"Two to Make It Right" is the title of a popular song by the American girl group

Girl group

A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonise together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production...

 Seduction

Seduction (band)

Seduction was a female dance-pop, urban contemporary, house music, and freestyle trio from New York assembled and produced by Robert Clivillés and David Cole , consisting of members April Harris , Michelle Visage , and Idalis DeLeon .Originally intended as a studio project, and prior to any...

. It appears on the group's debut album Nothing Matters Without Love

Nothing Matters Without Love (album)

Nothing Matters Without Love was the debut album released by the dance-R&B group Seduction. Released in October of 1989, the album was a modest hit, reaching #36 on the Billboard pop albums chart and #28 on the Billboard R&B albums chart...

. The Music Video was Directed by Stu Sleppin and Produced by Bob Teeman.

Released as a single

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 in late 1989, "Two to Make It Right" reached #2 on the Billboard

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Hot 100

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 chart in February 1990, remaining in the runner-up spot for two weeks behind "Opposites Attract

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" by Paula Abdul

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. The song also spent one week atop the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play

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 chart in January 1990 and twelve weeks on the chart.

"Two to Make It Right" contains a sample

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 of the song "Kiss

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In 1988 Art of Noise released a cover of the song, featuring Tom Jones on vocals. The song became the band's biggest hit to that point, reaching number eighteen on the U.S. dance charts and number five on the UK Singles Chart, higher than the original in that country...

" as performed by The Art of Noise

The Art of Noise

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 featuring Tom Jones

Tom Jones (singer)

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Track listings

7" 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" single - U.S.

1. "Two to Make It Right" (7" remix) — 4:13
2. "Two to Make It Right" (original 7") — 4:11

12" 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" maxi - U.S.

1. "Two to Make It Right" (Cole / Clivilles club mix) — 6:20
2. "Two to Make It Right" (Cole / Clivilles dub mix) — 5:02
3. "Two to Make It Right" (7" remix) — 4:11
4. "Two to Make It Right" (hip house vocal mix) — 6:18
5. "Two to Make It Right" (Cole / Clivilles 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

Peak positions

Chart (1990)	Peak position
French SNEP Singles Chart	34
German Singles Chart 1	43
UK Singles Chart	79
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	2
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	1

End of year charts

End of year chart (1990)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	30

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