It Takes Two ( Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston song ) - wikipedia It Takes Two ( Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston song ) For other songs of the same title, see It Takes Two. `` It Takes Two '' Single by Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston from the album Take Two B - side `` It 's Got to Be a Miracle '' Released May 12, 1966 Recorded November 27 & December 6, 1965, and March 2, 1966, Detroit, Michigan Genre Soul Length 3 : 10 Label Tamla Songwriter ( s ) William `` Mickey '' Stevenson Sylvia Moy Producer ( s ) William `` Mickey '' Stevenson `` It Takes Two '' is a hit single recorded in late 1965 by Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston for Motown 's Tamla label. Produced by Weston 's then - husband, longtime Gaye collaborator William `` Mickey '' Stevenson, and co-written by Stevenson and Sylvia Moy, `` It Takes Two '' centered on a romantic lyric that depicted many things in life ( dreams, love, wishes, etc. ) being better with two people instead of one. The single became Gaye 's most successful duet single to date, later outperformed by Gaye 's duets with Tammi Terrell. Gaye and Weston 's duet peaked at # 14 on the Billboard Pop charts and # 4 on Billboard ′ s Soul Singles chart in January 1967. `` It Takes Two '' was also Gaye 's first major hit in the UK, where it peaked at # 16 on the British singles charts in the spring of that same year. Contents 1 Personnel 2 Rod Stewart and Tina Turner version 2.1 Versions and remixes 2.2 Chart performance 2.2. 1 Weekly charts 2.2. 2 Year - end charts 3 Other cover versions 4 References Personnel All vocals by Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers and The Detroit Symphony Orchestra Produced by William `` Mickey '' Stevenson Rod Stewart and Tina Turner version `` It Takes Two '' Single by Rod Stewart and Tina Turner from the album Vagabond Heart B - side `` Hot Legs '' ( Live ) Released November 1990 Format 7 ``, 12 '' single, CD single Recorded 1990 Genre Pop rock Length 4 : 13 Label Warner Bros. Songwriter ( s ) William `` Mickey '' Stevenson, Sylvia Moy Producer ( s ) Bernard Edwards Rod Stewart singles chronology `` I Do n't Want To Talk About It '' ( 1990 ) I Do n't Want To Talk About It 1990 `` It Takes Two '' ( Duet with Tina Turner ) ( 1990 ) String Module Error : Match not found1990 `` Rhythm of My Heart '' ( 1991 ) Rhythm of My Heart 1991 Tina Turner singles chronology `` Be Tender with Me Baby '' ( 1990 ) Be Tender with Me Baby 1990 `` It Takes Two '' ( Duet with Rod Stewart ) ( 1990 ) String Module Error : Match not found1990 `` Nutbush City Limits ( The 90 's Version ) '' ( 1991 ) Nutbush City Limits ( The 90 's Version ) 1991 In 1990 `` It Takes Two '' was covered by Rod Stewart and Tina Turner and featured in a television advertising campaign for Pepsi. It was released as the lead single from Stewart 's album Vagabond Heart, produced by Bernard Edwards and released in late 1990. The duet was a European hit, peaking at # 5 in the UK, and becoming a Top 10 single in several European countries. It later appeared on both artists ' greatest hits albums : Turner 's Simply The Best ( 1991 ), and Stewart 's The Very Best of Rod Stewart ( 2001 ). Versions and remixes Album version - 4 : 13 Extended Remix - 4 : 51 Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1990 -- 91 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 16 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 15 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 6 Europe ( European Hot 100 Singles ) 7 Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista ) 12 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 22 Ireland ( IRMA ) Italy ( Musica e dischi ) Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 19 Spain Radio ( PROMUSICAE ) 36 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 11 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 10 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) Year - end charts Chart ( 1990 ) Peak position Italy ( Hit Parade Italia ) 32 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 50 Chart ( 1991 ) Peak position Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 214 Other cover versions In 1990, Kim Weston teamed with the late Marvin Gaye 's brother, Frankie Gaye, to record a new version of the song called `` It Takes 2, '' which was used as promotional imaging for Detroit television station WJBK - TV Channel 2. In 2009 Namibian singer Nianell and South African singer Dozi brought out an album of cover versions called It Takes Two, which included the song of the same name. References Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- Rod Stewart & Tina Turner -- It Takes Two ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved October 1, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Rod Stewart & Tina Turner -- It Takes Two '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved October 1, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Rod Stewart & Tina Turner -- It Takes Two '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Retrieved October 1, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Hits of the World '' ( PDF ). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 22, 1990. Retrieved October 2, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Singlet 1990 - 12 joulukuu '' ( in Finnish ). Musiikkituottajat -- IFPI Finland. Retrieved October 1, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Tina Turner - Top Titel '' ( in German ). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved October 1, 2015. Jump up ^ `` The Irish Charts -- Search Results -- It Takes Two ''. Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved October 1, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Hits of the World '' ( PDF ). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. January 12, 1991. Retrieved September 29, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Rod Stewart & Tina Turner -- It Takes Two '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 1, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Rod Stewart & Tina Turner -- It Takes Two ''. Top 40 Singles. Retrieved October 1, 2015. Jump up ^ Fernando Salaverri ( September 2005 ). Sólo éxitos : año a año, 1959 -- 2002 ( 1st ed. ). Spain : Fundación Autor - SGAE. ISBN 84 - 8048 - 639 - 2. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- Rod Stewart & Tina Turner -- It Takes Two ''. Singles Top 100. Retrieved October 1, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Rod Stewart & Tina Turner -- It Takes Two ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved October 1, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Tina Turner : Artist Chart History ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 1, 2015. Jump up ^ `` I singoli più venduti del 1990 ''. Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved October 2, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Jaaroverzichten - Single 1990 '' ( in Dutch ). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 2, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Jaarlijsten 1991 '' ( in Dutch ). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved October 12, 2015. Jump up ^ `` It Takes 2 '' video Jump up ^ `` takealot.com ''. Kalahari.com. Archived from the original on 2014 - 10 - 19. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 29. Marvin Gaye singles discography 1960s : ( Tamla ) 1961 `` Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide '' 1962 `` Sandman '' `` Soldier 's Plea '' `` Stubborn Kind of Fellow '' `` Hitch Hike '' 1963 `` Pride and Joy '' `` Can I Get a Witness '' 1964 `` You 're a Wonderful One '' `` Once Upon a Time '' `` What 's the Matter with You Baby '' `` Try It Baby '' `` Baby Do n't You Do It '' `` What Good Am I Without You '' `` How Sweet It Is ( To Be Loved by You ) '' 1965 `` I 'll Be Doggone '' `` Pretty Little Baby '' `` Ai n't That Peculiar '' 1966 `` One More Heartache '' `` Take This Heart of Mine '' `` Little Darling ( I Need You ) '' `` It Takes Two '' 1967 `` Ai n't No Mountain High Enough '' `` Your Unchanging Love '' `` Your Precious Love '' `` You '' `` If I Could Build My Whole World Around You '' / `` If This World Were Mine '' 1968 `` Ai n't Nothing Like the Real Thing '' `` You 're All I Need to Get By '' `` Chained '' `` Keep On Lovin ' Me Honey '' `` You Ai n't Livin ' till You 're Lovin ' '' `` His Eye Is on the Sparrow '' `` I Heard It Through the Grapevine '' 1969 `` Good Lovin ' Ai n't Easy to Come By '' `` Too Busy Thinking About My Baby '' `` That 's the Way Love Is '' `` Abraham, Martin and John '' `` What You Gave Me '' `` How Can I Forget '' 1970s : ( Tamla ) 1970 `` Gonna Give Her All the Love I 've Got '' `` The Onion Song '' `` California Soul '' `` The End of Our Road '' 1971 `` What 's Going On '' `` Mercy Mercy Me ( The Ecology ) '' `` Inner City Blues ( Make Me Wanna Holler ) '' `` Save the Children '' 1972 `` You 're the Man '' `` Trouble Man '' `` I Want to Come Home for Christmas '' 1973 `` Let 's Get It On '' `` You 're a Special Part of Me '' `` Stop, Look, Listen ( To Your Heart ) '' `` Come Get to This '' `` You Sure Love to Ball '' `` My Mistake ( Was to Love You ) '' `` Do n't Knock My Love '' `` You Are Everything '' `` Distant Lover '' 1976 `` I Want You '' `` After the Dance '' `` Since I Had You '' 1977 `` Got to Give It Up '' 1978 `` Pops, We Love You ( A Tribute to Father ) '' 1979 `` A Funky Space Reincarnation '' `` Anger '' `` Ego Tripping Out '' 1980s : ( Tamla / Columbia ) 1981 `` Praise '' `` Heavy Love Affair '' 1982 `` Sexual Healing '' `` My Love Is Waiting '' `` ' Til Tomorrow '' `` Joy '' Posthumous 1985 `` Sanctified Lady '' `` It 's Madness '' `` Just Like '' 1986 `` The World Is Rated X '' 1991 `` My Last Chance '' `` Lucky, Lucky Me '' 1995 `` This Love Starved Heart Of Mine ( It 's Killing Me ) '' `` Music '' 2005 `` Let 's Get It On ( The M.P.G. Groove Remix ) '' 2015 `` Where Are We Going '' Book Portal Tina Turner singles Acid Queen `` Baby Get It On '' `` Whole Lotta Love '' `` Acid Queen '' Rough `` Viva La Money '' `` Root, Toot Undisputable Rock ' n Roller '' `` Sometimes When We Touch '' `` Night Time Is the Right Time '' Love Explosion `` Love Explosion '' `` Back Stabbers '' `` Music Keeps Me Dancin ' '' Private Dancer `` Let 's Stay Together '' `` Help ! '' `` What 's Love Got to Do With It '' `` Better Be Good to Me '' `` Private Dancer '' `` I Ca n't Stand the Rain '' `` Show Some Respect '' Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome `` We Do n't Need Another Hero ( Thunderdome ) '' `` One of the Living '' Break Every Rule `` Typical Male '' `` Back Where You Started '' `` Two People '' `` Girls '' `` What You Get Is What You See '' `` Break Every Rule '' `` Paradise Is Here '' `` Afterglow '' Tina Live in Europe `` Nutbush City Limits '' `` Addicted to Love '' `` Tonight '' `` A Change Is Gonna Come '' `` 634 - 5789 '' Foreign Affair `` The Best '' `` I Do n't Wanna Lose You '' `` Steamy Windows '' `` Look Me in the Heart '' `` Foreign Affair '' `` Be Tender with Me Baby '' Simply the Best `` Nutbush City Limits ( The 90s Version ) '' `` Way of the World '' `` Love Thing '' `` I Want You Near Me '' `` ( Simply ) The Best '' What 's Love Got to Do with It `` I Do n't Wanna Fight '' `` Disco Inferno '' `` Why Must We Wait Until Tonight '' `` Proud Mary '' Wildest Dreams `` GoldenEye '' `` Whatever You Want '' `` On Silent Wings '' `` Missing You '' `` Something Beautiful Remains '' `` In Your Wildest Dreams '' Twenty Four Seven `` When the Heartache Is Over '' `` Whatever You Need '' `` Do n't Leave Me This Way '' All the Best `` Open Arms '' `` Complicated Disaster '' Guest singles `` Ball of Confusion '' `` Tonight '' `` It 's Only Love '' `` Tearing Us Apart '' `` It Takes Two '' `` Cose della vita - Ca n't Stop Thinking of You '' `` Teach Me Again '' Book : Tina Turner Rod Stewart singles 1970s `` It 's All Over Now '' ( 1970 ) `` Reason to Believe '' / `` Maggie May '' ( 1971 ) `` Every Picture Tells a Story '' / `` Reason to Believe '' ( 1971 ) Spain only `` ( I Know ) I 'm Losing You '' / `` Mandolin Wind '' ( 1971 ) `` Handbags and Gladrags '' ( 1972 ) `` You Wear It Well '' ( 1972 ) `` Angel '' ( 1972 ) `` What 's Made Milwaukee Famous ( Has Made a Loser Out of Me ) '' ( 1972 ) `` Twistin ' the Night Away '' ( 1973, 1987 ) `` Oh ! No Not My Baby '' ( 1973 ) `` Farewell '' / `` You Send Me '' ( 1973 ) `` Mine for Me '' ( 1974 ) `` You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything '' ( 1974 ) Stewart / Faces `` Sailing '' ( 1975 ) `` This Old Heart of Mine '' ( 1975 ) `` Tonight 's the Night '' ( 1976 ) `` The Killing of Georgie '' ( 1976 ) `` Get Back '' ( 1976 ) `` The First Cut Is the Deepest '' ( 1977 ) `` I Do n't Want to Talk About It '' ( 1977, 1990 ) `` You 're in My Heart ( The Final Acclaim ) '' ( 1978 ) `` Hot Legs '' ( 1978 ) `` I Was Only Joking '' ( 1978 ) `` Da Ya Think I 'm Sexy ? '' ( 1978, 1997 ) `` Ai n't Love a Bitch '' ( 1979 ) `` Blondes ( Have More Fun ) '' ( 1979 ) 1980s `` ( If Loving You Is Wrong ) I Do n't Want to Be Right '' ( 1980 ) `` Passion '' ( 1980 ) `` Tonight, I 'm Yours ( Do n't Hurt Me ) '' ( 1981 ) `` Young Turks '' ( 1982 ) `` How Long ? '' ( 1982 ) `` Baby Jane '' ( 1983 ) `` That 's What Friends Are For '' ( 1983 ) `` Infatuation '' ( 1984 ) `` Some Guys Have All the Luck '' ( 1984 ) `` All Right Now '' ( 1984 ) `` People Get Ready '' ( 1985, 1991, 1993 ) Stewart / Beck `` Love Touch '' ( 1986 ) `` In My Life '' ( 1987 ) `` Forever Young '' ( 1988 ) `` My Heart Ca n't Tell You No '' ( 1988 ) `` This Old Heart of Mine ( Is Weak for You ) '' ( 1989 ) Stewart / Isley `` Downtown Train '' ( 1989 ) 1990s `` It Takes Two '' ( 1990 ) Stewart / Turner `` Rhythm of My Heart '' ( 1991 ) `` The Motown Song '' ( 1991 ) `` Your Song '' ( 1992 ) `` Ruby Tuesday '' ( 1993 ) `` Have I Told You Lately '' ( 1993 ) `` Reason to Believe '' ( unplugged, 1993 ) `` All for Love '' ( 1993 ) Stewart / Adams / Sting `` Leave Virginia Alone '' ( 1995 ) `` Lady Luck '' ( 1996 ) `` Ooh La La '' ( 1998 ) `` Rocks '' ( 1998 ) `` Cigarettes and Alcohol '' ( 1998 ) `` Faith of the Heart '' ( 1999 ) 2000s `` These Foolish Things '' ( 2002 ) `` They Ca n't Take That Away from Me '' ( 2003 ) `` Time After Time '' ( 2003 ) `` What a Wonderful World '' ( 2004 ) `` Blue Moon '' ( 2004 ) `` Baby, It 's Cold Outside '' ( 2005 ) `` I 've Got a Crush on You '' ( 2005 ) `` I 've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm '' ( 2006 ) `` Have You Ever Seen the Rain ? 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Question: who sings it takes two baby me and you
Answer: Marvin Gaye