1, 2 Step

"1, 2 Step" is a song recorded by American singer Ciara featuring American rapper Missy Elliott for Ciara's debut album, Goodies. Written by Ciara and Missy Elliott and produced by Jazze Pha, it was released as the album's second single in 2004 in the United States and the second quarter of 2005 internationally. It peaked within the top ten of the charts in several countries worldwide, including Germany, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The song is heavily inspired by 1980s electro music production. Throughout the song, Ciara gives a description of how the song's beat feels as she exhorts party-goers to dance to the music. "1, 2 Step" was ranked 59th on Billboard's Top 100 Songs of the 2000s.[1] In the United States, the song peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed there for seven weeks.

"1, 2 Step"
Single by Ciara featuring Missy Elliott
from the album Goodies
B-side"Goodies" (Bimbo Jones Full Vocal)
ReleasedOctober 23, 2004 (2004-10-23)
Recorded2004
Studio
GenreCrunk&B
Length3:22
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jazze Pha
  • Pierre Medor
Ciara singles chronology
"Goodies"
(2004)		 "1, 2 Step"
(2004)		 "Oh"
(2005)
Missy Elliott singles chronology
"Turn da Lights Off"
(2004)		 "1, 2 Step"
(2004)		 "Where Could He Be?"
(2005)

The song also features Missy Elliott using an interpolation verse from Teena Marie's song "Square Biz".[2]

Background and composition

"1, 2 Step" is one of four songs Ciara and Jazze Pha originally recorded at Doppler Studios in Atlanta two years before the release of Goodies. It's said that Ciara was inspired by Roscoe Blunt, leading to the creation of this song. "The two connected so well, that half of the album was made within eight days or so." [3] Pha asked Missy Elliott to appear on the track and she accepted. Elliott recorded her rap verse at the Hit Factory Criteria in Miami.

"1, 2 Step" is a Crunk&B track, which is strongly influenced by 1980s electro music. The song was created on one of Jazze Pha's five Akai MPC3000s. Pha used laser pulses from E-mu Proteus 2000s that were used for old school hip hop songs and b-boy break dance tracks. "1, 2 Step" is inspired by Afrika Bambaataa's "Planet Rock." Jazze Pha thought about how he could create a more melodic version and "shared some interesting ideas on what kind of music he would like to produce with her. Let's put it this way, it would be epic."[3] "1, 2 Step" references Ciara's song "Goodies" and "We Will Rock You" by Queen.

Critical reception

"1, 2 Step" received favorable reviews from music critics. Contact Music gave the song three out of five stars and called it "arse shaking floor filling R&B" and a "wicked melodic souful twist."[4] Jason Birchmeier of Allmusic was published that the track is "good, if not great."[5] Gerardo E. wrote it's "a feel good track," something that is not overproduced but works its magic."[6] Kate Watkins of The Situation called it "a funky song in the style we have come to expect from Missy."[7] Fazed stated that the song is about "joys of dancing around with family."[8] Slant thought that "1, 2 Step" was a "fun dance track."[9]

"1, 2 Step" was nominated for the 2006 Grammy Award for "Best Rap/Sung Collaboration," but lost to "Numb/Encore" by Jay-Z and Linkin Park. The song also received a nomination at the Soul Train Lady of Soul Music Awards for "Best Dance Cut." The song was nominated for "Viewer's Choice" at the 2005 BET Awards, but lost to Omarion's "O." The song won the award "Best Performed Songs in the ASCAP Repertory for the 2005 Survey Year," which included the title track from the album as well as third single, "Oh." The song won the award for "Choice Music R&B/Hip Hop Track" at the 2005 Teen Choice Awards and "Best Collaboration" and "Viewer's Choice" at the BET Awards in 2005.

Chart performance

"1, 2 Step" debuted at number 74 on the Billboard Hot 100.[10] In the January 8, 2005, issue of Billboard, the song climbed to number two on the chart and stayed there for seven weeks, while being held from the top slot by Mario's "Let Me Love You" and became Ciara's second top-ten single. "1, 2 Step" reached number one on the Billboard Pop 100 (the first on the then new chart), Hot Dance Airplay, Hot Digital Tracks, and Top 40 Mainstream charts.[11] It also peaked in the top five on the Hot Digital Songs, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Rhythmic Airplay and the Top 40 Tracks charts, and the top thirty on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. "1, 2 Step" was ranked at number five for the year on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2005. The single was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over three million digital copies in the United States.[12]

"1, 2 Step" was successful outside the US, reaching the top ten in several countries. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, "1, 2 Step" entered and peaked at number three on both the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart respectively. In Ireland, the single stayed at three for three weeks. The song reached number two in Australia for one week and New Zealand for two weeks.[13] It peaked at number five in China and was a top thirty hit in Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Sweden.

Music video

The music video for "1, 2 Step" was directed by Benny Boom. It takes place in an Atlanta dance studio and on the streets. R&B boy band, B5, makes a short appearance in the video, along with Lloyd and Lil Scrappy. Ciara can be seen teaching others the song's title "one, two step" dance, which is similar to the traditional grapevine.

Synopsis

The video begins, with Ciara inserting her Goodies CD in a radio, setting it to the "1, 2 Step" track, and pressing play. As the song begins, you see Jazze Pha reciting the introduction, featuring Elliott, and then finally Ciara herself. We see Ciara and her dancers, dancing in the Atlanta dance studio, and certain shots of her teaching her female friend the "1, 2 Step". We then see a clip of Ciara meeting up with B5 and performing the 1, 2 Step. Later Ciara is seen dancing alone on the streets. While dancing at the studio, she looks behind her, and sees Elliott in the mirror, explains she is just seeing things. Then Elliott begins to rap her verse and they continue dancing with each other in front of the mirror, until the songs ends. During this time, we also see shots of Ciara teaching a group of young girls the dance and also, she meets a boy who is standing in front of his house and kind of gives him a flirtatious look. We also see four skaters, three male, and one female skater, skating in the streets and a final shot of Ciara and her dancers.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "1, 2 Step".

Personnel
  • Ciara — lead vocals
  • Missy Elliott — vocals
  • Jazze Pha — music producer, instruments, additional vocals
  • Pierre Medore for Tha Corner Boyz — vocal production
  • Leslie Brathwaite at Patchwerk Studios, Atlanta, Georgia — mixing
  • Kori Anders — mixing assistant
  • Sam Thomas at Doppler Studios, Atlanta, Georgia — recorder; recording studio
  • Carlos Bedoya at Hit Factory Criteria, Miami, Florida — recorder; recording studio

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[63] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[64] Gold 10,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[65] Gold 5,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[66] Gold 466,000[67]
United States (RIAA)[68] 3× Platinum 3,000,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Region Date
United States October 23, 2004
United Kingdom April 4, 2005

See also

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