5-4-3-2-1

About 5-4-3-2-1

5-4-3-2-1 is a 1964 song by British-based band Manfred Mann. It was written by Mann, Mike Hugg and Paul Jones, and peaked at #5 on the UK Singles Chart. thanks to weekly television exposure from being the theme tune for the ITV pop music television programme Ready Steady Go!. This would be the last single released before bass player Dave Richmond left the band. 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. The Spice Girls' jingle used to introduce Channel 5 was loosely based on 5-4-3-2-1. The same could be said of the last track (54321 / Wave) on Patti Smith her album "Wave". Upon the success of the single, the group authored the follow-up single "Hubble Bubble (Toil and Trouble)", which peaked at disappointing #11 in the UK. Due to this they resorted to recording a cover song as their next release. This release was "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" which became a trans-atlantic #1 hit for them. During the 1980s there was a Chocolate bar with the title the song was adopted for the advert. more »