5-4-3-2-1
5-4-3-2-1 is a 1964 song by Manfred Mann. It peaked at #5 on the UK Singles Chart[1] thanks to weekly television exposure from being the theme tune for the ITV pop music television programme Ready Steady Go!.[2] This would be the last single released before bass player Dave Richmond left the band.[3]
In an interview with Uncut, keyboardist Manfred Mann said that he regarded Ready Steady Go as being like a rocket, and wrote the song as a countdown to launch it.[4]
The Spice Girls' jingle used to introduce Channel 5 was loosely based on 5-4-3-2-1.[5]
References
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 345–346. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Roberts, David (1998). Guinness Rockopedia (1st ed.). London: Guinness Publishing Ltd. p. 258. ISBN 0-85112-072-5.
- ^ Jazz4now – The Dave Richmond Home Page "Please note that "5-4-3-2-1" was recorded before I left the band, in fact I still receive PPL payments every time it is broadcast" – Dave Richmond
- ^ "5-4-3-2-1 by Manfred Mann". Songfacts. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "Remember when the Spice Girls launched Channel 5 in 1997?". Metro. Retrieved 25 January 2018.