1, 2, 3, Red Light (song)

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"1, 2, 3, Red Light"
1, 2, 3, Red Light - 1910 Fruitgum Company.jpg
Single by 1910 Fruitgum Company
from the album 1, 2, 3, Red Light
B-side "Sticky Sticky"
ReleasedJuly 1968
Genre Bubblegum pop
Length1:55
Label Buddah
Songwriter(s) Sal Trimachi, Bobbi Trimachi
Producer(s) Super K Productions
1910 Fruitgum Company singles chronology
"May I Take a Giant Step (Into Your Heart)"
(1968)
"1, 2, 3, Red Light"
(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 . [1] The song charted highest in Canada, going to number 1 on the RPM 100 national singles chart in 1968. [2] 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. [3]

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The song went to number 2 in South Africa, [4] 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. [5]

Chart performance

Cover versions

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