''Two'' is the second

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by Australian recording artist

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. It was released on 19 April 2011 in the

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and on 28 February 2011 in

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. The first single from the album, "Heart Skips a Beat", was released on 11 February 2011 to little commercial success. Because of this lack of success, ''Two'' failed to chart as well as its predecessor, ''

'' (2008).

Singles

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. However, the song was well received by critics. The album's title track, "Two", was the second single. Its music video was premiered on 30 June 2011 on YouTube. Like its predecessor, "Two" failed to achieve any commercial success. "

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" was initially released as the second promotional single from the album through iTunes. Lenka performed the song on ''

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'' along with "Heart Skips a Beat". The song was used in a TV advertisement for

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in 2012, leading to its release as the third official single on 4 November 2012. The single was a commercial success and became Lenka's second most successful single after "

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Promotional singles

"Roll with the Punches" was the first promotional single released from the album, on 8 November 2010.

Critical reception

''Two'' was well received by most critics, earning 4 stars out of 5 from

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also gave the album a positive review with a grade of 68%, stating, "...if you're looking for harmless hooks and melodies that are recycled, yet playful, Lenka certainly has you covered."

Track listing

Personnel

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– vocals, autoharp, Fender Rhodes, keyboards, Mellotron, organ, percussion, piano, synthesizer * Ben H. Allen – mixing, piano, production * Ian Archer – guitar * Guy Aroch – photography * Adam Ayan – mastering * Sigurdur Birkis – drums * Lukas Burton – A&R * Jason Cooper – drums * Danny T. Levin – horn * Samuel Dixon – bass guitar * Mike DuClos – bass * Chris Elms – engineer, guitar, mixing, programming * Rob Gardner – engineer * James Gulliver Hancock – artwork, design * Robby Handley – bass guitar * Joe Hegleman – management * Danny Kalb – mixing * Erik Kertes – bass guitar *

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– engineer, keyboards, mixing, percussion, production , programming * Sunny Levine – drums, engineer, production , programming * Dougal Lott – engineer * Andy Page – engineer, guitar, mixing, programming * Eamon Ryland – guitar, Mellotron, pedal steel * Kevin Salem – additional production , bass, engineer, guitar, mixing * Ron Shapiro – management *

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– keyboards, production , strings *

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– drums, engineer, guitar, keyboards, producer * David Wrench – engineer * Amir Yaghmai – guitar, violin

Charts

Release history

References

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