Two in a Million

For the song by Mica Paris, see Whisper a Prayer.

"Two in a Million" is a song by British pop group S Club 7, released as the third single from their debut studio album, S Club (1999), on 13 December 1999. The single was released as a double A-side with "You're My Number One" in UK, but in other countries, it was issued as a stand-alone single. The single debuted at number five on the UK Singles Chart and peaked at number two in January 2000. In New Zealand, "Two in a Million" became the band's third consecutive number-one single, after "Bring It All Back" and "S Club Party".

"Two in a Million"
Single by S Club 7
from the album S Club
A-side	"You're My Number One"
B-side	"We Can Work It Out"
Released	13 December 1999 (1999-12-13)^[1]
Studio	StarGate (Norway)
Length	3:34
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Cathy Dennis Simon Ellis
Producer(s)	StarGate
S Club 7 singles chronology
"S Club Party" (1999) "Two in a Million" / "You're My Number One" (1999) "Reach" (2000)
Music video
"Two in a Million" on YouTube

Single information

"Two in a Million" is described as "a song about falling in love, having somebody to comfort you, and someone to be there for you no matter what." The song sees Jo O'Meara taking sole lead vocals for the first time. The album version of "Two in a Million" and the Boyfriends & Birthdays version (so named as it was the theme song of their BBC TV movie) are almost exactly the same, except the Boyfriends & Birthdays version has slightly more robust instrumentation, taking on a more orchestral and R&B approach, and pauses the music during the last line of each verse right before the chorus. The latter is included on the North American version of 7. Moreover, the demo version of the song, as heard on Miami 7, includes horns in the arrangement, which were removed for album release and replaced with a more subtle French horn arrangement alongside the live string orchestration in the Boyfriends & Birthdays version.

The single includes an exclusive B-side, "We Can Work it Out", which was performed during episode eight of Miami 7, "Alien Hunter". The track was again co-written by Mike Rose and Nick Foster, who wrote "You're My Number One". The UK release of the single includes the Miami 7 version of "You're My Number One", while the Australian release replaces this with the Jason Nevins remix of "S Club Party". The US release opts for a completely different B-side, containing an exclusive club mix of "Two in a Million" by Mark Penchotti, which has never been released elsewhere.

Music video

The music video was shot in Los Angeles, California^[2] and sees the group all together in a house getting ready for a party. The video has a "black and white" theme to it, in that, in the beginning, the group are dressed in white clothes except for Hannah who was dressed in black clothes and surrounded by white walls and furniture. They then sing together on a sofa. The group are seen to be getting ready for a party; the boys are shaving in the bathroom and the girls are trying on clothes in the bedroom. The group then move outside, where they continue performing beside a swimming pool. The colours change to black; they wear black clothes and there is dark lighting. People soon join them and the group sing and dance until the end of the video. The video has gained over one million views on YouTube as of 11 September 2014. The band's record company Universal Music Group added the video to the track on to their YouTube channel on 11 October 2008, prompting it to be one of the week's most viewed videos with over 140,000 views in under 48 hours.

Track listings

UK CD1^[3] "Two in a Million" (Boyfriends & Birthdays version) "You're My Number One" (Miami 7 version) "We Can Work It Out" "Two in a Million" (CD-ROM video) UK CD2^[4] "You're My Number One" (Miami 7 version) "Two in a Million" (2000 version) "Down at Club S" "You're My Number One" (CD-ROM video) UK cassette single^[5] A. "Two in a Million" (Boyfriends & Birthdays version) B. "You're My Number One" (Miami 7 version)

Australasian CD single^[6] "Two in a Million" (Boyfriends & Birthdays version) "Two in a Million" (2000 version) "S Club Party" (Jason Nevins club mix) "Two in a Million" (CD-ROM video) US CD single^[7] "Two in a Million" (Boyfriends & Birthdays version) "Two in a Million" (Mark Penchotti club mix) "S Club Party" (snippet) "You're My Number One" (snippet)

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the S Club album booklet.^[8]

Studios

• Recorded at StarGate Studios (Norway)
• Mastered at Transfermation (London, England)

Personnel

• Cathy Dennis – writing
• Simon Ellis – writing
• StarGate – production
• Noel Summerville – mastering
• Richard Dowling – mastering

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts "Two in a Million" / "You're My Number One" Chart (1999–2000) Peak position Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[9] 11 Ireland (IRMA)^[10] 8 Scotland (OCC)^[11] 4 UK Singles (OCC)^[12] 2 "Two in a Million" Chart (2000) Peak position Australia (ARIA)^[13] 25 Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[14] 45 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[15] 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[16] 95

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position UK Singles (OCC)^[17] 83 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales United Kingdom (BPI)^[18] Silver 200,000^^ ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "New Releases – For Week Starting 13 December, 1999: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 11 December 1999. p. 23. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
2. "Best: The Greatest Hits of S Club 7 inlay booklet" (Press release). Universal Music. 2 June 2003.
3. Two in a Million / You're My Number One (UK CD1 liner notes). S Club 7. Polydor Records. 1999. 561 595-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
4. You're My Number One / Two in a Million (UK CD2 liner notes). S Club 7. Polydor Records. 1999. 561 596-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
5. Two in a Million / You're My Number One (UK cassette single sleeve). S Club 7. Polydor Records. 1999. 561 595-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
6. Two in a Million (Australasian CD single liner notes). S Club 7. Polydor Records. 2000. 561 776-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
7. "S Club 7 – Two in a Million / You're My Number One". Amazon. 2000.
8. S Club (UK CD album booklet). S Club 7. Polydor Records. 1999. 543 103-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
9. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 2. 15 January 2000. p. 7. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
10. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Two in a Million / You're My Number One". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
11. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
12. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
13. "S Club 7 – Two in a Million". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
14. "S Club 7 – Two in a Million" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
15. "S Club 7 – Two in a Million". Top 40 Singles.
16. "S Club 7 – Two in a Million". Swiss Singles Chart.
17. "Best Sellers of 1999: Singles Top 100". Music Week. 22 January 2000. p. 27.
18. "British single certifications – S Club 7 – 2 in a Million". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 June 2020.