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{{Short description|2002 single by Underworld}}

{{Infobox Single |

{{Use British English|date=June 2012}}

| Name = '''''Two Months Off'''''

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}

| Cover = underworld_two1.jpg

{{Infobox song

| Artist = [[Underworld (band)|Underworld]]

| B-sidename = "Headset",Two "TinyMonths Clicks"Off

| cover = underworld_two1.jpg

| Released = [[September 2]], [[2002]]

| Formatalt = [[Vinyl record]] (12"), [[CD]] =

| Lengthtype = single

| Labelartist = [[Junior Boy'sUnderworld Own(band)|Underworld]]

| album = [[A Hundred Days Off]]

| Writer = [[Rick Smith (Underworld)|Rick Smith]]<br />[[Karl Hyde]]<br />

| B-side =

| Producer = Rick Smith<br /> Karl Hyde<br />

* "Headset"

| Last single = ''[[Cowgirl (re-issue) (Underworld single)]]''<br />(2000)

* "Tiny Clicks"

| This single = '''Two Months Off'''<br />(2002)

| released = {{start date|2002|8|28|df=y}}

| Next single = ''[["Dinosaur Adventure 3D"]]''<br />(2003)

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length =

* 9:09

* 3:57 (radio edit)

| label =

* [[Junior Boy's Own|JBO]]

* [[V2 Records|V2]]

| writer =

* [[Rick Smith (Underworld)|Rick Smith]]

* [[Karl Hyde]]

| producer =

* Rick Smith

* Karl Hyde

| prev_title = [[Cowgirl (song)#Cowgirl (Live)|Cowgirl]]

| prev_version = live

| prev_year = 2000

| next_title = [[Dinosaur Adventure 3D]]

| next_year = 2002

}}

''"'''Two Months Off'''''" is thea firstsong singleby byBritish [[electronic music]] group [[Underworld (band)|Underworld]], offreleased as the lead single from their sixth album, ''[[A Hundred Days Off]]'', originally released in [[August 2002]]. This track was one of the first songs that they released as a duo. The single peaked at number 12 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] as well as number two on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Dance Club Songs|Dance Club Play]] chart.

A short spoken word vocal section can be heard above the track lead-in. The contributing artist for these vocals is Juanita Boxill, whose voice also features in "Little Speaker", track five of ''[[A Hundred Days Off]]''. Boxill is the namesake of separate Underworld single "[[Juanita (Underworld song)|Juanita / Kiteless / To Dream of Love]]". A stripped-down and slightly sonically reworked version of the song's bridge features in "[[And I Will Kiss]]" and "[[Caliban's Dream]]", songs written by Smith for the [[2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony]].{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

== Track listing ==

==Track listings==

'''UK CD1'''

# "Two Months Off" (radio edit) – 3:58

# "Two Months Off" (King Unique Sunspots Vocal mix) – 8:17

# "Headset" – 5:58

'''UK CD2'''

=== CD: Junior Boy's Own / JBO 5020093 (UK) ===

# "Two Months Off" (Radio– Edit)9:09

# "Two Months Off" (KingJohn Unique SunspotsCiafone Vocal Mixremix) – 7:32

# "Tiny Clicks" – 2:13

# Headset

'''UK 12-inch single 1'''

# "Two Months Off" – 9:09

# "Two Months Off" (King Unique Sunspots vocal mix) – 8:17

'''UK 12-inch single 2'''

=== CD: Junior Boy's Own / JBO 5020098 (UK) ===

# "Two Months Off" (John Ciafone Vocal remix) – 7:32

# "Two Months Off" (John Ciafone Vocal Remixmix 2) – 7:00

# Tiny Clicks

==Charts==

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

===Weekly Notes charts===

{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

*

|+Weekly chart performance for "Two Months Off"

!Chart (2002)

!Peak<br />position

|-

!scope="row"|Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref name=ryan>{{cite Ryan|page=289}}</ref>

|71

|-

{{single chart|Flanders Tip|12|artist=Underworld|song=Two Months Off|rowheader=true|access-date=20 June 2016}}

|-

!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=20|issue=39|page=11|date=21 September 2002}}</ref>

|42

|-

{{single chart|Germany|98|songid=100623|artist=Underworld|song=Two Months Off|rowheader=true|access-date=20 June 2016}}

|-

{{single chart|Italy|46|artist=Underworld|song=Two Months Off|rowheader=true|access-date=20 June 2016}}

|-

{{single chart|Dutch100|54|artist=Underworld|song=Two Months Off|rowheader=true|access-date=20 June 2016}}

|-

{{single chart|Scotland|13|date=20020914|rowheader=true|access-date=8 March 2025}}

|-

{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|12|artist=Underworld|artistid=29635|rowheader=true|access-date=8 March 2025}}

|-

{{single chart|UKdance|1|date=20020914|rowheader=true|access-date=25 March 2020}}

|-

{{single chart|UKindie|1|date=20020914|rowheader=true|access-date=25 March 2020}}

|-

{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|2|artist=Underworld|rowheader=true|access-date=20 June 2016}}

|}

{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===

== Appearances ==

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+Year-end chart performance for "Two Months Off"

!Chart (2002)

!Position

|-

!scope="row"|US Dance Club Play (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Year in Music 2002: Hot Dance Club-Play Singles|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|volume=114|issue=52|page=YE-52|date=28 December 2002}}</ref>

|9

|}

{{col-end}}

==Release history==

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

!scope="col"|Region

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Format(s)

!scope="col"|Label(s)

!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

|-

!scope="row"|Japan

|28 August 2002

|rowspan="2"|CD

|rowspan="4"|{{hlist|[[Junior Boy's Own|JBO]]|[[V2 Records|V2]]}}

|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/38757/products/486071/1/|title=アンダーワールド {{!}} ツー・マンス・オフ|trans-title=Underworld {{!}} Two Months Off|publisher=[[Oricon]]|language=ja|access-date=8 March 2025}}</ref>

|-

!scope="row"|Australia

|rowspan="2"|2 September 2002

|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue653.pdf|title=The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 2nd September 2002|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|page=27|date=2 September 2002|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020906140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020907-0000/Issue653.pdf|archive-date=6 September 2002|access-date=8 March 2025}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

|-

!scope="row" rowspan="2"|United Kingdom

|{{hlist|12-inch vinyl 1|CD}}

|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases – For Week Starting 2 September 2002: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=27|date=31 August 2002}}</ref>

|-

|30 September 2002

|12-inch vinyl 2

|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases – For Week Starting 30 September 2002: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=31|date=28 September 2002}}</ref>

|}

==References==

{{Reflist}}

==External links==

*[https://www.discogs.com/artist/3203493-Juanita-Boxill Discogs page for Juanita Boxill]

*[http://www.dirty.org/underworld/disco-uw-single.php Underworld discography pages at dirty.org]

*[http://www.underworldlive.com Underworldlive.com]

*[http://www.bigscreensatellite.co.uk/tmo.htm Single information from the unofficial Underworld discography web site - BigScreenSatellite]

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[[Category:Songs written by Karl Hyde]]

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[[Category:UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles]]

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