Party for Two
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| “Party for Two” | ||
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| Single by Shania Twain from the album Greatest Hits |
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| Released | September 7, 2004 (Country) October 25, 2004 (Europe/AC) November 2, 2004 (Canada) November 22, 2004 (UK) |
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| Format | Digital Download Digital Single Maxi Single 5" CD Single 3.5" CD Single Vinyl Single |
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| Recorded | 2004 | |
| Genre | Pop, Country | |
| Length | 3:25 | |
| Label | Mercury Nashville | |
| Writer(s) | Robert Lange, Shania Twain |
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| Producer | Robert "Mutt" Lange | |
| Certification | Gold (U.S.) | |
| North American singles chronology | ||
| "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing" (2004) |
"Party for Two" (2004) |
"Don't!" (2005) |
| International singles chronology | ||
| "Up!" (2004) |
"Party for Two" (2004) |
"Don't!" (2005) |
| Billy Currington singles chronology | ||
| "I Got a Feelin'" (2004) |
"Party for Two" (2004) |
"Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" (2005) |
"Party for Two" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the first single from her 2004 Greatest Hits album. The song was written by Mutt Lange and Twain. Two versions of "Party for Two" were recorded: a pop mix with Mark McGrath and a country version with Billy Currington. The song was released to country, AC, pop, European, and other world markets. The original release date was September 7, 2004. It proved to be quite a success for Shania, as it was her third highest debut on the Billboard country charts, and a huge single in Europe. As well in Europe, DJs jumped all over the song and remixed it for club play, also making the song one of her most remixed.[1] Commercial singles were released in Germany on October 25, in Canada on November 2, and in the UK on November 22. In 2005, "Party for Two" was certified as a gold single for 100 000 digital downloads, making it Twain's first single to be downloaded this many times.[2]
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[edit] Music video
The music video for "Party for Two" was shot in London, UK in the Mayfair district, and directed by Marcus Raboy. Filming began on Twain's 39th Birthday on August 28, 2004 and wrapped August 29, it was released September 27, 2004. The video shows Twain walking around town handing out invitations to movers, a waiter (played by Sebastian J. Brook), and an artist to help her get ready for her "party for two" later that night. At the party, Twain and her guest end up swinging on a chandelier and smashing plates all over the place. Two separate versions of the video exist, one with Mark McGrath and the other with Billy Currington, each in their respective version of the song, pop and country. The video proved to be successful, the pop version won the MuchMusic Video Award for the MuchMoreMusic Video of the Year[3], while the country version was nominated for Collaborative Video of the Year at the 2005 CMT Music Awards. Neither video is available on DVD, but they both are available on some of the CD singles.
[edit] Chart performance
"Party for Two" debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart the week of September 18, 2004 at number 39, Twain's third highest debut of all time[4], and highest of the week. The single spent 20 weeks on the chart and climbed to a peak position of number seven on December 25, 2004, where it remained for one week. "Party for Two" became Twain's sixteenth top ten single and twenty-second (seventh consecutive) top twenty single. It also peaked at number 58 on the Hot 100.
At adult contemporary radio, "Party for Two" debuted at number 36, the highest debut of the week, on November 20, 2004. The single spent 19 weeks on the chart and climbed to a peak position of number 16 on January 22, 2005, where it remained for two non-consecutive weeks. "Party for Two" became Twain's ninth consecutive top twenty single.
"Party for Two" proved to be successful internationally. In the UK it debuted at its peak position at number ten, making it her ninth top ten single. It first appeared on December 4, 2004 and remained on the charts for nine weeks.[5] The song would have peaked much higher if it were released before the album was, however it was sent out two weeks later, when most people already had the song. It is also the best selling country single in the United Kingdom so far in the 21st century. In Canada, "Party for Two" held the top spot on the BDS airplay chart for six weeks, and hit number two on the sales chart, held off only by Kalan Porter's "Awake in a Dream". In all "Party for Two" hit the top ten in six countries: Austria, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Portugal and the UK.
[edit] Audio versions
"Part for Two" has become one of Shania's most professionally remixed songs. Almighty Records, who previously remixed "Thank You Baby!", provided six different versions of the song.[6]
- Country Album Version (3:32)
- Pop Album Version (3:32)
- Country Version Radio Edit (3:26)
- Pop Version Radio Edit (3:25)
- LMC Remix (6:37)
- LMC Remix Edit (6:19)
- Kenny Hayes Mix (5:46)
- Almighty Downtown Mix (6:46)
- Almighty Downtown Dub (6:46)
- Almighty Downtown Radio Edit (3:37)
- Almighty Uptown Remix (7:49)
- Almighty Uptown Dub (8:02)
- Almighty Uptown Radio Edit (3:30)
[edit] Charts
| Chart[7][8] | Peak position |
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| Australian Country Airplay[9] | 5 |
| Austrian Singles Chart[10] | 6 |
| Canadian BDS Airplay Chart | 1 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 2 |
| Danish Singles Chart[11] | 4 |
| Dutch Singles Chart[12] | 44 |
| European Top 100 | 9 |
| German Singles Chart | 7 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 41 |
| Netherlands Singles Chart | 44 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart[13] | 11 |
| Portuguese Singles Chart | 4 |
| Romanian Singles Chart | 39 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[14] | 20 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[15] | 13 |
| UK Singles Chart | 10 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 7 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 16 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 58 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay | 57 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Tracks | 20 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 78A |
| United World Chart | 18 |
- AThe Pop 100 chart was created while "Party for Two" was moving down the charts.
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.mp3search.ru/album.html?id=28962 "Party for Two" remixes
- ^ http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/default.asp RIAA website
- ^ http://www.shaniatwain.com/about-awards.asp Shania Twain awards
- ^ http://www.billboard.biz/bb/biz/archivesearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000627358 Billboard.biz
- ^ http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=26081 Chart Stats
- ^ http://www.almightyrecords.com/remixes/276/ Almighty Remixes
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=34388&model.vnuAlbumId=562635 Billboard chart history
- ^ http://top40-charts.com/artist.php?aid=1262 International chart history
- ^ http://www.nfspublicity.com.au/charts/biggest_hits_2005.htm Australia Country Airplay Chart
- ^ http://www.austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=shania&cat=s Austria Singles Chart Peaks
- ^ http://danishcharts.com/search.asp?search=shania&cat=s Denmark Singles Chart Peaks
- ^ http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=shania&cat=s Netherlands Singles Chart Peaks
- ^ http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?search=shania&cat=s Norway Singles Chart Peaks
- ^ http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=shania&cat=s Sweden Singles Chart Peaks
- ^ http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=shania&cat=s Switzerland Singles Chart Peaks
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