"Party for Two" is a song recorded by the Canadian singer

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. It was released as the lead single from her ''

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'' compilation album. The song was written by Twain and her then-husband

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. "Party for Two" was recorded as both a pop mix with

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and a country mix with

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. The song was released to country, adult contemporary, and mainstream pop radio formats, as well as European and other international markets. "Party for Two" was a commercial success for Twain: it was her third highest debut and sixteenth career top 10 on the Billboard country charts, and charted well in Europe. In addition to the original pop and country mixes, the song would be

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ed for club play, becoming one of her most remixed singles. Commercial singles were released on October 25, 2004, in Germany, on November 2, 2004, in Canada, and on November 22, 2004, in the UK. In 2005, "Party for Two" was certified

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by the

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for selling over 100,000 digital downloads, making it Twain's first single to be downloaded that many times. For the first time in her touring career, Twain performed "Party for Two" on her 2015

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. She has since performed the song on her Now Tour and Let's Go! residency.

Composition

"Party for Two" features two versions: a pop version featuring Sugar Ray frontman

and a country version featuring

. Twain and her then-husband,

, wrote the song, with Lange handling production. According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com, "Party for Two" is written in the key of

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with a tempo of 122 beats per minute. The chord progression contains open fifths: E5–B5–F5, and the vocals span from E₃ to G₄.

Music video

An accompanying

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for "Party for Two" was shot in

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, UK, in the

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area on August 28 and 29, 2004, and features the

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. It was directed by

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and was premiered on September 27, 2004. The video shows Twain walking around town handing out invitations to movers, a waiter (played by Sebastian J. Brook), and an artist, to help her get ready for her "party for two" later that night. At the party, Twain and her guest end up swinging on a chandelier and smashing plates. Two separate versions of the video exist - one with

and the other with

. The video proved to be successful, with the pop version winning the

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for the

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Video of the Year while the country version was nominated for Collaborative Video of the Year at the 2005 CMT Music Awards. Neither video is available on DVD, but are available on some releases of the CD single.

Chart performance

"Party for Two" debuted on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in the week of September 18, 2004, at number 39, Twain's third highest debut of all time, and highest of the week. The single spent 20 weeks on the chart and climbed to a peak position of number seven on December 25, 2004, where it remained for one week. "Party for Two" became Twain's 16th and final top ten single and 22nd (seventh consecutive) top 20 single. It also peaked at number 58 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and 57 on the

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charts. On

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radio, "Party for Two" debuted at number 36, the highest debut of the week, on November 20, 2004. The single spent 19 weeks on the chart and climbed to a peak position of number 16 on January 22, 2005, where it remained for two non-consecutive weeks. "Party for Two" became Twain's ninth consecutive top 20 single. "Party for Two" proved to be successful internationally. In the UK it debuted at its peak position at number 10, making it her ninth top ten single. It first appeared on December 4, 2004, and remained on the charts for nine weeks. In Canada, "Party for Two" held the top position on the BDS airplay chart for six weeks, and reached number two on the sales chart, held off only by

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's " Awake in a Dream". In all, "Party for Two" was in the top ten in six countries: Austria, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Portugal and the UK.

Track listings

These are the formats of major releases. UK CD Maxi #"Party For Two" (Pop Version) - 3:32 #"You're Still The One" (Live) - 3:28 #"I'm Holding On To Love (To Save My Life)" (Live) - 3:24 #"Party For Two" (Country Version) - 3:24 #"Party For Two" (Almighty Downtown Radio Edit) - 3:37 #Enhanced: "Party For Two" (Pop Version) - Music Video #Enhanced: "Party For Two" (Country Version) - Music Video Germany & Canada CD Single #"Party For Two" (Pop Version with Intro) - 3:32 #"You're Still The One" (Live) - 3:28 #"I'm Holding On To Love (To Save My Life)" - 3:24 #"Party For Two" (Country Version with Intro) - 3:29 #Enhanced: "Party For Two" - Music Video UK CD Single #"Party For Two" (Pop Version) - 3:34 #"Party For Two" (LMC Remix) - 6:18 Europe CD Single #"Party For Two" (Pop Version with Intro) - 3:32 #"Party For Two" (Country Version with Intro) - 3:29 Germany & Europe 3" CD Single #"Party For Two" (Pop Version) - 3:32 #"Party For Two" (Country Version) - 3:29

Official versions

"Party for Two" has become one of Twain's most professionally remixed songs.

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, which previously remixed " Thank You Baby!", provided six different versions of the song.

Cover versions

The song was covered by the South African singer

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on his album ''Goeie Ou Country vol 3''. Retrieved January 10, 2014

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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