Recorded 2006–2007 Label Disney Sound /Idlewild Release date 5 February 2008 | Length 44:33 | |
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Released February 5, 2008 (2008-02-05) Awards Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children Similar They Might Be Giants albums, Children's music albums, Other albums |
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Here Come the 123s is the third children's album by They Might Be Giants. It is the sequel to the group's 2005 album Here Come the ABCs. The songs are edutainment music aimed at kids, this time dealing with numbers. Like ABCs, there is a CD and DVD. It was initially set to be released on October 2, 2007, but was pushed back to February 5, 2008.
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Reception
Soon after its release, the album rose to the #1 position in the Amazon.com Children's Music Bestsellers, and even rose into the top 10 overall music bestsellers on the site. The album won a Grammy award in 2009 for "Best Musical Album For Children".
Track listing
All 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) (featuring Mark Pender on trumpet) – 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 Clubhouse Theme" – 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
- "Here Come the 123s"
- "The 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)
Songs
1Here Come the 123s0:09
2Zeroes1:06
3One Everything2:52
References
Here Come the 123s Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA