I Wanna 1-2-1 With You

I Wanna 1-2-1 With You is a novelty synth-pop single produced by Jimmy Cauty and Guy Pratt as the Solid Gold Chartbusters. The track itself is built around the famous Nokia ringtone and features vocals by Denise Palmer, Debbie Chazen and British comedian Lloyd Stanton.

According to Heat Magazine record label Virgin had struck a record deal before the song had even finished playing. German magazines Der Stern and Der Spiegel furthermore claimed that Cauty’s deal with Virgin would have automatically been extended if 1-2-1 had entered the Top 20. The single only peaked at #62, though, sparing everybody (a reluctant Cauty first and foremost) from a follow-up.

Promotion & Advertising

Prior to the release of 1-2-1 Virgin issued press releases in both English and German, billing the Solid Gold Chartbusters as “The World’s First Novelty Supergroup”.

I Wanna 1-2-1 With You (English Press Release)

I Wanna 1-2-1 With You (German Press Release)

Reviews

A novelty record that is so unspeakably annoying that NO FUCKER IN THE COUNTRY BUYS IT. Admittedly, the annoying yuppie talking on the phone annoyingly is reasonably funny, if annoying, but the main culprit is the actual mobile phone bleep (jingle? blingle?) which runs through the entire track.

Johnny Cigarettes, NME, 1999 (?)

Tracks & Formats

VSCDT 1765

The CD5 single includes the music video for the single.

VSC 1765

Plays the same tracks on both sides.