"It's Gonna Be Special" is a song by Patti Austin that was included on the soundtrack album to the 1983 film Two of a Kind and released as the first single from her self-titled 1984 album.

"It's Gonna Be Special" spent 13 weeks on Billboard magazine's Dance/Disco chart, where it got as high as number 5.

[3] In their review of Patti Austin, the editors of Cashbox magazine described "It's Gonna Be Special" as one of three tracks on the album that "capture Austin's amazing vocal capabilities while really working out musically.

"[4] The editors of Billboard magazine selected the song as one of the "strongest tracks" from Patti Austin.

[5] In their review of the single, they wrote, "[B]right, upbeat tracks plus a high-powered performance suggest pop crossover.