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“1234” (pronounced “One Two Three Four”) is a song from Feist’s third studio album, The Reminder’‘. 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 []. 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.
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 []. 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.
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Julia-Jana wrote:
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LaJuki wrote:
makes me happy...always :-)
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Just-x-Sarah wrote:
a great great pop track,one of the very best!!!
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ShandeStar wrote:
it changed my hearth
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Jenn_Green wrote:
A nicely suprising track!
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bobroper wrote:
"Oh what the hell, let's go for it" number!
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eymensg wrote:
ramones vorband ...whhooo..
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Thrasherized wrote:
The video is amazing! I love it.
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berver101 wrote:
just love her
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gonzferatu wrote:
people shouldn't buy at asda!
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RoomForSymmetry wrote:
The bridge where all the instruments come together is SO awesome!!
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outsideOF wrote:
Very sweet. Want to fall in love.
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bluejaydandy wrote:
i love this song so much makes me long for love!
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androgynem wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=PL&hl=pl&v=fZ9WiuJPnNA - funny version :)
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E47 wrote:
This was the song that made me like Feist XD
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dinosaurkid wrote:
This song always reminds me of someone.... <3 who also got me into Feist.
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Albertt27 wrote:
Pre ci o sa
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gooood song [2] but video clip is FUCKIN' gooood
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♥ Der Song is spitze ♥
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Sarz555 wrote:
I could never tire of this song!
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