Two Months Off

"Two Months Off"
Single by Underworld
from the album A Hundred Days Off
B-side	"Headset", "Tiny Clicks"
Released	2 September 2002
Format	Vinyl (12"), CD
Genre	Electronica, trance
Length	9:09
Label	Junior Boy's Own
Writer(s)	Rick Smith, Karl Hyde
Producer(s)	Rick Smith, Karl Hyde
Underworld singles chronology
"Cowgirl (Live)" (2000) "Two Months Off" (2002) "Dinosaur Adventure 3D" (2003)

"Two Months Off" is the first single by Underworld from the album A Hundred Days Off, originally released in 2002. This track was one of the first songs that they released as a duo. The single peaked on the UK Singles Chart at #12 as well as number two for three weeks on the US dance chart.^[1]

The track contains samples from Don Airey's 1989 album K2.

Track listing

CD: Junior Boy's Own, JBO5020093 (UK) Part 1/2

1. "Two Months Off (Radio Edit)" – 3:58
2. "Two Months Off (King Unique Sunspots Vocal Mix)" – 8:17
3. "Headset" – 5:58

CD: Junior Boy's Own, JBO5020098 (UK) Part 2/2

1. "Two Months Off" – 9:09
2. "Two Months Off (John Ciafone Vocal Remix)" – 7:32
3. "Tiny Clicks" – 2:13

CD: Junior Boy's Own, JBO5020818 (SE)

1. "Two Months Off (Radio Edit)" – 3:58
2. "Two Months Off (King Unique Sunspots Vocal Mix)" – 8:17

CD: Junior Boy's Own, JBO5020813 (EU)

1. "Two Months Off (Radio Edit)" – 3:58
2. "Two Months Off (King Unique Sunspots Vocal Mix)" – 8:17
3. "Two Months Off (John Ciafone Vocal Remix)" – 7:32
4. "Two Months Off" – 9:09

CD: V2, V2A0009 (AU)

1. "Two Months Off (Radio Edit)" – 3:58
2. "Two Months Off (King Unique Sunspots Vocal Mix)" – 8:17
3. "Two Months Off (John Ciafone Vocal Remix)" – 7:32
4. "Tiny Clicks" – 2:13
5. "Headset" – 5:58

CD: V2, V2CP 141 (JP)

1. "Two Months Off (Radio Edit)" – 3:58
2. "Two Months Off" – 9:09
3. "Two Months Off (John Ciafone Vocal Remix)" – 7:32
4. "Tiny Clicks" – 2:13
5. "Two Months Off (King Unique Sunspots Vocal Mix)" – 8:17
6. "Headset" – 5:58

CD: Junior Boy's Own, JBO5020093P (UK) promo

1. "Two Months Off (Radio Edit)" – 3:58

12": Junior Boy's Own, JBO5020096 (UK)

1. "Two Months Off" – 9:09
2. "Two Months Off (King Unique Sunspots Vocal Mix)" – 8:17

12": Junior Boy's Own, JBO5020090 (UK)

1. "Two Months Off (John Ciafone Vocal Remix)" – 7:32
2. "Two Months Off (John Ciafone Vocal Mix 2)" – 7:00

12": Junior Boy's Own, JBO5020096P (UK) promo; V2, V2AB-27753-1 (US) promo

1. "Two Months Off" – 9:09

12": Junior Boy's Own, JBO5020090P (UK) promo

1. "Two Months Off (King Unique Sunspots Vocal Mix)" – 8:17
2. "Two Months Off (John Ciafone Vocal Remix)" – 7:32

Appearances

A stripped down and slightly sonically reworked version of the song's bridge set the backdrop for the lighting of the Olympic cauldron during the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.

A cover of the song Two Months Off by Techno Masters was featured in Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova 2, a music video game produced by Konami.

It was also featured in EA SPORTS FIFA Football 2004's soundtrack.

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA Singles Chart)[2]	71
UK Singles Chart[3]	12
UK Dance Chart	1

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 268.
2. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
3. "Chart Log UK". Retrieved 2008-06-21.

External links

• Underworldlive.com
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics