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Jul 20, 2007 Category Music; Song 1234 (Van She Technological Remix) Artist Feist; Album The Reminder; Licensed to YouTube by The Orchard Music, Merlin FUGA Aggregation, UMG (on behalf of Arts & Crafts.
Contents.History In an interview with Songfacts, said:I had been listening to Feist's album. 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,. 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.On 14 December 2005, Feist played the song live at The Trabendo in, in a show broadcast on Europe2 TV, with the title 'Sally's Song' and with somewhat different lyrics than in the commercially released version.The original version of the song was mixed by Renaud Letang.
It was later remixed by Van She Tech, an offshoot of the band. Release The song was digitally released through.
It gained notice after its use in an commercial. It also appeared in an Australian commercial for. It has been released in the, in and in other countries digitally.Chart performance Since its digital release, '1234' peaked at number four on the US Hot Digital Songs chart. The single also reached number eight on the US, number 10 on the US, and number 34 on the US chart.
As of July 25, 2011, '1234' had sold 1.2 million downloads in the US. The single's unexpected success led to its release worldwide. In the UK it proved to be a huge hit, making the top 10 and peaking at number eight.
It had a very successful release in Canada, making it to number two. The song also entered the top 10 in several European countries. The single's success made Feist famous globally and boosted sales of her other releases.
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It also managed to debut at number 67 on the Australian Singles Chart, as digital tracks were counted towards chart positions from November 5, 2007 onwards in Australia. It later entered the top 50 of the chart in late December and peaked at number 36. It also ranked number 34 in the.In the 28 April 2008 episode of where she was a guest, Feist said that she had planned to offer '1234' as the official campaign theme for 's, before he dropped out.As of 2017 the single has been certified silver by BPI for 200,000 sold copies.
Awards and accolades '1234' was nominated for in the categories of. Likewise, the success of the song largely contributed to Feist's other nominations that year for. It also won the for on 6 April 2008 in. Sally Seltmann also received a nomination at the 2008 for Song of the Year.This song was number 19 on 's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007, and number nine on the list of Readers' 25 Best Songs of 2007. It was also ranked number five on 's Best Songs of 2007. Deemed the video the fifth best video of the decade, and named the song number 16 on the top 100 tracks of 2007.
Named the video number two on The Top 10 Music Videos of 2007. In France the video won.magazine named '1234' one of The 10 Best Songs of 2007, ranking it at number two after 'Rehab' by Amy Winehouse. Writer called the song a “masterpiece”, praising Feist for singing it “with a mixture of wisdom and exuberance that's all her own.'
Charts and certifications.
Contents.History In an interview with Songfacts, said:I had been listening to Feist's album. 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,. 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.On 14 December 2005, Feist played the song live at The Trabendo in, in a show broadcast on Europe2 TV, with the title 'Sally's Song' and with somewhat different lyrics than in the commercially released version.The original version of the song was mixed by Renaud Letang. It was later remixed by Van She Tech, an offshoot of the band. Release The song was digitally released through. It gained notice after its use in an commercial. It also appeared in an Australian commercial for.
It has been released in the, in and in other countries digitally.Chart performance Since its digital release, '1234' peaked at number four on the US Hot Digital Songs chart. The single also reached number eight on the US, number 10 on the US, and number 34 on the US chart. As of July 25, 2011, '1234' had sold 1.2 million downloads in the US. The single's unexpected success led to its release worldwide.
In the UK it proved to be a huge hit, making the top 10 and peaking at number eight. It had a very successful release in Canada, making it to number two. The song also entered the top 10 in several European countries. The single's success made Feist famous globally and boosted sales of her other releases. It also managed to debut at number 67 on the Australian Singles Chart, as digital tracks were counted towards chart positions from November 5, 2007 onwards in Australia. It later entered the top 50 of the chart in late December and peaked at number 36. It also ranked number 34 in the.In the 28 April 2008 episode of where she was a guest, Feist said that she had planned to offer '1234' as the official campaign theme for 's, before he dropped out.As of 2017 the single has been certified silver by BPI for 200,000 sold copies.
Awards and accolades '1234' was nominated for in the categories of. Likewise, the success of the song largely contributed to Feist's other nominations that year for.
It also won the for on 6 April 2008 in. Sally Seltmann also received a nomination at the 2008 for Song of the Year.This song was number 19 on 's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007, and number nine on the list of Readers' 25 Best Songs of 2007. It was also ranked number five on 's Best Songs of 2007. Deemed the video the fifth best video of the decade, and named the song number 16 on the top 100 tracks of 2007. Named the video number two on The Top 10 Music Videos of 2007. In France the video won.magazine named '1234' one of The 10 Best Songs of 2007, ranking it at number two after 'Rehab' by Amy Winehouse. Writer called the song a “masterpiece”, praising Feist for singing it “with a mixture of wisdom and exuberance that's all her own.'
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Charts and certifications.
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