Two People (song)

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"Two People"
Tina Turner - Two People.jpg
Single by Tina Turner
from the album Break Every Rule
B-side "Havin' a Party"
Released27 October 1986 [1]
Genre
Length4:11
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Terry Britten
Tina Turner singles chronology
"Back Where You Started"
(1986)
"Two People"
(1986)
"Girls"
(1986)
Music video
"Two People" on YouTube

"Two People" is a song by recording artist Tina Turner. It was written by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle, with production helmed by the former, and released as the second single from her sixth solo album Break Every Rule (1986).

Contents

Versions and remixes

Personnel

Charts

"Two People" became a top ten hit in Germany and Switzerland, and reached the top 20 in Austria, the Netherlands on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It was also a #30 pop hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States.

Weekly charts

Chart (1986–1987)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [2] 19
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [3] 28
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [4] 53
Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [5] 9
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) [6] 13
Germany (Official German Charts) [7] 10
Ireland (IRMA) [8] 13
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [9] 22
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [10] 20
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [11] 21
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [12] 10
UK Singles (OCC) [13] 43
US Billboard Hot 100 [14] 30
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [15] 12
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [16] 18

Music video

There were two music videos to "Two People", including one with Turner dressed as different characters, such as Cinderella.

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