Here Come the 123s

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Here Come the 123s
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 5, 2008 (2008-02-05)
Recorded2004 ("I Never Go To Work", “High Five”)
August 14, 2004 ("John Lee Supertaster (Live)")
Late 2005 ("Hot Dog!", "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse")
November 2006 – Summer 2007
August 1, 2007 ("Bed Bed Bed (Live)")
Venue The Fillmore, San Francisco ("John Lee Supertaster (Live)")
Bowery Ballroom, Manhattan ("Bed Bed Bed (Live)")
StudioKampo Studio, Manhattan
Loho Studios, Manhattan
Collyer Brothers Studio, Brooklyn
Mr. Sniffles Room of Gloom, Sullivan County
Genre Children's music
Length44:33
Label Disney Sound/Idlewild
Producer They Might Be Giants, Pat Dillett
They Might Be Giants chronology
The Else
(2007)
Here Come the 123s
(2008)
Here Comes Science
(2009)

Here Come the 123s is the third children's album and thirteenth studio album by They Might Be Giants. It is the sequel to the group's 2005 album Here Come the ABCs . The songs are edutainment music, and like ABCs, both a CD and DVD were released. [1] It was initially set to be released on October 2, 2007, but was pushed back to February 5, 2008.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Common Sense Media Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Entertainment Weekly A [4]
Paste Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Pitchfork Media (5.2/10) [6]
Robert Christgau A− [7]

Soon after its release, the album rose to the #1 position in the Amazon.com Children's Music Bestsellers, [8] and the top 10 overall music bestsellers on the site. [9] The album won a Grammy Award in 2009 for "Best Musical Album For Children". [10]

Track listing

All songs written by They Might Be Giants, except as noted.

  1. "Here Come the 123s" – 0:08
  2. "Zeroes" – 1:06
  3. "One Everything" – 2:52
  4. "Number Two" (Danny Weinkauf) – 2:19
  5. "Triops Has Three Eyes" – 2:35
  6. "Apartment Four" – 1:21
  7. "High Five!" (Marty Beller) – 2:23
  8. "The Secret Life of Six" – 2:01
  9. "Seven" – 2:09
  10. "Seven Days of the Week (I Never Go to Work)" – 1:54
  11. "Figure Eight" – 2:36
  12. "Pirate Girls Nine" – 1:21
  13. "Nine Bowls of Soup" – 2:12
  14. "Ten Mississippi" – 0:51
  15. "One Dozen Monkeys" – 1:34
  16. "Eight Hundred and Thirteen Mile Car Trip" (They Might Be Giants/Timothy James Cawley) – 0:57
  17. "Infinity" (Dan Miller/Robert Sharenow) – 3:13
  18. "I Can Add" – 2:04
  19. "Nonagon" – 1:23
  20. "Even Numbers" – 2:35
  21. "Ooh La! Ooh La!" – 1:56
  22. "Heart of the Band" – 1:39
  23. "Hot Dog Dance" – 2:29
  24. "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Theme Song" – 0:57

DVD

  1. "Here Come the 123s"
  2. "Zeroes"
  3. "One Everything"
  4. "Number Two"
  5. "Triops Has Three Eyes"
  6. "Apartment Four"
  7. "High Five!"
  8. "The Secret Life of Six"
  9. "Seven"
  10. "Seven Days of the Week (I Never Go to Work)"
  11. "Figure Eight"
  12. "Pirate Girls Nine"
  13. "Nine Bowls of Soup"
  14. "Ten Mississippi"
  15. "One Dozen Monkeys"
  16. "Eight Hundred and Thirteen Mile Car Trip"
  17. "I Can Add"
  18. "Nonagon"
  19. "Even Numbers"
  20. "Ooh La! Ooh La!"
  21. "Heart of the Band"
  22. "The Hot Dog Song"
  23. "It's the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Theme Song"

Personnel

Musicians

Production crew

Video production crew

Certifications

Certifications for "Here Come the 123s"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [11] Gold50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. Jonathan Cohen. "They Might Be Giants Prep New Kids DVD". Billboard.com. Retrieved April 30, 2007.
  2. Phares, Heather. "Here Come the 123's - They Might Be Giants". Allmusic . Retrieved March 30, 2013.
  3. Rupp, Jacqueline (February 5, 2008). "Here Come the 123s - Music Review". Common Sense Media . Retrieved March 30, 2013.
  4. Russo, Tom (February 29, 2008). "Here Come the 123s Review". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on February 27, 2008. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
  5. "They Might Be Giants - Here Come the 123's CD Album". CD Universe . Retrieved March 30, 2013.
  6. Wolk, Douglas (February 7, 2008). "They Might Be Giants: Here Come the 123s". Pitchfork Media.
  7. Christgau, Robert. "CG: They Might Be Giants". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  8. "Amazon.com Children's Music Bestsellers". Amazon.com. Retrieved February 9, 2008.
  9. "Amazon.com Music Bestsellers". Amazon.com. Retrieved February 9, 2008.
  10. 51st Annual Grammy Awards Nominations List Archived 2009-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
  11. "American video certifications – They Might Be Giants – Here Come the 123s". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved August 2, 2023.