Here Come the 123s is the 13th studio album

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 by They Might Be Giants

They Might Be Giants

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. It is the sequel

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 to the group's 2005 album Here Come the ABCs

Here Come the ABCs

Here Come the ABCs is a 2005 DVD and audio CD release by They Might Be Giants, aimed at young children learning the alphabet. The CD and DVD were originally released separately, but since have been released together as a combo....

. The songs are edutainment

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 music aimed at kids, this time dealing with numbers. Like ABCs, there is a CD and DVD. It was initially set to be released on October 2, 2007, but was pushed back to February 5, 2008.

Track listing

1. "Here Come the 123s" – 0:08
2. "Zeroes" – 1:06
3. "One Everything" – 2:52
4. "Number Two" – 2:19
5. "Triops Has Three Eyes" – 2:35
6. "Apartment Four" – 1:21
7. "High Five!" – 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)" (featuring Mark Pender
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     on trumpet
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    ) – 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" – 0:57
17. "Infinity" – 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
    Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
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     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. "The 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)

Reception

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

External links

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