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Two Is Better Than One

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"Two Is Better Than One"
Single by Boys Like Girls featuring Taylor Swift
from the album Love Drunk
ReleasedSeptember 8, 2009 (2009-09-08)
Recorded2008–09
StudioVan Howes Studios (Vancouver, BC)[1]
GenrePop rock[2]
Length4:02
LabelSony
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Brian Howes[3]
Boys Like Girls singles chronology
"Love Drunk"
(2009)
"Two Is Better Than One"
(2009)
"Heart Heart Heartbreak"
(2010)
Taylor Swift singles chronology
"Fifteen"
(2009)
"Two Is Better Than One"
(2009)
"Fearless"
(2010)
Music video
"Two Is Better Than One" on YouTube

"Two Is Better Than One" is a song by the American rock band Boys Like Girls from their 2009 album Love Drunk. It features singer Taylor Swift and was written by Martin Johnson and Swift. The song was released digitally on September 8, 2009, and sent to U.S. radio on October 19 as the album's second single. Early versions of the album had the song without Swift, with Johnson singing all parts.

The song was a hit, selling over 1.5 million copies in the U.S. by December 2011. It also charted well, reaching number 18 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Canadian Hot 100.

It was released in October 2009. It has sold over 1.5 million copies.

Chart performance

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"Two Is Better Than One" first appeared at number 92 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] It dropped off but came back at number 79 and later climbed to number 18 in January 2010.[5] This made it Boys Like Girls' biggest hit and Taylor Swift's eleventh song to reach the top 20.[6]

By December 2011, it had sold over 1.5 million copies in the U.S., doing even better than some of Swift's other hits like "Tim McGraw" and "Fifteen".[7] By 2017, sales had reached 1.7 million.[8]

Accolades

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Year Organization Award Result Ref.
2011 BMI Awards Award-Winning Songs Won [9]
Publisher of the Year Won

Certifications

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Certifications for "Two Is Better Than One"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[21] Gold 40,000*
United States (RIAA)[22] Platinum 1,000,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone

References

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  1. Love Drunk (booklet). Boys Like Girls. Columbia Records. 2010. 88697491922.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  3. "The Billboard Reviews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 3 October 2009. pp. 9–. ISSN 0006-2510.
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  5. tolsen (2013-01-02). "Billboard Hot 100™". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
  6. Lipshutz, Jason (2017-08-01). "Taylor Swift's 15 Best Songs: Critic's Picks". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
  7. Trust, Gary (2011-12-12). "Ask Billboard: What Are Your 2011 Favorites?". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
  8. Trust, Gary (2017-11-26). "Ask Billboard: Taylor Swift's Career Album & Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
  9. "David Foster Named BMI Icon at 59th Annual BMI Pop Music Awards". Broadcast Music, Inc. May 18, 2011. Archived from the original on May 15, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  10. "Boys Like Girls Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  11. "Boys Like Girls Chart History (Canada AC)". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  12. "Boys Like Girls Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 23, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  13. "Boys Like Girls Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  14. "Boys Like Girls Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  15. "Boys Like Girls Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  16. "Boys Like Girls Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  17. "Boys Like Girls Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  18. "Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2010-12-10. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  19. "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  20. "Pop Songs – Year-End 2010". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Archived from the original on 2019-09-18. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  21. "Canadian single certifications – Boys Like Girls – Two Is Better Than One". Music Canada. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  22. "American single certifications – Boys Like Girls – Two Is Better Than One". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 22, 2010.