Two Princes
"Two Princes" is a song by American rock group Spin Doctors. Released as a single in 1993, it reached No. 7 in the United States, No. 1 in Iceland and Sweden, No. 2 in Canada and No. 3 in both the United Kingdom and Australia. It was the band's highest-charting single internationally. It earned them a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group.[2]
"Two Princes" | ||||
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Single by Spin Doctors | ||||
from the album Pocket Full of Kryptonite | ||||
B-side | "Off My Line" | |||
Released | 1993 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock[1] | |||
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Label | Epic | |||
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Spin Doctors singles chronology | ||||
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"Two Princes" on YouTube |
Track listings
CD single promo
- "Two Princes" (Edit) – 3:29
- "Two Princes" (Album Version) – 4:11
CD single
- "Two Princes" (album version) – 4:16
- "Off My Line" (live) – 5:30
CD maxi
- "Two Princes" (album version) – 4:16
- "Off My Line" (live) – 5:30
- "Rosetta Stone" (live) – 8:07
7" single
- "Two Princes" (album version) – 4:16
- "Off My Line" (live) – 5:30
Critical reception
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".[3]
Music video
The band filmed two different music videos for the song; one of them was in black-and-white. One of the videos was directed by Richard Murray and premiered in February 1992.[4]
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
All-time charts
Certifications and sales
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See also
References
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- Bird, Rick (January 7, 1994). "Aging rockers to duke it out for Grammys". Cincinnati Post. p. 1C.
- Aizlewood, John; et al. (May 2004). "Run For Your Life! It's the 50 Worst Songs Ever!". Blender. Archived from the original on May 8, 2004.
- "The Spin Doctors – "Two princes"". Mvdbase.com. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
- "Australian-charts.com – Spin Doctors – Two Princes". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- "Austriancharts.at – Spin Doctors – Two Princes" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- "Ultratop.be – Spin Doctors – Two Princes" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1734." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
- "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10 no. 29. July 17, 1993. p. 24. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
- "Music & Media / BILLBOARD – European Top 100 Singles – Week Ending 31.07.93". Archived from the original on July 31, 2013.. World Charts.
- Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
- "Lescharts.com – Spin Doctors – Two Princes" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Spin Doctors – Two Princes". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40: Vikan 15.–21. apríl". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). April 15, 1993. p. 21. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Two Princes". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- "Nederlandse Top 40 – Spin Doctors - Two Princes" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Spin Doctors – Two Princes" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- "Charts.nz – Spin Doctors – Two Princes". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- "Norwegiancharts.com – Spin Doctors – Two Princes". VG-lista. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- "Swedishcharts.com – Spin Doctors – Two Princes". Singles Top 100. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- "Swisscharts.com – Spin Doctors – Two Princes". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- "Spin Doctors Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
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- "Spin Doctors Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- "CASH BOX Top 100 Pop Singles – Week ending APRIL 17, 1993". Cash Box. Archived from the original on September 13, 2012.
- "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Singles 1993". ARIA Charts. ARIA. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
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- "Jahrescharts – 1993". Offiziellecharts.de (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015.
- "Árslistinn 1993". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). January 4, 1994. pp. 16–17. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1993" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1993" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- "End of Year Charts 1993". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1993" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- "Top 100 Hits for 1993". The Longbored Surfer. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- "Greatest of All Time Pop Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 7, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
- Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Spin Doctors; 'Two Princes')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- "Italian single certifications – Spin Doctors – Two Princes" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved January 2, 2018. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Two Princes" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli online" under "Sezione".
- "British single certifications – Spin Doctors – Two Princes". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Two Princes in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.