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Two to Make It Right

{{Infobox song

| name = Two to Make It Right

| cover = Two to make it right.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Seduction

| album = Nothing Matters Without Love

| B-side = Original 7-inch

| released = November 30, 1989

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

  • House-pop{{cite web|first= Tom |last= Breihan |title= The Number Ones: Paula Abdul & The Wild Pair’s “Opposites Attract|website= Stereogum |date= September 3, 2021 |url= https://www.stereogum.com/2159207/the-number-ones-paula-abdul-the-wild-pairs-opposites-attract/columns/the-number-ones/|accessdate= December 2, 2023|quote= Seduction’s funky Rob Base-sampling house-pop jam “Two To Make It Right” peaked at #2 behind “Opposites Attract}}

| length =

  • 4:13 (7-inch remix)
  • 4:11 (Original 7-inch)
  • 5:23 (LP version)

| label = Vendetta

| writer = David Cole

| producer = David Cole, Robert Clivillés

| prev_title = (You're My One and Only) True Love

| prev_year = 1989

| next_title = Heartbeat

| next_year = 1990

}}

"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 on an episode of the fifth season of the reality competition RuPaul's Drag Race, in which Visage is a main judge.{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/rupauls-drag-race-super-troopers-1798176650|title=RuPaul's Drag Race: "Super Troopers"|last=Sava|first=Oliver|date=2013-04-09|website=The A.V. Club}} "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.{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}

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.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

  1. "Two to Make It Right" (the radio mix) – 4:11
  2. "Two to Make It Right" (the house dub) – 5:12

7-inch single – US

  1. "Two to Make It Right" (7-inch remix) – 4:13
  2. "Two to Make It Right" (Original 7-inch) – 4:11

12-inch maxi – Europe

  1. "Two to Make It Right" (the club mix) – 6:20
  2. "Two to Make It Right" (the hip house vocal) – 6:18
  3. "Two to Make It Right" (the house dub) – 5:12

12-inch maxi – US

  1. "Two to Make It Right" (Cole / Clivillés club mix) – 6:20
  2. "Two to Make It Right" (Cole / Clivillés dub mix) – 5:02
  3. "Two to Make It Right" (7-inch remix) – 4:11
  4. "Two to Make It Right" (Hip house vocal mix) – 6:18
  5. "Two to Make It Right" (Cole / Clivillés house dub) – 5:12

CD maxi

  1. "Two to Make It Right" (the radio mix) – 4:11
  2. "Two to Make It Right" (the club mix) – 6:20
  3. "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 Clivillés, Cole and Ricky Crespo
  • Produced by Clivillés & Cole

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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|+Weekly chart performance for "Two to Make It Right"

!scope="col"|Chart (1990)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|10|chartid=6722|rowheader=true|access-date=June 25, 2023}}
{{single chart|Canadadance|1|chartid=6683|rowheader=true|access-date=June 25, 2023}}
{{single chart|France|34|artist=Seduction|song=Two to Make It Right|rowheader=true|access-date=June 25, 2023}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|17|artist=Seduction|song=Two to Make It Right|rowheader=true|access-date=June 25, 2023}}
{{single chart|UK|79|date=19900217|rowheader=true|access-date=June 25, 2023}}
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|2|artist=Seduction|rowheader=true|access-date=June 25, 2023}}
{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|1|artist=Seduction|rowheader=true|access-date=June 25, 2023}}
{{single chart|Billboarddancesales|1|artist=Seduction|rowheader=true|access-date=June 25, 2023}}
scope="row"|US Top 40/Dance (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1990/1990-01-27-Billboard-Page-0125.pdf|title=Top 40/Dance|magazine=Billboard|volume=|issue=|page=91|date=January 27, 1990|access-date=January 17, 2017}}

|1

{{single chart|West Germany|43|artist=Seduction|song=Two to Make It Right|songid=29084|rowheader=true|access-date=June 25, 2023}}

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=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+Year-end chart performance for "Two to Make It Right"

!scope="col"|Chart (1990)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|Canada Top Singles (RPM){{cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9139&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9139.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9139|title=Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1990|magazine=RPM|via=Library and Archives Canada|access-date=June 25, 2023}}

|94

scope="row"|Canada Dance/Urban (RPM){{cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9163&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9163.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9163|title=Top 50 Dance Tracks of 1990|magazine=RPM|via=Library and Archives Canada|access-date=June 25, 2023}}

|28

scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|title=1990 The Year in Music: Top Pop Singles|magazine=Billboard|volume=102|issue=51|page=YE-14|date=December 22, 1990}}

|30

scope="row"|US 12-inch Singles Sales (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=1990 The Year in Music|magazine=Billboard|volume=102|issue=51|page=YE-31|date=December 22, 1990}}

|8

scope="row"|US Dance Club Play (Billboard)

|8

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See also

References

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Category:1989 songs

Category:1989 singles

Category:1990 singles

Category:Seduction (group) songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Robert Clivillés

Category:Cashbox number-one singles