![]() In the April 28, 2008, episode of The Colbert Report where she was a guest, Feist said that she had planned to offer "1234" as the official campaign theme for Stephen Colbert's Presidential bid, before he dropped out. In April 2023, the single was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for 400,000 sales and streams. It also ranked number 34 in the Triple J Hottest 100. It later entered the top 50 of the chart in late December and peaked at number 36. It also managed to debut at number 67 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, as digital tracks were counted towards chart positions from November 5, 2007, onwards in Australia. The single's success made Feist famous globally and boosted sales of her other releases. The song also entered the top 10 in several European countries. It had a very successful release in Canada, making it to number two. In the UK it proved to be a huge hit, making the top 10 and peaking at number eight. The single's unexpected success led to its release worldwide. As of July 25, 2011, "1234" had sold 1.2 million downloads in the US. The single also reached number eight on the US Hot 100 the week of October 13, 2007, number 10 on the US Pop 100, and number 34 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart. ![]() Since its digital release, "1234" peaked at number four on the US Hot Digital Songs chart. It has been released in the United Kingdom, in Canada and in other countries digitally. It also appeared in an Australian commercial for eBay. It gained notice after its use in an iPod nano commercial. The song was digitally released through iTunes Store. It was later remixed by Van She Tech, an offshoot of the band Van She. The original version of the song was mixed by Renaud Letang. On December 14, 2005, Feist played the song live at The Trabendo in Paris, France in a show broadcast on Europe2 TV, with the title "Sally's Song" and with somewhat different lyrics than in the commercially released version. To my surprise, she loved the song, and started playing it live. We went onto the tour bus, and I recorded a simple version of the song into her laptop, with guitar and vocals. 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. 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. Then, in late 2005 I did a tour across Canada supporting Feist, and Broken Social Scene. 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. I had been listening to Feist's album Let It Die. ![]() In an interview with Songfacts, Sally Seltmann said: It remains Feist's biggest hit single in the US to date, and her only song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 and UK Top 40. The song was co-written by Feist and Sally Seltmann, an Australian singer-songwriter who also recorded under the stage name New Buffalo. " 1234" is a song from Feist's third studio album, The Reminder. ![]()
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