1, 2, 3, Red Light (song)

1, 2, 3, Red Light 1,_2,_3,_Red_Light_-_1910_Fruitgum_Company.jpg single 1910 Fruitgum Company 1, 2, 3, Red Light Sticky Sticky July 1968 Bubblegum pop garage rockBob Stanley Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop Bubblegum is the Naked Truth: The Monkees https://books.google.com/books?id=9emZAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT7 13 September 2013 Faber & Faber 978-0-571-28198-5 275 1 55 Buddah Sal Trimachi, Bobbi Trimachi Super K Productions May I Take a Giant Step (Into Your Heart) 1968 Goody Goody Gumdrops 1968 "1, 2, 3, Red Light" is a song written by Sal Trimachi and Bobbi Trimachi and was recorded by 1910 Fruitgum Company for their 1968 album, 1, 2, 3, Red Light.Kathleen C. Fennessy http://www.allmusic.com/album/1-2-3-red-light-r63395 1, 2, 3 Red Light - 1910 Fruitgum Company | Songs, Reviews, Credits AllMusic 1 October 2016 The song charted highest in Canada, going to number 1 on the RPM 100 national singles chart in 1968.http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.5836&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=25q34bgck2obn02l8qiut07601 https://archive.today/20120729153334/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.5836&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=25q34bgck2obn02l8qiut07601 dead 29 July 2012 Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada Collectionscanada.gc.ca 1 October 2016 In the same year in the US, it went to number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was on the charts for 13 weeks.http://www.allmusic.com/artist/1910-fruitgum-company-p50044/charts-awards/billboard-singles Artist Search for "1910 fruitgum company" AllMusic 1 October 2016 The song went to number 2 in South Africa,Brian Currin http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(1).html South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1965 - 1989 Acts (0-9) Rock.co.za 25 May 2003 1 October 2016 number 3 on the New Zealand charts, and in Australia it reached number 7. It was named the number 39 song of 1968 on the Cashbox charts. The song was certified as a gold disc in September 1968.http://tsort.info/music/3cqhnv.htm Song artist 912 - 1910 Fruitgum Co Tsort.info 1 October 2016 Background Bubblegum pop was marketed to preteens as the evolving genre of rock music was beginning to target older adolescents and adults with darker lyrics and heavier rhythms.Simpson, Kim. Early '70s Radio: The American Format Revolution. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2011, p.25–26 The simple structure of the songs and non-political content of bubblegum pop appealed to a younger audience.Doggett, Peter. Electric Shock: From the Gramophone to the IPhone – 125 Years of Pop Music. Random House, 2015. p.427 Many of the songs in the bubblegum pop genre like "1, 2, 3, Red Light" were intended to be singles within the budget of that younger preteen audience. "1, 2, 3, Red Light" became one of the biggest hits of the genre. Chart performance 66% Weekly charts Chart (1968)Peak positionAustralia7Canadian RPM Top Singles1New Zealand 3South Africa2Spain (Promusicae)Salaverri Fernando Sólo éxitos 1959–2012 1st 2015 Fundación Autor-SGAE Spain 978-84-8048-866-223US Billboard Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-20025US Cashbox Top 100http://www.tropicalglen.com/Archives/60s_files/19680928.html CASH BOX Top 100 Singles, September 28, 1968 27 February 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20140812082902/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/60s_files/19680928.html 12 August 2014 dead 3 Year-end charts Chart (1968)RankCanadahttps://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=4471&app=rpm Image : RPM Weekly Library and Archives Canada 17 July 201342US Billboard Hot 100https://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1968.htm Top 100 Hits of 1968/Top 100 Songs of 1968. www.musicoutfitters.com 2024-10-02 2023-06-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20230607215622/https://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1968.htm dead48US Cash Box Top 100http://www.tropicalglen.com/Archives/60s_files/1968YESP.html CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1968 Top 100 Pop Singles, December 28, 1968 27 February 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20161009061908/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/60s_files/1968YESP.html 9 October 2016 dead 39 Certifications Certifications for "1, 2, 3, Red Light" United States single Nineteen Ten Fruitgum Company 1, 2, 3, Red Light Gold 1968 1968 July 4, 2024 true Cover versions Ohio Express released a cover version of the song on their 1969 album, Chewy, Chewy.http://www.allmusic.com/album/chewy-chewy-r45949 Chewy, Chewy - Ohio Express | Songs, Reviews, Credits AllMusic 1 October 2016 Talking Heads played the song at some of their early shows and a live version can be found on the bootleg Gimme Heads.Mark Allender http://www.allmusic.com/album/gimme-heads-r568408 Gimme Heads - Talking Heads | Songs, Reviews, Credits AllMusic 1 October 2016May 2024 Welsh band The Pooh Sticks covered the song in 1988 and released it on Fierce Recordings as part of a 5-disc series of one-sided seven inch singles, artistically scratched on their B sides. References Category:1968 songs Category:1968 singles Category:1910 Fruitgum Company songs Category:Ohio Express songs Category:Talking Heads songs Category:Buddah Records singles Category:RPM Top Singles number-one singles