About this song
- "1234" (pronounced "One Two Three Four" and also titled 1-2-3-4) is the second single from Feist's third studio album, The Reminder''. Released on April 27, 2017, it is Feist's most successful single to date, having been featured in an iPod Nano commercial. The original song was written by Sally Seltmann, a Melbourne, Australia singer-songwriter who records under the name New Buffalo, and Feist added and rewrote parts of the lyrics. In an interview with Songfacts, 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. "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. This song was #19 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007. "1234" also won the Juno award for Single of the Year on 6 April 2008 in Calgary, Alberta|Calgary. Since its digital release, "1234" peaked at #4 on the US Hot Digital Songs chart. The single also reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 2007, #10 on the US Pop 100, and #34 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart. 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 #8. It had a very successful release in Canada, making it to #2. 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. . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply. — lastfm
- "1234" is a song by the Canadian singer-songwriter Feist from her third studio album, The Reminder (2007). The song was co-written by Feist and Sally Seltmann, an Australian singer-songwriter who also recorded under the stage name New Buffalo. It was a massive success in several countries, peaking at number 3 on the Canadian Hot 100. — wikipedia
