1-2-3 (Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine song)

"1-2-3"
"1-2-3"
	Worldwide Single Cover
Single by Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
from the album Let It Loose / Anything for You
Released	June 14, 1988
Recorded	1987
Genre	Dance-pop;
Length	3:28 (album version); 3:36 (7" remix)
Label	Epic
Songwriters	Gloria Estefan; Enrique Garcia;
Producers	Emilio & The Jerks
Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine singles chronology
Music video
	"1-2-3" on YouTube

"1-2-3" (sometimes listed as "1, 2, 3") is a 1988 song by American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine. The song was written by the band's drummer and lead songwriter Enrique "Kiki" Garcia along with Estefan and appears on the multi-platinum album Let It Loose. The music video was directed by Jim Yukich and produced by Paul Flattery.

ReleasedJune 14, 1988

Recorded1987

Genre

Dance-pop^[1]

Length3:28 (album version)
3:36 (7" remix)

Quick facts from the album Let It Loose / Anything for You, Released ...

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Released as the fifth and final single from that album in early summer of 1988, "1-2-3" peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in July 1988, and was the band's 7th and last Top 10 hit.^[2] In addition, the song became their fourth #1 hit on the Billboard adult contemporary chart.^[3] On the Billboard R&B chart, "1-2-3" peaked at 54, and on the UK Singles Chart it peaked at #9.^[3] After the success of the re-releases of "Can't Stay Away From You" and "Anything For You", "1-2-3" also saw a re-release outside the US in January 1989. The single release was remixed to add more horns, a stronger rhythm track, and a different intro to the song; this version was issued on Greatest Hits and The Essential Gloria Estefan.

The lyrics of "1-2-3" detail the singer's desire to have a shy suitor approach her.^{[citation needed]}

In 1991, Estefan sang a children's rendition of the song with Big Bird and the Birdketeers on Sesame Street.^[4]

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"1-2-3" (Remix)	Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia	3:36
2.	"1-2-3" (Remix Instrumental)	Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia	3:36

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"1-2-3" (Remix)	Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia	3:36
2.	"1-2-3" (Remix Instrumental)	Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia	3:36

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"1-2-3" (Remix)	Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia	3:36
2.	"1-2-3" (Remix)	Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia	3:36

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"1-2-3" (Extended Version)	Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia	4:42
2.	"1-2-3" (Dub Mix)	Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia	4:44

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"1-2-3" (Extended Version)	Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia	4:32
2.	"1-2-3" (Remix Instrumental)	Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia	3:36
3.	"Surrender" (Humberto Gatica Remix)	Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil	4:05

1-2-3 (Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine song)

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"1-2-3" (The Dancing By Numbers Mix)	Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia	6:27
2.	"Anything for You" (English / Spanish Version)	Gloria M. Estefan	4:03
3.	"Surrender" (Humberto Gatica Remix)	Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil	4:05

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"1-2-3" (The One, Two, Three Mix (aka Remix))	Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia	3:36
2.	"The Pasadenas - The Pasadenas Medley"	The Pasadenas, Pete Wingfield	4:06

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"1-2-3" (Album Version)	Gloria M. Estefan, Enrique Garcia	3:29
2.	"Body To Body"	Suzi Carr, Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo	3:56

Region	Date
U.S.	June 14, 1988 (1988-06-14)
Japan (7" Vinyl)	July 1, 1987 (1987-07-01)
Japan (3" CD)	July 21, 1988 (1988-07-21)
U.K.	October 1988 (1988-10)
Australia	November 1988 (1988-11)