Two of Us (Birds of Tokyo song)

"Two of Us"
Single by Birds of Tokyo
from the album Human Design
Released	17 January 2020 (2020-01-17)
Length	3:27
Label	Birds of Tokyo, EMI
Songwriter(s)	Adam Spark, Adam Weston, Glenn Sarangapany, Ian Berney, Ian Kenny
Producer(s)	Adam Spark, Scott Horscoft, Patrick Rahme
Birds of Tokyo singles chronology
"The Greatest Mistakes" (2019) "Two of Us" (2020) "Dive" (2020)
Music video
"Two of Us" on YouTube

"Two of Us" is a song by Australian alternative rock band Birds of Tokyo. It was released on 17 January 2020 ^[1] as the fourth single from the band's sixth studio album, Human Design . The song was premiered on the band's Good Lord Tour. ^[2]

The song was nominated for Most Performed Alternative Work and shortlisted for Song of the Year at the APRA Music Awards of 2021 ^{[3] [4]}

Music video

The music video for "Two of Us" was released on 3 February 2020. Director Zac Lynch-Woodlock said "We all had a lot of fun making this clip. I've been friends with the guys for ages, and when Glenn and Berney approached me about collaborating on a music video, I was super keen. They had some nice references in mind including the idea of doing the video as a one-shot which always presents its own unique set of challenges, Finding an interesting location that would allow continuous movement along a road for the entire song being one of them." Lynch-Woodlock said "We wanted to show Kenny's journey as a road to redemption and the clip picks up from the bloodied and beaten Kenny in the 'Good Lord' music video. 'Two of Us' travels with a bandaged Kenny as he transitions with the help of some friends to a place of happiness." ^{[5] [6]}

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [7]	65

Year-end charts

Chart (2020)	Position
Australian Artist (ARIA) [8]	37

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [9]	Platinum	70,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Two of Us (single)". Apple Music. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
2. "Birds of Tokyo Fortitude Music Hall Live Review". Stack Magazine. September 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
3. "Nominees announced for the 2021 APRA Music Awards". APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
4. "One of these songs will be the Peer-Voted APRA Song of the Year!". APRA AMCOS . 3 February 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
5. "Birds of Tokyo share heartwarming video for new single, 'Two Of Us'". EMI Music. February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
6. "PREMIERE: Birds Of Tokyo Find Their Happy Place In 'Two Of Us' Video". Music Feeds. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
7. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 4 May 2020". No. 1574. Australian Recording Industry Association. 4 May 2020.{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
8. "Australian Artist (ARIA) End of Year Singles Chart 2020". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
9. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved February 3, 2022.