Two Princes

"Two Princes"
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Single by Spin Doctors
from the album Pocket Full of Kryptonite
B-side	"Off My Line"
Released	January 31, 1993
Format	CD single; CD maxi; 7" single;
Recorded	July 1990
Genre	Alternative rock; pop rock;
Length	4:16 (album version); 3:26 (radio edit);
Label	Epic
Writer(s)	Mark White; Eric Schenkman; Chris Barron; Aaron Comess;
Producer(s)	Frank Aversa; Mark White; Eric Schenkman; Chris Barron; Aaron Comess;
Certification	Platinum (AUS); Gold (GER); Silver (UK);
Spin Doctors singles chronology

"Two Princes" is a 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

"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

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[5]	3
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[6]	5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[7]	10
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[8]	2
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[9]	4
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[10]	13
France (SNEP)^[11]	5
Germany (Official German Charts)^[12]	3
Ireland (IRMA)^[13]	5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[14]	2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[15]	3
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[16]	4
Norway (VG-lista)^[17]	2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[18]	1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[19]	4
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[20]	3
US Billboard Adult Contemporary^[21]	24
US Billboard Album Rock Tracks^[21]	2
US Billboard Hot 100^[21]	7
US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream^[21]	1
US Cash Box^[22]	3

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)^[23]	74

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[24]	27
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[25]	21
Canada (RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks)^[26]	16
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[27]	19
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[28]	31
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[29]	20
US Billboard Hot 100^[30]	28

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)^[31]	Platinum	70,000
Germany (BVMI)^[32]	Gold	250,000
United Kingdom (BPI)^[33]	Silver	200,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Chart successions

Preceded by "Informer" by Snow	Swedish number-one single June 2, 1993 (1 week)	Succeeded by "Somebody Dance with Me" by DJ BoBo
Preceded by "Ordinary World" by Duran Duran	*US Billboard* Top 40 Mainstream number-one single** April 10, 1993 – May 22, 1993 (7 weeks)	Succeeded by "That's the Way Love Goes" by Janet Jackson

Cover versions

The song appears on The Moldy Peaches album Unreleased Cutz And Live Jamz as a live version.^[34] British boy band Son of Dork covered this song in 2006 on one of their singles.^[35] Boston-based a cappella group, Overboard recorded a version of this song on their 2007 album, Stranded.^[36]

Other uses

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The song gained fame in Israel as the ending song of the popular TV show Ha-Comedy Store, airing between 1994 and 1996. The song was also included in the 2005 movie Pooh's Heffalump Movie's trailer, and was featured in Futurama as an example of 'college rock' as opposed to 'alternative rock'. Also was used in a Peugeot 307 Spot called "Demands Attention" in Australia, Argentina, Brazil and the United Kingdom.
It was also featured in the pilot episode of the CW's Life Unexpected, episodes of The Sarah Silverman Program ("Maid to Border") and The Cleveland Show and the films Love & Other Drugs and So I Married an Axe Murderer.
The song was played after wins in the clubhouse by the 1993 Philadelphia Phillies. The scat part of the song was used as the jingle for Kmart Australia for numerous years.
The song is one of 45 playable tracks in the 2009 music video game Lego Rock Band.^[37]
It was also featured in the comedy rock musical Grandma and the F-Yous, which ran at Upright Citizens Brigade theater in 2009, by Lynn Bixenspan and Betsy Todd. Several characters idly sang or hummed it.

References

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↑ "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.
↑ Music & Media / BILLBOARD – European Top 100 Singles – Week Ending 31.07.93 at the Wayback Machine (archived July 31, 2013). World Charts. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
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↑ "Lescharts.com – Spin Doctors – Two Princes" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
↑ "Officialcharts.de – Spin Doctors – Two Princes". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Two Princes". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Spin Doctors - Two Princes search results" (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.org.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 60. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – Spin Doctors – Two Princes". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
↑ "Archive Chart: 1993-06-12" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
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↑ CASH BOX Top 100 Pop Singles – Week ending APRIL 17, 1993 at the Wayback Machine (archived September 13, 2012). Cash Box magazine. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
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[sc_Austria_Spin_Doctors-6] "Austriancharts.at – Spin Doctors – Two Princes" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved July 9, 2014.

[sc_Flanders_Spin_Doctors-7] "Ultratop.be – Spin Doctors – Two Princes" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved July 9, 2014.

[sc_Canadatopsingles_-8] "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1734." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 15, 2013.

[9] Music & Media / BILLBOARD – European Top 100 Singles – Week Ending 31.07.93 at the Wayback Machine (archived July 31, 2013). World Charts. Retrieved July 9, 2014.

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[sc_France_Spin_Doctors-11] "Lescharts.com – Spin Doctors – Two Princes" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved July 9, 2014.

[ac_Germany2_Spin_Doctors-12] "Officialcharts.de – Spin Doctors – Two Princes". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved July 9, 2014.

[sc_Ireland2_-13] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Two Princes". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 9, 2014.

[sc_Dutch40_Spin_Doctors_-_Two_Princes-14] "Nederlandse Top 40 – Spin Doctors - Two Princes search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved July 9, 2014.

[sc_Dutch100_Spin_Doctors-15] "Dutchcharts.nl – Spin Doctors – Two Princes" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved July 9, 2014.

[sc_New_Zealand_Spin_Doctors-16] "Charts.org.nz – Spin Doctors – Two Princes". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved July 9, 2014.

[sc_Norway_Spin_Doctors-17] "Norwegiancharts.com – Spin Doctors – Two Princes". VG-lista. Retrieved July 9, 2014.

[sc_Sweden_Spin_Doctors-18] "Swedishcharts.com – Spin Doctors – Two Princes". Singles Top 60. Retrieved July 9, 2014.

[sc_Switzerland_Spin_Doctors-19] "Swisscharts.com – Spin Doctors – Two Princes". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved July 9, 2014.

[sc_UK_-20] "Archive Chart: 1993-06-12" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved July 9, 2014.

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[22] CASH BOX Top 100 Pop Singles – Week ending APRIL 17, 1993 at the Wayback Machine (archived September 13, 2012). Cash Box magazine. Retrieved July 9, 2014.

[sc_Poland_-23] "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved November 16, 2015.

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v t e Spin Doctors
Chris Barron Aaron Comess Eric Schenkman Mark White Anthony Krizan Ivan Neville Eran Tabib Carl Carter
Studio albums	Pocket Full of Kryptonite (1991) Turn It Upside Down (1994) You've Got to Believe in Something (1996) Here Comes the Bride (1999) Nice Talking to Me (2005) If the River Was Whiskey (2013)
Compilation albums	Just Go Ahead Now: A Retrospective (2000)
Live albums	Up for Grabs...Live (1991) Homebelly Groove...Live (1992)
Singles	"Little Miss Can't Be Wrong" "Two Princes" "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"

Two Princes

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