Two to Make It Right


"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 two on the US Billboard Hot 100. The accompanying 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. "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 (Rob Base & [DJ E-Z Rock song)|It Takes Two]" by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock, which itself contains a sample of Lyn Collins's "Think "; 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 two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US in February 1990, staying there for two weeks. 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.
Two notable live performances of the song have been uploaded to YouTube. One was during the 1990 MDA Telethon, which is the only known version to include a rap by Michelle Visage, which was performed live, while the song was likely lip-synced. The other was a performance on the The Mickey Mouse Club in 1989. What is notable about this performance is that a pre-recorded version of the song was played afterward, when the members taught two of the hosts the basics of voguing, which sounded exactly the same. This shows that the group was lip-syncing.

Track listings

  • 7-inch single – Europe
  1. "Two to Make It Right" – 4:11
  2. "Two to Make It Right" – 5:12
  • 7-inch single – US
  1. "Two to Make It Right" – 4:13
  2. "Two to Make It Right" – 4:11
  • 12-inch maxi – Europe
  1. "Two to Make It Right" – 6:20
  2. "Two to Make It Right" – 6:18
  3. "Two to Make It Right" – 5:12
  • 12-inch maxi – US
  1. "Two to Make It Right" – 6:20
  2. "Two to Make It Right" – 5:02
  3. "Two to Make It Right" – 4:11
  4. "Two to Make It Right" – 6:18
  5. "Two to Make It Right" – 5:12
  • CD maxi
  1. "Two to Make It Right" – 4:11
  2. "Two to Make It Right" – 6:20
  3. "Two to Make It Right" – 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

Year-end charts