1-2-3 (The Chimes song)

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"1-2-3"
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Single by the Chimes
from the album The Chimes
Released7 August 1989 (1989-08-07) [1]
Genre Acid house
Length3:25
Label CBS
Songwriter(s) Pauline Henry, Mike Peden, James Locke
Producer(s) Jazzie B, Nellee Hooper
The Chimes singles chronology
"1-2-3"
(1989)		"Heaven"
(1989)
Music video
"1-2-3" on YouTube

"1-2-3" is a song by British dance music trio the Chimes, written by group members Pauline Henry, Mike Peden, and James Locke. Their debut single, "1-2-3" reached number one on the US Billboard Dance Club Play chart for two weeks and was their only Billboard Hot 100 hit, peaking at number 82. Although the song stalled at number 60 in the band's native United Kingdom, it found chart success in New Zealand, where it peaked at number four. In 1990, the song was included on their only album, The Chimes .

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Critical reception

Stewart Mason from AllMusic described the song as "meaty acid house". [2] Paul Lester from Melody Maker felt it "is kinda uptempo, but it glides." [3] A reviewer from Music & Media commented, "A muscular, square beat, a house-oriented piano and a soulful vocal delivery typify this chart-bound club record." [4] Miranda Sawyer from Smash Hits noted Pauline Henry's "remarkable voice" and described the song as "classy" in her review of The Chimes . [5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1989–1990)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [6] 73
Canada Dance/Urban ( RPM ) [7] 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [8] 41
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [9] 4
UK Singles (OCC) [10] 60
US Billboard Hot 100 [11] 86
US 12-inch Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [12]
with "Underestimate"		14
US Dance Club Play ( Billboard ) [13]
with "Underestimate"		1
US Hot Black Singles ( Billboard ) [14] 41

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)Position
US Dance Club Play (Billboard) [15] 18

References

  1. ↑ "New Singles". Music Week . 5 August 1989. p. 34.
  2. ↑ Mason, Stewart. "The Chimes – The Chimes". AllMusic . Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Lester, Paul (16 June 1990). "Albums". Melody Maker . Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Previews: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . 2 September 1989. p. 16. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  5. ↑ Sawyer, Miranda (30 May 1990). "Review: LPs". Smash Hits . No. 300. p. 60. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  6. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 57.
  7. ↑ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 6662." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "The Chimes – 1-2-3" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "The Chimes – 1-2-3". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  11. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard . 17 February 1990. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  12. ↑ "Dance Singles Sales" . Billboard. 3 February 1990. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  13. ↑ "Dance Club Songs". Billboard. 3 February 1990. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  14. ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs" . Billboard. 24 February 1990. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  15. ↑ "The Year in Music 1990: Top Dance Club Play Singles". Billboard. Vol. 102, no. 51. 22 December 1990. p. YE-31.
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