Composition and Background
The song samples heavily from Lyn Collins' 1972 song "Think (About It)", using multiple drum breaks, the well known "Yeah! Woo!" sample, as well as the lyric sung by Collins which gives It Takes Two its title. The famous introduction of the song is spoken over a sample of "Space Dust" by The Galactic Force Band (1978).
The music video was directed by Stu Sleppin and produced by Bob Teeman. The first scene, where the DJ and little boy are talking, was not filmed in the USA, but in Niue, an island in the Pacific.
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