Here Come the 123sis the third children's album and thirteenth studio album byThey Might Be Giants.It is thesequelto the group's 2005 albumHere Come the ABCs.The songs areedutainmentmusic, and likeABCs,both a CD and DVD were released.[1]It was initially set to be released on October 2, 2007, but was pushed back to February 5, 2008.
Here Come the 123s | ||||
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Studio albumby | ||||
Released | February 5, 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2004 ( "I Never Go To Work", “High Five” ) August 14, 2004 ( "John Lee Supertaster (Live)" ) Late 2005 ( "Hot Dog!", "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse" ) November 2006 – Summer 2007 August 1, 2007 ( "Bed Bed Bed (Live)" ) | |||
Venue | The Fillmore,San Francisco( "John Lee Supertaster (Live)" ) Bowery Ballroom,Manhattan ( "Bed Bed Bed (Live)" ) | |||
Studio | Kampo Studio,Manhattan Loho Studios,Manhattan Collyer Brothers Studio,Brooklyn Mr. Sniffles Room of Gloom,Sullivan County | |||
Genre | Children's music | |||
Length | 44:33 | |||
Label | Disney Sound/Idlewild | |||
Producer | They Might Be Giants,Pat Dillett | |||
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Reception
editReview scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Common Sense Media | [3] |
Entertainment Weekly | A[4] |
Paste | [5] |
Pitchfork Media | (5.2/10)[6] |
Robert Christgau | A−[7] |
Soon after its release, the album rose to the #1 position in the Amazon Children's Music Bestsellers,[8]and the top 10 overall music bestsellers on the site.[9]The album won aGrammy awardin 2009 for "Best Musical Album For Children".[10]
Track listing
editAll songs written by They Might Be Giants, except as noted.
- "Here Come the 123s" – 0:08
- "Zeroes" – 1:06
- "One Everything" – 2:52
- "Number Two" (Danny Weinkauf) – 2:19
- "Triops Has Three Eyes" – 2:35
- "Apartment Four" – 1:21
- "High Five!" (Marty Beller) – 2:23
- "The Secret Life of Six" – 2:01
- "Seven" – 2:09
- "Seven Days of the Week (I Never Go to Work)" (Traditional) (featuringMark Penderontrumpet) – 1:54
- "Figure Eight" – 2:36
- "Pirate Girls Nine" – 1:21
- "Nine Bowls of Soup" – 2:12
- "Ten Mississippi" – 0:51
- "One Dozen Monkeys" – 1:34
- "Eight Hundred and Thirteen Mile Car Trip" (They Might Be Giants/Timothy James Cawley) – 0:57
- "Infinity" (Dan Miller/Robert Sharenow) – 3:13
- "I Can Add" – 2:04
- "Nonagon" – 1:23
- "Even Numbers" – 2:35
- "Ooh La! Ooh La!" – 1:56
- "Heart of the Band" – 1:39
- "Hot Dog!" – 2:29
- "Mickey Mouse ClubhouseTheme "– 0:57
- "One Two Three Four" (Amazon Bonus Track) – 1:11
- "John Lee Supertaster (Live)" (Amazon Bonus Track) – 3:09
- "Bed, Bed, Bed (Live)" (Amazon Bonus Track) – 2:13
DVD
edit- "Here Come the 123s"
- "Zeroes"
- "One Everything"
- "Number Two"
- "Triops Has Three Eyes"
- "Apartment Four"
- "High Five!"
- "The Secret Life of Six"
- "Seven"
- "Seven Days of the Week (I Never Go to Work)"
- "Figure Eight"
- "Pirate Girls Nine"
- "Nine Bowls of Soup"
- "Ten Mississippi"
- "One Dozen Monkeys"
- "Eight Hundred and Thirteen Mile Car Trip"
- "I Can Add"
- "Nonagon"
- "Even Numbers"
- "Ooh La! Ooh La!"
- "Heart of the Band"
- "Hot Dog!"
- "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Theme"
- "One Two Three Four" (Amazon Bonus Track)
Personnel
editMusicians
edit- John Flansburgh- lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
- John Linnell- lead and backing vocals, accordion, piano, saxophone
- Dan Miller- electric guitar, piano, lead vocals on "Infinity"
- Danny Weinkauf- bass guitar, lead vocals on "The Number Two"
- Marty Beller- drums, lead vocals on "High Five!" and "Hot Dog! (second verse)"
- Robin Goldwasser - lead vocals on "Ten Mississippi" and "Ooh La! Ooh La!"
- Hannah Levine - lead vocals on "High Five!", "One Dozen Monkeys", "I Can Add" and "Ooh La! Ooh La!"
- Mark Pender - trumpet on "The Seven Days of the Week (I Never Go to Work)"
- Dan Levine - trombone on "Hot Dog!", tuba on "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Theme"
Production crew
edit- Executive Producer: David Agnew
- Produced by Pat Dillett and They Might Be Giants
- Engineered & Mixed by Pat Dillett
Video production crew
edit- DVD Produced by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment In Association with Idewild Records
- Music Performed by They Might Be Giants
- Visuals Produced by Pat Dillett
- Directed by AJ Schnack
- Flansurgh & Linnell Cutscenes Directed by Feel Good Anyway
- Videos Animated by David Cowles, Jeremy Galante and Divya Srinivasan
- Animation Produced at Asterisk, Colormovie, DHX Media Ltd., Feel Good Anyway and Walt Disney Television Animation
Certifications
editRegion | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[11] | Gold | 50,000^ |
^Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
edit- ^Jonathan Cohen."They Might Be Giants Prep New Kids DVD".Billboard.Retrieved2007-04-30.
- ^Phares, Heather."Here Come the 123's - They Might Be Giants".Allmusic.Retrieved2013-03-30.
- ^Rupp, Jacqueline (2008-02-05)."Here Come the 123s - Music Review".Common Sense Media.Retrieved2013-03-30.
- ^Russo, Tom (2008-02-29)."Here Come the 123s Review".Entertainment Weekly.Archived fromthe originalon February 27, 2008.Retrieved2013-03-30.
- ^"They Might Be Giants - Here Come the 123's CD Album".CD Universe.Retrieved2013-03-30.
- ^Wolk, Douglas (2008-02-07)."They Might Be Giants: Here Come the 123s".Pitchfork Media.
- ^Christgau, Robert."CG: They Might Be Giants".RobertChristgau.Retrieved2012-08-11.
- ^"Amazon Children's Music Bestsellers".Amazon.Retrieved2008-02-09.
- ^"Amazon Music Bestsellers".Amazon.Retrieved2008-02-09.
- ^51st Annual Grammy Awards Nominations ListArchived2009-02-07 at theWayback Machine
- ^"American video certifications – They Might Be Giants – Here Come the 123s".Recording Industry Association of America.RetrievedAugust 2,2023.
External links
edit- Here Come the 123sat This Might Be A Wiki