The Special Two
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| Single by Missy Higgins | ||||||||||
| from the album The Sound of White | ||||||||||
| Released | 4 April 2005 | |||||||||
| Format | CD | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||||||||
| Genre | Pop | |||||||||
| Length | 3:25 | |||||||||
| Label | Eleven | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | Mitchell Froom | |||||||||
| Missy Higgins singles chronology | ||||||||||
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"The Special Two" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins and the third single released from her debut album, The Sound of White. The single was released in Australia on 4 April 2005 and entered the ARIA singles chart at #2 unable to topple Jesse McCartney's "Beautiful Soul" from the top spot. The song was written by Higgins. She has said of the lyrics, "Basically I made a big mistake [...] I fell into a lump of depression, locking myself out the back in the bungalow. After a couple of days I came up with the song. I played it to that person and it was therapeutic. It was a good sorry letter."[1]
The single sold over 35,000 copies, certified Australia Gold status. Influential Australian music industry representative Barry Bissell is noted as regarding this as Missy's finest work ever.
One of the b-sides featured with the single is a cover of a Skyhooks classic "You Just Like Me Cause I'm Good in Bed".
"The Special Two" was also included on Higgins' 2003 debut EP, The Missy Higgins EP, although re-recorded for the studio album.
Track listing
CD single
- "The Special Two" - 3:23
- "Drop the Mirror"
- "Blind Winter"
- "You Just Like Me Cause I'm Good in Bed"
Charts
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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| Australia ARIA | 2 |
| End of Year Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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| Australia ARIA[2] | 28 |
Awards and nominations
Nominations
- 2005 ARIA Awards, Single Of The Year
- 2005 ARIA Awards, Highest Selling Single
References
- ↑ Murfett, Andrew (18 September 2004), "The coming of stage", The Age, Fairfax Media, retrieved 12 May 2010
- ↑ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2005.htm