1987 single by Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
"1-2-3 " (sometimes listed as "1, 2, 3 ") is a 1988 song by American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine . The song was written by the band's drummer and lead songwriter Enrique "Kiki" Garcia along with Estefan and appears on the multi-platinum album Let It Loose . The music video was directed by Jim Yukich and produced by Paul Flattery.
Released as the fifth and final single from that album in the late summer of 1988, "1-2-3" peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in July 1988, and was the band's seventh Top 10-hit. It also saw a second release (outside the US) in January 1989 after the success of (out of US rereleases) "Can't Stay Away From You" and "Anything For You" in late 1988. It became the band's seventh Top 10 hit in the US.[1] In addition, the song became their fourth #1 hit on the Billboard adult contemporary chart .[2] On the Billboard R&B chart , "1-2-3" peaked at 54, and on the UK Singles Chart it peaked at #9.[2] After the success of the re-releases of "Can't Stay Away From You" and "Anything For You", 1,2,3 also saw a re-release outside the US in January 1989. Although the single version was very similar to the album version, it was remixed to add more horns, a stronger rhythm track, and a different intro to the song; this version was issued on Gloria Estefan Greatest Hits and The Essential Gloria Estefan . An extended version of the song was also released on 12" single.
The lyrics of "1-2-3" detail the singer's desire to have a shy suitor approach her.
In 1991, Estefan sang a children's rendition of the song with Big Bird and the Birdketeers on Sesame Street .
Official versions [ ]
Original versions
Album Version — (3:28)
Eric Schilling & John Haag remixes
Remix — (3:36)
Remix Instrumental (aka Instrumental Version) — (3:36)
Extended Version — (4:42)
Dub Mix — (4:44)
Pete Hammond remixes
The Dancing By Numbers Mix — (6:27)
Chart performance [ ]
Weekly charts [ ]
Year-end charts [ ]
Formats and track listings [ ]
1. "1-2-3" (Remix) Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 3:36 2. "1-2-3" (Remix Instrumental) Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 3:36
1. "1-2-3" (Remix) Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 3:36 2. "1-2-3" (Remix Instrumental) Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 3:36
1. "1-2-3" (Remix) Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 3:36 2. "1-2-3" (Remix) Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 3:36
1. "1-2-3" (Extended Version) Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 4:42 2. "1-2-3" (Dub Mix) Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 4:44
1. "1-2-3" (Extended Version) Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 4:32 2. "1-2-3" (Remix Instrumental) Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 3:36 3. "Surrender " (Humberto Gatica Remix) Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil 4:05
1. "1-2-3" (Remix) Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 3:36 2. "1-2-3" (Remix Instrumental) Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 3:36
1. "1-2-3" (Extended Version) Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 4:32 2. "1-2-3" (Remix Instrumental) Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 3:36 3. "Surrender " (Humberto Gatica Remix) Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil 4:05
1. "1-2-3" (The Dancing By Numbers Mix) Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 6:27 2. "Anything for You " (English / Spanish Version) Gloria M. Estefan 4:03 3. "Surrender " (Humberto Gatica Remix) Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil 4:05
1. "1-2-3" (Extended Version) Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 4:42 2. "1-2-3" (Dub Mix) Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 4:44 3. "Surrender " (Humberto Gatica Remix) Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil 4:05 4. "Primitive Love " Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil 4:41
1. "1-2-3" (Remix) Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 3:36 2. "Surrender " (Humberto Gatica Remix) Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil 4:05
1. "1-2-3" (Remix) Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 3:36 2. "Surrender " (Humberto Gatica Remix) Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil 4:05
1. "1-2-3" (Extended Version) Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 4:32 2. "1-2-3" (Dub Mix) Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 4:44 3. "Surrender " (Humberto Gatica Remix) Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil 4:05
1. "1-2-3" (The Dancing By Numbers Mix) Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 6:27 2. "Anything for You " (English / Spanish Version) Gloria M. Estefan 4:03 3. "Surrender " (Humberto Gatica Remix) Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil 4:05
1. "1-2-3" (Remix) Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 3:36
1. "1-2-3" (The One, Two, Three Mix (aka Remix)) Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 3:36 2. "The Pasadenas - The Pasadenas Medley" The Pasadenas, Pete Wingfield 4:06
1. "1-2-3" (Remix) Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 3:36 2. "1-2-3" (Remix Instrumental) Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 3:36
1. "1-2-3" (Remix) Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 3:36 2. "1-2-3" (Remix Instrumental) Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 3:36
1. "1-2-3" (Remix) Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 3:36
1. "1-2-3" (Remix) Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 3:36 2. "Surrender " (Humberto Gatica Remix) Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil 4:05
1. "1-2-3" (Extended Version) Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 4:32 2. "1-2-3" (Remix Instrumental) Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 3:36 3. "Surrender " (Humberto Gatica Remix) Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil 4:05
1. "1-2-3" (Remix) Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 3:36 2. "Love Toy " Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil 4:31
1. "1-2-3" (Album Version) Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 3:29 2. "Body To Body " Suzi Carr, Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo 3:56
1. "1-2-3" (Remix) Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 3:36 2. "1-2-3" (Remix Instrumental) Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia 3:36
Release history [ ]
U.S.
June 14, 1988 (1988-06-14 )
Japan (7" Vinyl)
July 1, 1987 (1987-07-01 )
Japan (3" CD)
July 21, 1988 (1988-07-21 )
U.K.
October 1988 (1988-10 )
Australia
November 1988 (1988-11 )
References [ ]
^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits , 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)
^ Jump up to: a b Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
^ "Ultratop.be – Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine – 1-2-3" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50 . Retrieved July 7, 2017.
^ "Ultratop.be – Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine – 1-2-3" (in French). Ultratop 50 . Retrieved July 7, 2017.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – 1-2-3" . Irish Singles Chart . Retrieved December 22, 2017.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine – 1-2-3" (in Dutch). Single Top 100 . Retrieved July 7, 2017.
^ "Charts.nz – Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine – 1-2-3" . Top 40 Singles . Retrieved July 7, 2017.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine – 1-2-3" . Singles Top 100 . Retrieved July 7, 2017.
^ "Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine: Artist Chart History" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved July 7, 2017.
^ "Gloria Estefan Chart History (Hot 100)" . Billboard . Retrieved July 7, 2017.
^ "Gloria Estefan Chart History (Adult Contemporary)" . Billboard . Retrieved July 7, 2017.
^ "Gloria Estefan Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)" . Billboard . Retrieved July 7, 2017.
^ "Gloria Estefan Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)" . Billboard . Retrieved July 7, 2017.
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