

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thecdguy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 14 August 2019 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote thecdguy Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Tiffany - I Think We’re Alone Now Posted: 06 April 2020 at 4:42am
	Would just like to know if anyone here knows if the video version of this song has ever appeared anywhere on CD. Its running time would be somewhere around 4:25. It's remixed and you can easily tell that certain lines are sung differently than the more common Album Version. I have tried looking at Discogs, but not all of the Various Artist compilations it appears on have running times listed. Thank you for any help. Video at the link below. I Think We're Alone Now Edited by thecdguy
	Dan In Philly

EternalStatic Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 28 September 2019 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote EternalStatic Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 April 2020 at 7:54am
	Hi Dan, I have searched for this mix exhaustively in the past and I’ve never been able to find on CD in an official capacity. It did appear on the vinyl 12” as the “Single Version”, and is a direct edit of the main 12” version, with the exception of one miserable sound effect about halfway through that can’t be located in the long mix. However, I can tell you what I have done to obtain an exact copy of this mix. The video is available as a purchase from iTunes with “Relaid Audio”. This is a rare case where the audio for the video on iTunes is crystal clear and does not contain VHS hiss— it truly sounds as good as any CD copies of the longer 12” mix that I’ve heard. I bought the video and opened the file with GoldWave, and saved as a .wav. It isn’t truly lossless, of course, but I would posit that it’s on a similar absolute quality level as other music mastered to tape and dumped to CD from the same era. So, there are a couple of options. I am happy to share my file if needed :-) -Eric / EternalStatic Edited by EternalStatic

aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 84	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 April 2020 at 10:04pm
	I don't remember seeing the video back in the day, so that's the first time I had ever heard this mix. Most of the "Single Version" (aka video version) can be extracted from the 12" Extended Mix, but there are three segments that cannot be found anywhere in this mix. When lining them up in a multi-tracker, it is easy to see that the "Single Version" was done first. Then, additional segments were recorded and spliced in to make it extended. It's a pretty clunky 12" mix because of this, but the "Single Version" is a well-done remix. I have an unplayed 12" single in storage that I'll grab when I'm there next, which can be used to create a fully lossless "Single Version." (Also, in case there's any confusion, the 45 and LP version are the same. The "Single Version" was only released on the 12" single and is a remix.)
	Aaron Kannowski Uptown Sound 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop

EternalStatic Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 28 September 2019 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote EternalStatic Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 April 2020 at 8:38am
	Hi Aaron, I just re-listened to the 12" and Video/"Single" Version and I can see what you mean about the shorter mix coming first. It had been a long time since I researched this one, but I can hear where they've pasted over some bits in the 12" Mix that you would need to truly pull the entire "Single" Version from it. Those are the kind of mixes that always annoy me! I remember trying to edit the 12" Remix of Chicago's "Along Comes a Woman" down to get the 7", and it was flawless until about 80% of the way in, after which you realize the end of the 7" is nowhere to be found in the long mix. (I have the short remix now, as I think it's more widely available than it used to be.) Anyway, I would love to check out your lossless copy when the surgery's all done. -EternalStatic / Eric

aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 84	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 April 2020 at 5:50pm
	Eric, check your email :) Also, I wouldn't mind hearing how the music video sound quality is for comparison.
	Aaron Kannowski Uptown Sound 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop

LunarLaugh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 13 February 2020 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote LunarLaugh Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 April 2025 at 3:43pm
	I am a little unclear... Is the mix featured in the music video the single version that was eventually extended to create the 12" mix? The mix from the music video is burned into my memory so I was really disappointed to discover its not on any of my CDs that feature "I Think We're Alone Now".
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aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 84	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Yesterday at 6:23am
	The official single version, which appears on the vinyl 7", is the same as the LP version. The 12" has what is labeled "Single Version," but this is misleading since it doesn't actually appear on the vinyl 45. The music video uses this version rather than the 45/LP version.
	Aaron Kannowski Uptown Sound 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop