2 Times

"2 Times" is a song co-written and recorded by British Italian-based singer Ann Lee. It was released in March 1999 as the lead single from her debut album, "Dreams". The single entered and peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart. Outside the United Kingdom, the single topped the charts in Flemish Belgium and peaked within the top ten in several countries, including Australia, Germany, Italy, New Zealand and the Republic of Ireland.
Background and composition.
Ann Lee's previous work on a large number of eurodance projects would help her receive a contract with Alfredo Larry Pignagnoli, with whom she had already worked with on the Whigfield project as a songwriter, amongst others. He worked on a track with Marco Sorcini called "Two Times". The song is played in a F Major key in common time at a BPM of 132, and throughout follows chord progression F-C7.
Critical reception.
"Daily Record" wrote, "This sounds like a line-dancing song reworked for the techno market, but it's worked for Ann Lee who has already topped the charts across Europe."
Commercial performance.
The song achieved success in many European countries where it was a top ten hit, particularly in Scotland and the Flanders region of Belgium, where it reached number one. It peaked at number two in Denmark, Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom; it has sold over 500,000 copies in the UK as of 2014. It was also a top-ten hit in Australia after initially receiving frequent airplay on Melbourne radio station KIX FM.
Music video.
The song's colourful music video was released in 1999 by Energy Productions. Ann Lee has noted that the structure and cinematography of the video was very similar to that of Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer; "The two videos were similar! I remember perfectly the 'sledge video' (love Peter Gabriel!) and my movements are in fact very similar - but I think the similarity ends there". Parts of the music video were filmed in Whitstable, Kent.
Track listings.
CD maxi
CD single