1, 2, 3, Red Light (song)

"1, 2, 3, Red Light"
Single by 1910 Fruitgum Company
from the album 1, 2, 3, Red Light
B-side "Sticky Sticky"
Released 1968
Genre Bubblegum pop
Length 1:55
Label Buddah Records
Writer(s) Sal Trimachi, Bobbi Trimachi
Producer 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 #1 on the RPM 100 national singles chart in 1968.[2] In the same year in the U.S., it went to #5 on The Billboard Hot 100 and was on the charts for 13 weeks.[3]

The song went to #3 on the New Zealand charts; in Australia, it reached #7. It was named the #39 song of 1968 on the Cashbox charts. The song was certified as a gold disc in September 1968.[4]

Cover Versions

References

  1. ^ 1910 Fruitgum Company, 1, 2, 3, Red Light Retrieved October 5, 2011
  2. ^ Library and Archives Canada, The RPM 100 Retrieved October 10, 2011
  3. ^ 1910 Fruitgum Company's charting singles Retrieved October 5, 2011
  4. ^ 1910 Fruitgum Company's song chart entries Retrieved October 5, 2011
  5. ^ Ohio Express,Chewy, Chewy Retrieved October 5, 2011
  6. ^ Talking Heads, Gimme Heads Retrieved October 5, 2011
Preceded by
"Light My Fire" by Jose Feliciano		 Canadian RPM 100 number-one single
September 16, 1968 (one week)		 Succeeded by
"Harper Valley PTA" by Jeannie C. Riley