1-2-3 (The Chimes song)
{{Short description|1989 single by the Chimes}}
{{Infobox song
| name = 1-2-3
| cover = 1-2-3_(The_Chimes_song).jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = the Chimes
| album = The Chimes
| released = {{start date|1989|8|7|df=y}}{{cite magazine|title=New Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=34|date=5 August 1989}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Acid house
| length = 3:25
| label = CBS
| writer = Pauline Henry, Mike Peden, James Locke
| producer = Jazzie B, Nellee Hooper
| next_title = Heaven
| next_year = 1989
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|PrVBP4-CRdY|"1-2-3"}}}}
}}
"1-2-3" is the debut single of British dance music trio the Chimes, written by group members Pauline Henry, Mike Peden, and James Locke. Along with the track "Underestimate", their debut single reached number one for two weeks on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart and is also their biggest single. "1-2-3" was the Chimes' only Billboard Hot 100 hit, peaking at number 82. Although the song stalled at number 60 in the band's native UK, it found chart success in New Zealand, where it peaked at number four. In 1990, the song was featured on their debut and only album, The Chimes.
Critical reception
Stewart Mason from AllMusic described the song as "meaty acid house".{{cite web|first= Stewart |last= Mason |title= The Chimes – The Chimes |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= 4 November 2020 |url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-chimes-mw0000208073}} Paul Lester from Melody Maker felt it "is kinda uptempo, but it glides."{{cite magazine|first=Paul|last=Lester|work=Melody Maker|title=Albums|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52132368208/|date=16 June 1990|access-date=24 February 2023}} A reviewer from Music & Media commented, "A muscular, square beat, a house-oriented piano and a soulful vocal delivery typify this chart-bound club record."{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-09-02.pdf|title=Previews: Singles|magazine=Music & Media|date=2 September 1989|page=16|access-date=25 September 2020}} Miranda Sawyer from Smash Hits noted Pauline Henry's "remarkable voice" and described the song as "classy" in her review of The Chimes.{{cite magazine|first=Miranda|last=Sawyer|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/smashhits90s/25645009067/in/album-72157693156746214/|title=Review: LPs|magazine=Smash Hits|issue=300|page=60|date=30 May 1990|access-date=9 March 2020|author-link=Miranda Sawyer}}
Charts
=Weekly charts=
=Year-end charts=
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!Chart (1990) !Position |
| scope="row"|US Dance Club Play (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=The Year in Music 1990: Top Dance Club Play Singles|magazine=Billboard|volume=102|issue=51|page=YE-31|date=22 December 1990}}
|18 |
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