Two to Make It Right explained

Two to Make It Right
Cover:	Two to make it right.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Seduction
Album:	Nothing Matters Without Love
B-Side:	Original 7-inch
Released:	November 30, 1989
Genre:	House-pop^[1]
Length:	4:13 (7-inch remix) 4:11 (Original 7-inch) 5:23 (LP version)
Label:	Vendetta
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.^[2] "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.^[3] 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.^[4]

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

Weekly charts

Chart (1990)!scope="col"

Peak position
US Top 40/Dance (Billboard)^[5]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)!scope="col"

Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[6]	94
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)^[7]	28
US Billboard Hot 100^[8]	30
US 12-inch Singles Sales (Billboard)^[9]	8
US Dance Club Play (Billboard)	8

See also

• List of number-one dance singles of 1990 (U.S.)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tom . Breihan . The Number Ones: Paula Abdul & The Wild Pair’s “Opposites Attract. . September 3, 2021 . December 2, 2023. Seduction’s funky Rob Base-sampling house-pop jam “Two To Make It Right” peaked at #2 behind “Opposites Attract.
2. Web site: RuPaul's Drag Race: "Super Troopers". Sava. Oliver. 2013-04-09. The A.V. Club.
3. [Joel Whitburn|Whitburn, Joel]
4. [Joel Whitburn|Whitburn, Joel]
5. Web site: Top 40/Dance. Billboard. 91. January 27, 1990. January 17, 2017.
6. Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1990. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. June 25, 2023.
7. Top 50 Dance Tracks of 1990. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. June 25, 2023.
8. 1990 The Year in Music: Top Pop Singles. Billboard. 102. 51. YE-14. December 22, 1990.
9. 1990 The Year in Music. Billboard. 102. 51. YE-31. December 22, 1990.