Two Princes
"Two Princes" | ||||
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Single by Spin Doctors | ||||
from the album Pocket Full of Kryptonite | ||||
B-side |
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Released | 1992 | |||
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Label | Epic | |||
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Music video | ||||
"Two Princes" on YouTube |
"Two Princes" is a song by American
Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group.[4] The group filmed two different music videos for "Two Princes"; one of them was in black-and-white. One of the videos was directed by Richard Murray and premiered in February 1992.[5]
The song was ranked No. 41 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the '90s";[6] conversely, it was ranked No. 21 on Blender magazine's "50 Worst Songs Ever".[7]
Critical reception
Kingston Informer complimented the song as "brilliant".[11]
In his weekly UK chart commentary,
NME praised it as "a freak wonder-song" with a "million-dollar hook."[15] Leesa Daniels from Smash Hits gave "Two Princes" five out of five and named it Best New Single, saying, "This is their second bash at the UK charts and it's just marvellous. A thumping drum beat with guitars rocking all over the place, it makes you want to jump onto the nearest table and dance and twirl and swing your head around until you eventually, er, pass out!"[16] Troy J. Augusto from Variety named the song one of the group's "undeniable gems".[17]
Track listings
- 7-inch, CD, and cassette single
- "Two Princes" (album version) – 4:16
- "Off My Line" (live) – 5:30
- 12-inch and maxi-CD single
- "Two Princes" (album version) – 4:16
- "Off My Line" (live) – 5:30
- "Rosetta Stone" (live) – 8:07
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[56] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[57] | Gold | 45,000‡ |
Germany (BVMI)[58] | Gold | 250,000^ |
Italy (FIMI)[59] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[60] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United States | 1992 | Cassette | Epic Associated | |
United Kingdom | May 3, 1993 |
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Epic | [61] |
See also
- List of Billboard Mainstream Top 40 number-one songs of the 1990s
- List of number-one singles and albums in Sweden
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- Cincinnati Post. p. 1C.
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- ^ "100 Greatest Songs of the '90s: Full List". VH1. Archived from the original on December 16, 2007.
- ^ Aizlewood, John; et al. (May 2004). "Run For Your Life! It's the 50 Worst Songs Ever!". Blender. Archived from the original on May 8, 2004.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Spin Doctors – Pocket Full of Kryptonite". AllMusic. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
- ^ Flick, Larry (January 23, 1993). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 4. p. 80. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ^ Clark, Randy (January 23, 1993). "Music Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Cash Box. p. 5. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- Kingston Informer. November 4, 1994. p. 21.
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- ^ Gittins, Ian (October 2, 1993). "Singles". Melody Maker. p. 34. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
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