| "1, 2, 3, Red Light" | ||||
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| Single by 1910 Fruitgum Company | ||||
| from the album 1, 2, 3, Red Light | ||||
| B-side | "Sticky Sticky" | |||
| Released | July 1968 | |||
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| Length | 1:55 | |||
| Label | Buddah | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Sal Trimachi, Bobbi Trimachi | |||
| Producer(s) | Super K Productions | |||
| 1910 Fruitgum Company singles chronology | ||||
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"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,[5] number 3 on the New Zealand charts, and in Australia it reached number 7. It was named the number 39 song of 1968 on the Cashbox charts. The song was certified as a gold disc in September 1968.[6]
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