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{{Short description|2007 single by Feist}}
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{{Infobox song
| Name = 1234
| Cover = 1234Feist.jpg
| name = 1234
| Artist = [[Feist (singer)|Feist]]
| cover = 1234 sngle.jpg
| Album = [[The Reminder]]
| alt =
| A-side =
| type = single
| B-side =
| artist = [[Feist (singer)|Feist]]
| Released = 2007
| album = [[The Reminder]]
| Format = [[CD single]]
| B-side = Fightin' Away the Tears
| Recorded = 2007
| released = September 5, 2007
| Genre = [[Indie pop]]
| recorded =
| Length = 3:03
| studio =
| venue =
| Label = [[Cherrytree Records|Cherrytree]]/[[Interscope Records|Interscope]], [[Arts & Crafts (record label)|Arts & Crafts]]
| Writer = Sally Seltmann, Feist
| genre = [[Indie pop]]
| length = 3:03
| Producer = [[Gonzales (musician)|Gonzales]], Feist
| label = [[Cherrytree Records|Cherrytree]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]], [[Arts & Crafts (record label)|Arts & Crafts]]
| Certification =
| Last single = "[[My Moon My Man]]"<br/>(2007)
| writer = [[Sally Seltmann]], [[Feist (singer)|Feist]]
| producer = [[Gonzales (musician)|Gonzales]], [[Ben Mink]], Feist
| This single = "'''1234'''"<br/>(2007)
| Next single = "[[I Feel It All]]"<br/>(2008)
| prev_title = [[My Moon My Man]]
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = [[I Feel It All]]
| next_year = 2008
}}
}}

"'''1234'''" (pronounced "One Two Three Four") is a song from [[Feist (singer)|Feist]]'s third studio [[album]], ''[[The Reminder]]''. It is Feist's most successful single. The song initially was written by Sally Seltmann, a Melbourne, Australia singer-songwriter who records under the name [[New Buffalo (singer)|New Buffalo]]. Feist added and rewrote parts of the lyrics.<ref>{{cite news| last =Everett-Green| first =Robert| title =Grammy girl: Feist| pages =R1, R19| publisher =''[[The Globe and Mail]]''| date =[[2008-02-09]]| url =http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080208.wgrammy09/BNStory/Entertainment/home| accessdate = }}</ref> In an interview with [[Songfacts]], Seltmann said:
"'''1234'''" is a song from [[Feist (singer)|Feist]]'s third studio album, ''[[The Reminder]]''. The song was co-written by Feist and [[Sally Seltmann]], an Australian singer-songwriter who also recorded under the stage name New Buffalo.<ref>{{cite news| last =Everett-Green| first =Robert| title =Grammy girl: Feist| pages =R1, R19| newspaper =[[The Globe and Mail]]| date =February 9, 2008| url =https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080208.wgrammy09/BNStory/Entertainment/home| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20090116071938/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080208.wgrammy09/BNStory/Entertainment/home| archive-date =January 16, 2009| url-status =dead}}</ref> It remains Feist's biggest hit single in the US to date, and her only song to chart on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and [[UK Singles Chart|UK Top 40]].
{{cquote|I had been listening to Feist's album ''[[Let It Die]]''. I thought my little song about lost love, and the hope to recapture what you once had, sounded too much like a Feist song for me to use for New Buffalo, so I shelved it. Then, in late 2005 I did a tour across Canada supporting Feist, and [[Broken Social Scene]]. After meeting Feist, I started to wonder whether she might like to do a cover of "1234," but I was too shy to tell her about it. At the last Broken Social Scene show, I plucked up the courage to tell her that I had written a song which I thought she might like to use. We went onto the tour bus, and I recorded a simple version of the song into her laptop, with guitar and vocals. To my surprise, she loved the song, and started playing it live.<ref> [http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=8859 Songfacts for "1234"]. Accessed on [[December 12]], [[2007]]</ref>}}<br>

Feist was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] for the category [[Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]] with "1234". This song was #19 on ''[[Rolling Stone]]''<nowiki></nowiki>'s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.<ref>No byline ([[December 11]], [[2007]]). [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17601363/the_100_best_songs_of_2007/5 "The 100 Best Songs of 2007"] ''Rolling Stone''. Retrieved [[2007-12-21]]</ref> "1234" also won the [[Juno Awards of 2008|Juno award]] for [[Juno Award for Single of the Year|Single of the Year]] on [[April 6]], [[2008]] in [[Calgary, Alberta|Calgary]].
==History==
In an interview with Songfacts, [[Sally Seltmann]] said:
{{blockquote|text=I had been listening to Feist's album ''[[Let It Die (album)|Let It Die]]''. I thought my little song about lost love, and the hope to recapture what you once had, sounded too much like a Feist song for me to use for New Buffalo, so I shelved it. Then, in late 2005 I did a tour across Canada supporting Feist, and [[Broken Social Scene]]. After meeting Feist, I started to wonder whether she might like to do a cover of "1234," but I was too shy to tell her about it. At the last Broken Social Scene show, I plucked up the courage to tell her that I had written a song which I thought she might like to use. We went onto the tour bus, and I recorded a simple version of the song into her laptop, with guitar and vocals. To my surprise, she loved the song, and started playing it live.<ref>[http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=8859 Songfacts for "1234"]. Retrieved December 12, 2007.</ref>}}

On December 14, 2005, Feist played the song live at The Trabendo in [[Paris]], [[France]] in a show broadcast on Europe2 TV, with the title "Sally's Song" and with somewhat different lyrics than in the commercially released version.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://canaddiction.blogspot.com/2008/07/feist-trabendo-session-paris-14th.html |title=feist - trabendo session - paris - 14th december 2005 |access-date=August 27, 2008 |date=July 31, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmEHauRTzJI| title = Feist - 1234 - Letterman 08/27/2007| date = September 27, 2007|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>

The original version of the song was mixed by Renaud Letang.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr08/articles/insidetrack_0408.htm | title=Secrets of the Mix Engineers: Renaud Letang | publisher=[[Sound on Sound]] magazine | author=Paul Tingen | date=April 2008 }}</ref> It was later remixed by Van She Tech, an offshoot of the band [[Van She]].{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}


==Release==
==Release==
The song was digitally released through [[iTunes Music Store]]. It became famous subsequent to its use in an [[iPod nano]] commercial. It also appeared in an Australian commercial for eBay<ref>[http://www.duncans.tv/2007/ebay-make-shopping-exciting eBay Make Shopping Exciting with Feist in Whistler » Television Adverts at Duncan’s TV Ad Land<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. It has been released in the [[United Kingdom]], in [[Canada]] and in other countries digitally.
The song was digitally released through [[iTunes Store]]. It gained notice after its use in an [[iPod nano]] commercial. It also appeared in an Australian commercial for [[eBay]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2007/ebay-make-shopping-exciting |title=eBay Make Shopping Exciting with Feist in Whistler » The Inspiration Room &#124; Daily |publisher=The Inspiration Room |date=July 1, 2007 |access-date=September 9, 2011 |archive-date=August 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809134945/http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2007/ebay-make-shopping-exciting/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> It has been released in the [[United Kingdom]], in [[Canada]] and in other countries digitally.


==Chart success==
==Chart performance==
Since its digital release, "1234" peaked at #2 at the US Hot Digital Songs. The single has also reached #8 in the US [[Hot 100]], #10 at the US [[Pop 100]], and #34 at the US [[Modern Rock Tracks]] chart.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=633012&model.vnuAlbumId=915507 Billboard chart history]</ref> The single's unexpected success led to its release worldwide. In the UK it proved to become a huge hit, making it in the top 10 peaking at #8.<ref>[http://music.unrealitytv.co.uk/categories/the-charts/ The Charts]</ref> It had a very successful release in Canada making it at number 3.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Singles&f=Canadian+Hot+100 Billboard.com]</ref> The song has also entered the top 10 in other European countries. The single's success has made Feist famous globally and it has boosted the remaining sales.
Since its digital release, "1234" peaked at number four on the US Hot Digital Songs chart. The single also reached number eight on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] the week of October 13, 2007,<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/artist/feist/chart-history/hsi/ Feist, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 &ndash; Billboard.com.] Retrieved June 28, 2023.</ref> number 10 on the US [[Pop 100]], and number 34 on the US [[Alternative Songs|Modern Rock Tracks]] chart.<ref>[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=feist|chart=all}} Billboard chart history]</ref> As of July 25, 2011, "1234" had sold 1.2 million downloads in the US.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/469081/billboard-bits-feists-new-album-haley-reinhart-inks-label-deal|title=Billboard Bits: Feist's New Album, Haley Reinhart Inks Label Deal|date=July 25, 2011|work=Billboard.com|access-date=November 9, 2011}}</ref> The single's unexpected success led to its release worldwide. In the UK it proved to be a huge hit, making the top 10 and peaking at number eight.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://music.unrealitytv.co.uk/categories/the-charts/ |title=The Charts |publisher=Music.unrealitytv.co.uk |access-date=September 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070808034605/http://music.unrealitytv.co.uk/categories/the-charts/ |archive-date=August 8, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It had a very successful release in Canada, making it to number two.<ref>[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=feist|chart=Billboard Canadian Hot 100}} Billboard.com]</ref> The song also entered the top 10 in several European countries. The single's success made Feist famous globally and boosted sales of her other releases. It also managed to debut at number 67 on the Australian [[ARIA Charts|ARIA]] Singles Chart, as digital tracks were counted towards chart positions from November 5, 2007, onwards in Australia. It later entered the top 50 of the chart in late December and peaked at number 36. It also ranked number 34 in the [[Triple J Hottest 100]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100_08/history/2007.htm|title=Hottest 100 2007|website=[[Triple J]]|date=December 26, 2008|publisher=[[ABC (Australian TV channel)|ABC]]|access-date=June 13, 2018}}</ref> In April 2023, the single was certified gold by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI) for 400,000 sales and streams.<ref name="bpi" />
It also managed to debut at number 67 on the Australian [[ARIA Charts|ARIA]] Singles Chart, as digital tracks were added from the 5th of November 2007 to the singles chart in Australia. It later entered the top 50 of the chart in late December, and has thus far peaked at #36.


In the April 28, 2008, episode of ''[[The Colbert Report]]'' where she was a guest, Feist said that she had planned to offer "1234" as the official campaign theme for [[Stephen Colbert]]'s [[Stephen Colbert presidential campaign, 2008|Presidential bid]], before he dropped out.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=167089 |title=Feist &#124; The Colbert Report |publisher=Comedy Central |date=April 28, 2008 |access-date=September 9, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506153323/http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=167089 |archive-date=May 6, 2008 }}</ref>
It also ranked as the #4 single of 2007 on [[CBC Radio 3]]'s year-end ''[[The R3-30|R3-30]]'' chart and placed at number 34 in the [[Triple J Hottest 100]]


==Awards and accolades==
''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine named "1234" one of The 10 Best Songs of 2007, ranking it at #2. Writer [[Josh Tyrangiel]] called the song a “masterpiece”, praising Feist for singing it “with a mixture of wisdom and exuberance that's all her own."<ref>Tyrangiel, Josh; "The Best Top 10 Lists of the Year"; "The 10 Best Songs"; ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine; [[December 24]], [[2007]]; Page 39.</ref><ref>[http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/top10/article/0,30583,1686204_1686244_1690619,00.html ''Time'' magazine's Top 10 Songs of 2007 at time.com]</ref>
"1234" was nominated for [[Grammy Awards]] in the categories of [[Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance|Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Music Video|Best Short Form Music Video]]. Likewise, the success of the song largely contributed to Feist's other nominations that year for [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album|Best Pop Vocal Album]]. It also won the [[Juno Awards of 2008|Juno award]] for [[Juno Award for Single of the Year|Single of the Year]] on April 6, 2008, in [[Calgary]]. Sally Seltmann also received a nomination at the 2008 [[APRA Awards (Australia)|APRA Awards]] for Song of the Year.<ref>[http://www.apra.com.au/awards/music/media_releases/080521_2008 2008 Apra Nominees Announced] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206160925/http://www.apra.com.au/awards/music/media_releases/080521_2008 |date=December 6, 2008 }}</ref>


This song was number 19 on ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17601363/the_100_best_songs_of_2007/5 |title=The 100 Best Songs of 2007 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=December 22, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050107123045/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17601363/the_100_best_songs_of_2007/5 |archive-date=January 7, 2005 }}</ref> and number nine on the list of Readers' 25 Best Songs of 2007.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/blogs/staff-blog/rock-list-readers-25-best-songs-of-2007-20071217|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225214422/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/blogs/staff-blog/rock-list-readers-25-best-songs-of-2007-20071217|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 25, 2012|title=Rock List: Readers' 25 Best Songs of 2007|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=December 17, 2007|access-date=January 18, 2011}}</ref> It was also ranked number five on [[Amazon.com]]'s Best Songs of 2007.<ref name=amazon>{{cite web|author=|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=amb_link_6000802_5?ie=UTF8&docId=1000172091&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-11&pf_rd_r=0H7JR4SNNQ90MF12APPD&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=336842401&pf_rd_i=320225011|title=Best Songs of 2007|publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|date=|access-date=January 18, 2011}}</ref> ''[[Pitchfork Media]]'' deemed the video the fifth best video of the decade,<ref>{{cite web |last=Plagenhoef |first=Scott |url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7695-the-top-50-music-videos-of-the-2000s/5/ |title=Staff Lists: The Top 50 Music Videos of the 2000s &#124; Features |website=Pitchfork |date=August 31, 2009 |access-date=September 9, 2011 |archive-date=May 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502055230/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7695-the-top-50-music-videos-of-the-2000s/5/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and named the song number 16 on the top 100 tracks of 2007.<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/6752-top-100-tracks-of-2007/9/ |title=Staff Lists: Top 100 Tracks of 2007 |publisher=Pitchfork Media |date=December 17, 2007 |access-date=January 18, 2011}}</ref> ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' named the video number two on The Top 10 Music Videos of 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blender.com/2007/12/thetop10musicvideosof2007/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721200031/http://www.blender.com/2007/12/thetop10musicvideosof2007/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 21, 2012|title=The Top 10 Music Videos of 2007|publisher=Blender|date=December 18, 2007|access-date=January 18, 2011}}</ref> In France, the video won Music Video of the Year at the [[Victoires de la Musique#Music Video of the Year|Victoires de la Musique]].
In the [[April 28]], [[2008]] episode of ''[[The Colbert Report]]'' where she was a guest, Feist said that she had planned to offer "1234" as the official campaign theme for [[Stephen Colbert]]'s [[Stephen Colbert presidential campaign, 2008|Presidential bid]], before he dropped out.


''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine named "1234" one of The 10 Best Songs of 2007, ranking it at number two after "Rehab" by Amy Winehouse. Writer [[Josh Tyrangiel]] called the song a “masterpiece”, praising Feist for singing it “with a mixture of wisdom and exuberance that's all her own."<ref>Tyrangiel, Josh; "The Best Top 10 Lists of the Year"; "The 10 Best Songs"; ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine; December 24, 2007; Page 39.</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Tyrangiel |first=Josh |url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/top10/article/0,30583,1686204_1686244_1690619,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212161958/http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/top10/article/0,30583,1686204_1686244_1690619,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 12, 2007 |title=''Time'' magazine's Top 10 Songs of 2007 at |publisher=Time.com |date=December 9, 2007 |access-date=September 9, 2011}}</ref>
==Remix==
The song has been remixed by Van She Tech, members of the band [[Van She]].


==Charts==
==Charts==
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!Chart

!Peak<br>Position
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! Chart (2007–2008)
! Peak<br />position
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref name="AUS">{{cite web | url=http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Feist&titel=1234&cat=s | title=Feist – 1234 | publisher=Hung Medien | work=australian-charts.com | access-date=June 30, 2013}}</ref>
| [[Brazil Hot 100 Singles]]
|align="center"| 33
| align="center"| 36
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Australia Hitseekers ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue928.pdf|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20071219130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20071220-0000/issue928.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-12-19|title=ARIA Report: Issue 928|publisher=ARIA|access-date=December 17, 2007}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
| U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]
|align="center"| 8
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Belgium ([[Ultratip]] Flanders)<ref name="BEL (FL)">{{cite web | url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/4cecb/Feist-1234 | title=Feist – 1234 | publisher=Hung Medien | work=ultratop.be | access-date=June 30, 2013 | language=Dutch}}</ref>
| U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Pop 100]]
|align="center"| 10
| align="center"| 19
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Canada ([[Canadian Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=feist|chart=Billboard Canadian Hot 100}} | title=Feist – Chart History: Billboard Canadian Hot 100 | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | access-date=June 30, 2013}}</ref>
| U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Modern Rock Tracks]]
|align="center"| 34
| align="center"| 3
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{single chart|Billboardcanadachrtop40|21|artist=Feist|song=1234|access-date=March 18, 2018}}
| U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks]]
|align="center"| 30
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{single chart|Billboardcanadahotac|13|artist=Feist|song=1234|access-date=May 5, 2024}}
| Australian [[ARIA Charts|ARIA]] Singles Chart
|align="center"| 36
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{single chart|Billboardcanadarock|50|artist=Feist|song=1234|access-date=March 18, 2018}}
| European Hot 100 Singles
|align="center"| 20
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Germany ([[GfK Entertainment]])<ref name="GER">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.de/song.asp?artist=Feist&title=1234&cat=s&country=de |title=Feist – 1234 |publisher=[[GfK Entertainment]] |access-date=June 30, 2013 |language=German |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630195606/http://www.charts.de/song.asp?artist=Feist&title=1234&cat=s&country=de |archive-date=June 30, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[Canadian Hot 100]]
|align="center"| 3
| align="center"| 75
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{single chart|Ireland3|33|song=1234|artist=Feist|access-date=June 30, 2013}}
| [[UK Singles Chart]]
|align="center"| 8
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Netherlands ([[Single Top 100|Mega Single Top 100]])<ref name="NLD">{{cite web | url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Feist&titel=1234&cat=s | title=Feist – 1234 | publisher=Hung Medien | work=dutchcharts.nl | access-date=June 30, 2013}}</ref>
| Dutch Singles Charts
|align="center"| 97
| align="center"| 97
|-
|-
! scope="row"| [[Scottish Singles Chart|Scotland]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref name="Scotland">{{cite web | url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20070729/41/ | title=Feist | publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] | access-date=July 29, 2007}}</ref>
| Swiss Singles Charts
|align="center"| 63
| align="center"| 43
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Slovakia ([[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparadask/index.php?a=tyden&hitparada=18&tyden=1854&sec=a7f9781131a0d87230f45a20c63c29cc | title=SNS IFPI | work=Hitparáda – Radio Top100 Oficiálna | publisher=IFPI Czech Republic | access-date=June 30, 2013 | language=Slovak}}</ref>
| [[United World Chart]]
|align="center"| 15
| align="center"| 54
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Switzerland ([[Swiss Hitparade|Schweizer Hitparade]])<ref name="SWI">{{cite web | url=http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Feist&titel=1234&cat=s | title=Feist – 1234 | work=hitparade.ch | publisher=Hung Medien | access-date=June 30, 2013 | language=German}}</ref>
| align="center"| 63
|-
! scope="row"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK Singles]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref name="UK">{{cite web | url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/feist/ | title=Feist | publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] | access-date=June 30, 2013}}</ref>
| align="center"| 8
|-
! scope="row"| US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite magazine | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=feist|chart=Hot 100}} | title=Feist – Chart History: Hot 100 | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | access-date=June 30, 2013}}</ref>
| align="center"| 8
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardadultalternativesongs|11|artist=Feist|access-date=August 31, 2019|rowheader=true}}
|-
! scope="row"| US [[Adult Top 40]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=feist|chart=Adult Pop Songs}} | title=Feist – Chart History: Adult Pop Songs | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | access-date=June 30, 2013}}</ref>
| align="center"| 30
|-
! scope="row"| US [[Alternative Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=feist|chart=Alternative Songs}} | title=Feist – Chart History: Alternative Songs | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | access-date=June 30, 2013}}</ref>
| align="center"| 34
|-
! scope="row"| US [[Hot Digital Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=feist|chart=Digital Songs}} | title=Feist – Chart History: Digital Songs | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | access-date=June 30, 2013}}</ref>
| align="center"| 4
|}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
== References ==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
{{Reflist}}
!scope="col"|Chart (2007)
!scope="col"|Position
|-
!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2007.pdf|title=The Official UK Singles Chart 2007|work=[[UKChartsPlus]]|access-date=May 26, 2018}}</ref>
|align="center"|111
|}
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!scope="col"|Chart (2008)
!scope="col"|Position
|-
!scope="row"|Canada (Canadian Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=feist|chart=Canadian Hot 100 (Year end)}} | title=Feist – Chart History: Canadian Hot 100 (Year end) | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | access-date=June 30, 2013}}</ref>
|align="center"|35
|-
!scope="row"|Canada AC (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|date=December 12, 2008|title=Top Canada AC Songs|magazine=[[R&R (magazine)|R&R]]|page=67}}</ref>
|align="center"|5
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==Certifications==
== External links ==
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==Cover versions==
* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11115052 Feist performs the song live] on [[NPR]] with [[banjo]]s and [[trumpet]]s and [[drum kit|drums]]
The song was rewritten as a counting song for a performance on ''[[Sesame Street]]'', in which Feist counts chickens, monsters (Elmo, Zoe, Rosita, and Telly) and penguins to 4.<ref>{{cite news |first=Siri |last=Agrell |title=Will Feist's famous number be a monster hit with children? |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/will-feists-famous-number-be-a-monster-hit-with-children/article25580550/ |work=The Globe and Mail |page=A1 |location=Toronto |date=July 16, 2008 |access-date=July 16, 2008 }}</ref>


[[Brooke White]] of ''[[American Idol (season 7)|American Idol]]'' fame performed a cover of "1234" during her set on the [[American Idols LIVE! Tour 2008]], which ran from July 1 to September 13.
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[[Electropop]] band [[Joy Electric]] released a cover of the song in 2009 on their album [[Favorites at Play]].
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==Parodies==
It was parodied by ''[[MADtv]]'' for the continuous releases of new iPods, a commercial in which the song was originally used.

==In popular culture==
It was sung by the character of Andy Bernard in "[[Lecture Circuit]]", an episode of ''[[The Office (US TV series)|The Office]]'', in an attempt to woo a client he finds attractive. This attempt fails, and [[Dunder Mifflin]] loses the account. It was used in a trailer for the 2009 film ''[[New York, I Love You]]''. It was also used in the ending of [[The Inbetweeners]] Series 1 episode, 'Bunk Off'.

Singer-songwriter [[Kenny Loggins]] covered the song for his 2009 album ''[[All Join In]]''. The lyrics were changed because of dark subject material and the song also featured Kenny's 11-year-old daughter Hana.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.spinner.com/ |title=Archived copy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980526183605/http://www.spinner.com/ |archive-date=May 26, 1998 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Pianist [[Louis Durra]] recorded an instrumental trio version released on ''Mad World EP'' and ''Arrogant Doormats'' (2011).

The song plays over the opening sequence of "Green Juice," the third episode of the limited American drama series ''[[The Dropout]]'' about disgraced [[Theranos]] founder [[Elizabeth Holmes]] (2022).

==References==
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==External links==
* {{YouTube|ABYnqp-bxvg|Official music video}}
* {{YouTube|7Hfn7EPM9CE|Making of the music video}}

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Latest revision as of 02:19, 25 May 2024

"1234"
Single by Feist
from the album The Reminder
B-side"Fightin' Away the Tears"
ReleasedSeptember 5, 2007
GenreIndie pop
Length3:03
LabelCherrytree, Interscope, Arts & Crafts
Songwriter(s)Sally Seltmann, Feist
Producer(s)Gonzales, Ben Mink, Feist
Feist singles chronology
"My Moon My Man"
(2007) 		"1234"
(2007) 		"I Feel It All"
(2008)

"1234" is a song from Feist's third studio album, The Reminder. The song was co-written by Feist and Sally Seltmann, an Australian singer-songwriter who also recorded under the stage name New Buffalo.[1] It remains Feist's biggest hit single in the US to date, and her only song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 and UK Top 40.

History[edit]

In an interview with Songfacts, Sally Seltmann said:

I had been listening to Feist's album Let It Die. I thought my little song about lost love, and the hope to recapture what you once had, sounded too much like a Feist song for me to use for New Buffalo, so I shelved it. Then, in late 2005 I did a tour across Canada supporting Feist, and Broken Social Scene. After meeting Feist, I started to wonder whether she might like to do a cover of "1234," but I was too shy to tell her about it. At the last Broken Social Scene show, I plucked up the courage to tell her that I had written a song which I thought she might like to use. We went onto the tour bus, and I recorded a simple version of the song into her laptop, with guitar and vocals. To my surprise, she loved the song, and started playing it live.[2]

On December 14, 2005, Feist played the song live at The Trabendo in Paris, France in a show broadcast on Europe2 TV, with the title "Sally's Song" and with somewhat different lyrics than in the commercially released version.[3][4]

The original version of the song was mixed by Renaud Letang.[5] It was later remixed by Van She Tech, an offshoot of the band Van She.[citation needed]

Release[edit]

The song was digitally released through iTunes Store. It gained notice after its use in an iPod nano commercial. It also appeared in an Australian commercial for eBay.[6] It has been released in the United Kingdom, in Canada and in other countries digitally.

Chart performance[edit]

Since its digital release, "1234" peaked at number four on the US Hot Digital Songs chart. The single also reached number eight on the US Hot 100 the week of October 13, 2007,[7] number 10 on the US Pop 100, and number 34 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart.[8] As of July 25, 2011, "1234" had sold 1.2 million downloads in the US.[9] The single's unexpected success led to its release worldwide. In the UK it proved to be a huge hit, making the top 10 and peaking at number eight.[10] It had a very successful release in Canada, making it to number two.[11] The song also entered the top 10 in several European countries. The single's success made Feist famous globally and boosted sales of her other releases. It also managed to debut at number 67 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, as digital tracks were counted towards chart positions from November 5, 2007, onwards in Australia. It later entered the top 50 of the chart in late December and peaked at number 36. It also ranked number 34 in the Triple J Hottest 100.[12] In April 2023, the single was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for 400,000 sales and streams.[13]

In the April 28, 2008, episode of The Colbert Report where she was a guest, Feist said that she had planned to offer "1234" as the official campaign theme for Stephen Colbert's Presidential bid, before he dropped out.[14]

Awards and accolades[edit]

"1234" was nominated for Grammy Awards in the categories of Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Short Form Music Video. Likewise, the success of the song largely contributed to Feist's other nominations that year for Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Album. It also won the Juno award for Single of the Year on April 6, 2008, in Calgary. Sally Seltmann also received a nomination at the 2008 APRA Awards for Song of the Year.[15]

This song was number 19 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007,[16] and number nine on the list of Readers' 25 Best Songs of 2007.[17] It was also ranked number five on Amazon.com's Best Songs of 2007.[18] Pitchfork Media deemed the video the fifth best video of the decade,[19] and named the song number 16 on the top 100 tracks of 2007.[20] Blender named the video number two on The Top 10 Music Videos of 2007.[21] In France, the video won Music Video of the Year at the Victoires de la Musique.

Time magazine named "1234" one of The 10 Best Songs of 2007, ranking it at number two after "Rehab" by Amy Winehouse. Writer Josh Tyrangiel called the song a “masterpiece”, praising Feist for singing it “with a mixture of wisdom and exuberance that's all her own."[22][23]

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[46] 2× Platinum 160,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Gold 400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[47] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions[edit]

The song was rewritten as a counting song for a performance on Sesame Street, in which Feist counts chickens, monsters (Elmo, Zoe, Rosita, and Telly) and penguins to 4.[48]

Brooke White of American Idol fame performed a cover of "1234" during her set on the American Idols LIVE! Tour 2008, which ran from July 1 to September 13.

Electropop band Joy Electric released a cover of the song in 2009 on their album Favorites at Play.

Parodies[edit]

It was parodied by MADtv for the continuous releases of new iPods, a commercial in which the song was originally used.

In popular culture[edit]

It was sung by the character of Andy Bernard in "Lecture Circuit", an episode of The Office, in an attempt to woo a client he finds attractive. This attempt fails, and Dunder Mifflin loses the account. It was used in a trailer for the 2009 film New York, I Love You. It was also used in the ending of The Inbetweeners Series 1 episode, 'Bunk Off'.

Singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins covered the song for his 2009 album All Join In. The lyrics were changed because of dark subject material and the song also featured Kenny's 11-year-old daughter Hana.[49]

Pianist Louis Durra recorded an instrumental trio version released on Mad World EP and Arrogant Doormats (2011).

The song plays over the opening sequence of "Green Juice," the third episode of the limited American drama series The Dropout about disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes (2022).

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