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	July 1968
Genre	Bubblegum pop garage rock[1]
Length	1:55
Label	Buddah
Songwriter(s)	Sal Trimachi, Bobbi Trimachi
Producer(s)	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.^[2] The song charted highest in Canada, going to number 1 on the RPM 100 national singles chart in 1968.^[3] In the same year in the US, it went to number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was on the charts for 13 weeks.^[4]

The song went to number 2 in South Africa,

• Ohio Express released a cover version of the song on their 1969 album, Chewy, Chewy.^[15]
• Talking Heads played the song at some of their early shows and a live version can be found on the bootleg Gimme Heads.^{[16][importance?]}

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