It Takes Two (Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock song)

Infobox Single |
Name = It Takes Two


Artist = Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock
from Album = It Takes Two
Released = 1988
Format = Vinyl
Genre = Hip-Hop
Length = 5:00
Label = Profile Records
Writer =
Producer =
Chart position =
Last single =
This single = "It Takes Two"
(1988)
Next single = "Joy and Pain"
(1988)"It Takes Two" is a 1988 hip hop song by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock. It went platinum and is sometimes considered the greatest hip-hop song of all time [ [http://wm08.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:hjfwxqrdldde allmusic ] ] . VH1 ranked it 37 in its 100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs list. The song samples heavily from from Lyn Collins' 1972 song "Think (About It)", using multiple drum breaks, the well known "Woo! Yeah!" sample, as well as the lyric sung by Collins which gives "It Takes Two" its title.

The track is featured on the soundtrack of the 1991 video game "Action 52" and the 2004 video game, "" on the hip-hop radio station . It is the "B-7" song, the favorite dance song of Randy in the TV show "My Name is Earl". The song also appears in the 2000 movie "Coyote Ugly".

The song was sampled by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince in their song "I Wanna Rock" in their 1993 album "Code Red".

Appearances in pop culture

Film

* "It Takes Two" was heard in the 2000 film "Coyote Ugly". While not released on the initial soundtrack, it was included on a follow-up soundtrack album, "More Music from Coyote Ugly", in 2003.
* "It Takes Two" was also featured in Spike Lee's 2000 film "Love & Basketball" and appeared on the movie's official soundtrack.
* The track appears in a montage featured in Mr. 3000

Television

* "It Takes Two" was featured prominently in the pilot episode of the NBC sitcom "My Name Is Earl", which aired on September 20, 2005. It has also been featured in several subsequent episodes as one of Randy's favorite songs (whenever someone plays it on the jukebox he exclaims "Oh no you didn't!" and begins a "hooking the big one" dance.) At the Crabshack you must press B-7 to play the song.
* "It Takes Two" was featured in "Dancing with the Stars" when Mario Lopez danced to it in the freestyle round of the Season 2 finale.
* The song is heard during the opening and closing credits of the show "Bill Nye the Science Guy".
* In the first season of HBO's The Wire, the song is blasted in the low-rise projects.
* "It Takes Two" was featured on the January 24, 2008 episode of "Ugly Betty", wherein Betty's and Henry sing it together.
* "It Takes Two" Was performed by Rob Baseon the Second Season finale of The Game(U.S. T.V. series) on May 18, 2008

Games

* In 2004 "It Takes Two" appeared on "", playing on the classic hip hop radio station .
* The 1991 video game, "Action 52", featured "It Takes Two" in the intro. Only playing the "Woo! Yeah!" over and over.

Literature

* The 1991 book "" by David Simon uses the lyrics of the song "It Takes Two" as a backdrop to describe the spike in murders typically seen during Baltimore's summer months.

Music

*The song's opening line was sampled by Technotronic for their 1990 dance hit "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)."
*DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince also sampled the song for the single "I Wanna Rock," which appeared on their 1993 album "Code Red".
*In early live performances of their song "Ball Tongue," Korn would sometimes perform a part of the song, with Jonathan Davis rapping part of the lyrics.
*In the "90's Remix" of the 2006 Nas track "Where Are They Now?," a sample from the song is used during Rob Base's verse.
*Female rappers Young B. and P-Star recorded a remake of the song.

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