2 Faced

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"2 Faced"
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Single by Louise
from the album Elbow Beach
B-side
  • "Say Yes"
  • "Lost"
Released17 July 2000 (2000-07-17) [1]
Length3:41
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Louise
  • Matt Elliss
  • Julie Morrison
Producer(s) Matt Elliss
Louise singles chronology
"All That Matters"
(1998)
"2 Faced"
(2000)
"Beautiful Inside"
(2000)

"2 Faced" is a song by English singer Louise, released on 17 July 2000 as the lead single from her third studio album, Elbow Beach (2000). It is her highest-charting single, reaching number three on the UK Singles Chart and number 13 on the Irish Singles Chart in July 2000. It has sold 153,000 copies in the UK according to the Official Charts Company.

Contents

Track listings

Personnel

Personnel are taken from the UK CD1 liner notes. [2]

Charts

Sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom153,000 [11]

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