"Party for Two" | ||||
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CD single cover. The maxi single uses the same artwork, but with a red background.
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Single by Shania Twain featuring Billy Currington or Mark McGrath | ||||
from the album Greatest Hits | ||||
Released | September 7, 2004 | |||
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Recorded | 2004 | |||
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3:32 (Country mix) 3:31 (Pop mix) |
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Label | Mercury Nashville | |||
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Producer(s) | Mutt Lange | |||
Shania Twain singles chronology | ||||
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Billy Currington singles chronology | ||||
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"Party for Two" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Shania Twain for her 2004 Greatest Hits album and serving as the compilation's lead single. The song was written by Mutt Lange and Twain. "Party for Two" was recorded as both a pop mix with Mark McGrath and a country version with Billy Currington. The song was released to the country, adult contemporary, and mainstream pop radio formats, as well as European and other international markets. Its first release date was September 7, 2004.
"Party for Two" proved to be a commercial success for Shania, as 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 remixed 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 Gold by the RIAA 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 she performed the song on her Rock This Country Tour.
"Party for Two" features two versions: a pop version featuring singer Mark McGrath and a country version featuring singer Billy Currington. Twain and her then-husband, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, 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 B major with a tempo of 122 beats per minute. The chord progression contains open fifths: E5–B5–F♯5, and the vocals span from E3 to G♯4.