5,6,7,8

"5, 6, 7, 8"
Single by Steps
from the album Step One
B-side "Words of Wisdom"
Released NED: 7 November 1997
UK: 17 November 1997
AUS & SCA: 1997
GER: 6 April 1998
Format CD, cassette
Genre Pop
Length 3:22
Label Jive Records
Certification Gold
Steps singles chronology
"5, 6, 7, 8"
(1997)
"Last Thing on My Mind"
(1998)

"5, 6, 7, 8" was the first single released by the British pop group, Steps. The verses are performed by Lee, Lisa performed the middle 8, while the rest of the group join in for the choruses. It coincided with a minor line dancing craze in the UK at the time.

It is Steps' only single to miss the top ten in the UK. The song reached #1 in Australia.[1]

Contents

Music video

The video features Steps performing the song and its dance routine in co-ordinating outfits, on the beach and at a beachside bar. Lee does a rap in more than half part of the song. In the video, the guys were playing and strolling around the beach, while the girls were driving heavy cars. At the end of the video, Steps perform on a stage during the evening while being watched by party people.

Track listings

CD[1]

  1. "5, 6, 7, 8" (radio edit) – 3:22
  2. "5, 6, 7, 8" (extended version) – 4:03
  3. "Words of Wisdom" – 3:52
  4. "5, 6, 7, 8" (instrumental) – 2:54

Cassette

  1. "5, 6, 7, 8" (radio edit) – 3:22
  2. "Words of Wisdom" – 3:52

Other remixes

  1. "5, 6, 7, 8" (W.I.P. 2002 Remix)
  2. "5, 6, 7, 8" (W.I.P 4-Step Rodeo Mix)
  3. "5, 6, 7, 8" (W.I.P Euro Mix)

Charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[1] 1
Belgium Singles Chart (Flanders)[1] 2
Dutch Singles Chart 27
New Zealand Singles Chart[1] 2
Sweden Singles Chart[1] 17
UK Singles Chart 14

End-of-year charts

End-of-year chart (1998) Position
Australian Singles Chart[2] 15
Preceded by
"You're Still the One" by Shania Twain
ARIA (Australia) number-one single
7 June 1998 (1 week)
Succeeded by
"All My Life" by K-Ci and JoJo

References