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Two to Make It Right
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Wikipedia article
"'Two to Make It Right'" is a song by the American girl group Seduction, released as a single in late 1989. It appears on the group's first album, 'Nothing Matters Without Love' featuring April Harris and Michelle Visage on lead vocals. "Two to Make It Right" peaked at number 2 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100. The music video was directed by Stu Sleppin and produced by Bob Teeman.
The song was performed by drag queens Coco Montrese and Detox in the fifth season of the reality competition 'RuPaul's Drag Race', in which Visage is a main judge. "Two to Make It Right" was covered by British rock band Busted in 2018.
Composition
"Two to Make It Right" contains a sample of the song "Kiss" as performed by the Art of Noise featuring Tom Jones, and a sample of "It Takes Two" by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock, which itself contains a sample of Lyn Collins's "Think (About It)"; the latter song has its roots in James Brown's famous and often sampled "Yeah! Woo!" drum break.
Commercial reception
"Two to Make It Right" reached number 2 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart in the US in February 1990, staying there for two weeks behind "Opposites Attract" by Paula Abdul.Whitburn, Joel (2004). 'The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits', 8th edition (Billboard Publications) The song also spent one week at the top of the 'Billboard' Hot Dance Club Play chart in January 1990 and twelve weeks on the chart.Whitburn, Joel (2004). 'Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003', (Record Research Inc.)
Track listings
; 7-inch single - Europe
# "Two to Make It Right" (the radio mix) 4:11
# "Two to Make It Right" (the house dub) 5:12
; 7-inch single - U.S.
# "Two to Make It Right" (7-inch remix) 4:13
# "Two to Make It Right" (Original 7-inch) 4:11
; 12-inch maxi - Europe
# "Two to Make It Right" (the club mix) 6:20
# "Two to Make It Right" (the hip house vocal) 6:18
# "Two to Make It Right" (the house dub) 5:12
; 12-inch maxi - U.S.
# "Two to Make It Right" (Cole / Clivilles club mix) 6:20
# "Two to Make It Right" (Cole / Clivilles dub mix) 5:02
# "Two to Make It Right" (7-inch remix) 4:11
# "Two to Make It Right" (Hip house vocal mix) 6:18
# "Two to Make It Right" (Cole / Clivilles house dub) 5:12
; CD maxi
# "Two to Make It Right" (the radio mix) 4:11
# "Two to Make It Right" (the club mix) 6:20
# "Two to Make It Right" (the hip house vocal) 6:18
Credits
* Mixed by Bob Rosa
* Engineered by Steve Griffin
* Mastered by Ted Jensen
* Executive producer : Bruce Carbone and Larry Yasgar
* Edited by Clivills, Cole and Ricky Crespo
* Produced by Clivills & Cole
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
1 by DJ Seduction
See also
*List of number-one dance singles of 1990 (U.S.)
References
Category:1989 singles
Category:1990 singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Robert Clivills
Category:1989 songs
Category:Seduction (group) songs
Category:Cashbox number-one singles
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