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Here Come the 123s is the third children's album (and thirteenth studio album) by They Might Be Giants. It is the sequel to the group's 2005 album Here Come the ABCs. The songs are edutainment music aimed at kids, this time dealing with numbers. Like ABCs, there is a CD and DVD.[1] It was initially set to be released on October 2, 2007, but was pushed back to February 5, 2008.

Here Come the 123s
Studio album by They Might Be Giants
Released	February 5, 2008 (2008-02-05)
Recorded	2006–2007
Genre	Children's music
Length	44:33
Label	Disney Sound/Idlewild
Producer	They Might Be Giants, Pat Dillett
They Might Be Giants chronology
The Else (2007) Here Come the 123s (2008) Here Comes Science (2009)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Common Sense Media	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	A[4]
Paste	[5]
Pitchfork Media	(5.2/10)[6]
Robert Christgau	A−[7]

Soon after its release, the album rose to the #1 position in the Amazon.com Children's Music Bestsellers,[8] and even rose into the top 10 overall music bestsellers on the site.[9] The album won a Grammy award in 2009 for "Best Musical Album For Children".[10]

Track listing

All songs written by They Might Be Giants, except as noted.

1. "Here Come the 123s" – 0:08
2. "Zeroes" – 1:06
3. "One Everything" – 2:52
4. "Number Two" (Danny Weinkauf) – 2:19
5. "Triops Has Three Eyes" – 2:35
6. "Apartment Four" – 1:21
7. "High Five!" (Marty Beller) – 2:23
8. "The Secret Life of Six" – 2:01
9. "Seven" – 2:09
10. "Seven Days of the Week (I Never Go to Work)" (Traditional) (featuring Mark Pender on trumpet) – 1:54
11. "Figure Eight" – 2:36
12. "Pirate Girls Nine" – 1:21
13. "Nine Bowls of Soup" – 2:12
14. "Ten Mississippi" – 0:51
15. "One Dozen Monkeys" – 1:34
16. "Eight Hundred and Thirteen Mile Car Trip" (They Might Be Giants/Timothy James Cawley) – 0:57
17. "Infinity" (Dan Miller/Robert Sharenow) – 3:13
18. "I Can Add" – 2:04
19. "Nonagon" – 1:23
20. "Even Numbers" – 2:35
21. "Ooh La! Ooh La!" – 1:56
22. "Heart of the Band" – 1:39
23. "Hot Dog!" – 2:29
24. "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Theme" – 0:57
25. "One Two Three Four" (Amazon Bonus Track) – 1:11
26. "John Lee Supertaster (Live)" (Amazon Bonus Track) – 3:09
27. "Bed, Bed, Bed (Live)" (Amazon Bonus Track) – 2:13

DVD

1. "Here Come the 123s"
2. "Zeroes"
3. "One Everything"
4. "Number Two"
5. "Triops Has Three Eyes"
6. "Apartment Four"
7. "High Five!"
8. "The Secret Life of Six"
9. "Seven"
10. "Seven Days of the Week (I Never Go to Work)"
11. "Figure Eight"
12. "Pirate Girls Nine"
13. "Nine Bowls of Soup"
14. "Ten Mississippi"
15. "One Dozen Monkeys"
16. "Eight Hundred and Thirteen Mile Car Trip"
17. "I Can Add"
18. "Nonagon"
19. "Even Numbers"
20. "Ooh La! Ooh La!"
21. "Heart of the Band"
22. "Hot Dog!"
23. "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Theme"
24. "One Two Three Four" (Amazon Bonus Track)

Personnel

Musicians

• John Flansburgh - lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
• John Linnell - lead and backing vocals, accordion, piano, saxophone
• Dan Miller - electric guitar, piano, lead vocals on "Infinity"
• Danny Weinkauf - bass guitar, lead vocals on "The Number Two"
• Marty Beller - drums, lead vocals on "High Five!" and "Hot Dog! (second verse)"
• Robin Goldwasser - lead vocals on "Ten Mississippi" and "Ooh La! Ooh La!"
• Hannah Levine - lead vocals on "High Five!", "One Dozen Monkeys", "I Can Add" and "Ooh La! Ooh La!"
• Mark Pender - trumpet on "The Seven Days of the Week (I Never Go to Work)"
• Dan Levine - trombone on "Hot Dog!", tuba on "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Theme"

Production crew

• Executive Producer: David Agnew
• Produced by Pat Dillett and They Might Be Giants
• Engineered & Mixed by Pat Dillett

Video production crew

• DVD Produced by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment In Association with Idewild Records
• Music Performed by They Might Be Giants
• Visuals Produced by Pat Dillett
• Directed by AJ Schnack
• Flansurgh & Linnell Cutscenes Directed by Feel Good Anyway
• Videos Animated by David Cowles, Jeremy Galante and Divya Srinivasan
• Animation Produced at Asterisk, Colormovie, DHX Media Ltd., Feel Good Anyway and Walt Disney Television Animation

References

External links

• Here Come the 123s at This Might Be A Wiki

На других языках

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- [en] Here Come the 123s

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[es] Here Come The 123s

Here Come the 123s es el tercer (decimotercero de la banda en general) álbum infantil de estudio del grupo de rock estadounidense They Might Be Giants, dirigido a niños que están aprendiendo la numeración, El lanzamiento es un conjunto de DVD/CD y la secuela (o precuela, según John Flansburgh) del conjunto de DVD/CD Here Come the ABCs del 2005. Es el primer álbum de la banda que ha ganado un premio Grammy

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