- Two Princes
Infobox Single
Name = Two Princes
Cover size =
Caption =
Artist =Spin Doctors
Album =Pocket Full of Kryptonite
A-side =
B-side = "Off My Line"
Released = Start date|1993|4|13
Format =CD single CD maxi 7" single
Recorded = Start date|1990|7
Genre =Alternative rock
Length = 4:18
Label = Epic
Writer = Mark White
Spin Doctors
Eric Schenkman
Chris Barron
Aaron Comess
Producer = Mark White
Peter Denenberg
Frankie LaRocka
Eric Schenkman
Chris Barron
Aaron Comess
Certification =
Last single = "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong "
(1992)
This single = "Two Princes"
(1992)
Next single = "Jimmy Olsen's Blues "
(1993)
Misc ="Two Princes" is a song by the
New York City -basedalternative rock bandSpin Doctors . As a single, it reached #7 in the US and #2 in Canada, and was the band's most popular song. It also ranked at #21 on "Blender" magazine's list of the "50 Worst Songs Ever." [ [http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=819 Run for Your Life! It's the 50 Worst Songs Ever!] from "Blender.com" (RetrievedMay 3 ,2008 )] It ranked #41 on "VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s ."Track listings
; CD single
# "Two Princes" (album version) (4:16)
# "Off My Line" (live) (5:30); CD maxi
# "Two Princes" (album version) (4:16)
# "Off My Line" (live) (5:30)
# "Rosetta Stone" (live) (8:07); 7" single
# "Two Princes" (album version) (4:16)
# "Off My Line" (live) (5:30)Chart
Other versions
The group sang a "modified" version of this song on "
Sesame Street " that emphasized the importance of sharing. They told Zoe she didn't have to choose between being friends with Elmo and Telly, but rather she could be friends with both of them.It was remade in a parody on the "
Bill Nye the Science Guy Show" as "Two Eyes by the Eye Doctors".The song appears on
The Moldy Peaches albumUnreleased Cutz And Live Jamz as a live version.The
boy band Son of Dork covered this song in 2006 on one of their singles.An episode of "
The Sarah Silverman Program " featured this song as a major plot point.The song was played after wins in the clubhouse by the 1993
Philadelphia Phillies .External links
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCjtRJkS85w Music video]
References
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