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"Two Princes"
Song
B-side"Off My Line"

"Two Princes" is a 1993 song by the New York City-based band Spin Doctors. As a single, it reached no. 7 in the United States, no. 2 in Canada and no. 3 in the United Kingdom. It was the band's highest-charting single internationally.

The song has divided retrospective critical opinion. It was ranked no. 41 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the 90s"; conversely, it was ranked no. 21 on Blender magazine's "50 Worst Songs Ever".[1]

Cover versions

The group sang a "modified" version of this song on Sesame Street that emphasized the importance of sharing. They told Zoe she did not have to choose between playing with Elmo and Telly, but rather she could play with both of them. It was also remade in a parody on Bill Nye the Science Guy as "Two Eyes" by the Eye Doctors.[2][3][4]

Track listings

CD single
  1. "Two Princes" (album version) – 4:16
  2. "Off My Line" (live) – 5:30
CD maxi
  1. "Two Princes" (album version) – 4:16
  2. "Off My Line" (live) – 5:30
  3. "Rosetta Stone" (live) – 8:07
7" single
  1. "Two Princes" (album version) – 4:16
  2. "Off My Line" (live) – 5:30

Chart performance

Chart successions

Preceded by Swedish number-one single
June 2, 1993 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream number-one single
April 10, 1993 – May 22, 1993 (7 weeks) 		Succeeded by

Cover versions

The song appears on The Moldy Peaches album Unreleased Cutz And Live Jamz as a live version.[33] British boy band Son of Dork covered this song in 2006 on one of their singles.[34] Boston-based a cappella group, Overboard recorded a version of this song on their 2007 album, Stranded.[35]

Other uses

References

  1. ^ Aizlewood, John, et al. (May 2004). Archived 2004-05-08 at the Wayback Machine. Blender.
  2. ^ "Best Sesame Street Musical Guests > 13. The Spin Doctors". PBS. Retrieved September 29, 2014. The Spin Doctors performed their hit "Two Princes" during the 27th season of Sesame Street, changing the lyrics to facilitate Zoe's choice between Telly and Elmo.
  3. ^ "Sesame Street: Spin Doctors: Two Princes". MSN Video. Retrieved September 29, 2014. Zoe must choose between Telly and Elmo
  4. ^ "Two Princes". Gibson Guitar. Retrieved September 29, 2014. Parody versions have even been covered on Sesame Street and Bill Nye The Science Guy.
  5. ^ "Spin Doctors – Two Princes". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  6. ^ "Spin Doctors – Two Princes" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  7. ^ "Spin Doctors – Two Princes" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  8. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1734." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
  9. ^ Archived 2013-07-31 at the Wayback Machine. World Charts. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  10. ^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  11. ^ "Spin Doctors – Two Princes" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  12. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Two Princes". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  13. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Spin Doctors - Two Princes" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  14. ^ "Spin Doctors – Two Princes" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  15. ^ "Spin Doctors – Two Princes". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  16. ^ "Spin Doctors – Two Princes". VG-lista. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  17. ^ "Spin Doctors – Two Princes". Singles Top 100. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  18. ^ "Spin Doctors – Two Princes". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  19. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  20. ^ a b c d "Spin Doctors – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  21. ^ Archived 2012-09-13 at the Wayback Machine. Cash Box magazine. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  22. ^ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  23. ^ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Singles 1993". ARIA Charts. ARIA. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  24. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1993" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  25. ^ "Top Singles – Volume 58, No. 23, December 18 1993". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  26. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1993" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  27. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1993" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  28. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1993" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  29. ^ "Top 100 Hits for 1993". The Longbored Surfer. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  30. ^ "Australian Fun Countdowns – Accreditation Awards". Australian Fun Countdowns. April 7, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  31. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Spin Doctors; 'Two Princes')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  32. ^ id MUST BE PROVIDED for UK CERTIFICATION.
  33. ^ "The Moldy Peaches – Two Princes". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  34. ^ "Two Princes - Spin' Doctors cover, Son of Dork". Letras.mus.br.
  35. ^ "Still Stranded 2007, contemporary pop/rock". OverboardVocals.com. Retrieved September 29, 2014. 05. Two Princes
  36. ^ Sliwinski, Alexander (October 12, 2009). "Lego Rock Band tracks revealed, transferable to Rock Band". Joystiq. AOL. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
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