Two Is Better Than One
2009 single by Boys Like Girls featuring Taylor Swift
"Two Is Better Than One" is a song by the American rock band Boys Like Girls from their second studio album Love Drunk (2009). The song features the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was written by Martin Johnson and Swift. It was released for digital download on September 8, 2009, and was sent to mainstream radio in the United States on October 19 as the band's second single from the album. On some advanced copies of the album sent to reviewers and members of the press, the song does not feature Swift, rather, Johnson handles all vocals.
The track was a commercial success. By August 2012, "Two Is Better Than One" had sold 1,559,000 copies in the United States. It additionally received significant international airplay, reaching number 18 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Canadian Hot 100.
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In an interview with Alter the Press!, bassist Bryan Donahue stated, "she had a piece in the Wall Street Journal, I think, and mentioned us, and our song, 'Hero/Heroine'. A week later, we saw a YouTube video of her covering 'Hero/Heroine' at one of her shows, and we were blown away by that.
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