One-Two-Five

"One-Two-Five"
Single by 10cc
from the album Look Hear?
B-side"Only Child"
Released7 March 1980
Genre
Length4:01 (single version)
5:21 (album version)
LabelMercury
SongwritersEric Stewart
Graham Gouldman
Producer10cc
10cc singles chronology
"For You and I"
(1978)		 "One-Two-Five"
(1980)		 "It Doesn't Matter at All"
(1980)

"One-Two-Five" is a song by 10cc released as a first single in 1980 from the album Look Hear?. It is a reference to disco's 125 beats per minute tempo.

Release and promotion

"One-Two-Five" was released as a first single outside America ahead of the album Look Hear?. The song was promoted by a music video directed by Russell Mulcahy based on the Eric Stewart's idea of 'disco-ectomy'.

The single failed to chart in the band's native UK, which was the first time since 1974's The Original Soundtrack that a lead single wouldn't become a hit. However, the song became a top 10 hit in Norway.

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 82
Netherlands (Single Top 100)29
Norway (VG-lista)9

References

  1. ↑ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 30.
  2. 1 2 Newton, Liam (2020). The Worst Band in the World. Rocket 88. ISBN 9781910978450.
  3. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ↑ "10cc – One-Two-Five" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  5. ↑ "10cc – One-Two-Five". VG-lista.