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His Excellency
Mohammad Hidayatullah
OBE
6th Vice President of India
In office
31 August 1979 – 30 August 1984
President
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Zail Singh
Preceded by
B. D. Jatti
Succeeded by
Ramaswamy Venkataraman
Acting President of India
In office
20 July 1969 – 24 August 1969
Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi
Preceded by
Varahagiri Venkata Giri (Acting)
Succeeded by
Varahagiri Venkata Giri
11th Chief Justice of India
In office
25 February 1968 – 16 December 1970
Appointed by
President Zakir Hussain
Preceded by
Kailas Nath Wanchoo
Succeeded by
Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah
Personal details
Born
(1905-12-17)17 December 1905
Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
(now in Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died
18 September 1992(1992-09-18) (aged 86)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Political party
Independent
Spouse(s)
Pushpa Shah
Alma mater
Nagpur University
Trinity College, Cambridge
Lincoln's Inn
Profession
Lawyer, Academician
Mohammad Hidayatullah OBE pronunciation (help·info) (17 December 1905 – 18 September 1992) was the 11th Chief Justice of India serving from 25 February 1968 to 16 December 1970, and the sixth Vice President of India, serving from 31 August 1979 to 30 August 1984. He had also served as the Acting President of India from 20 July 1969 to 24 August 1969 and from 6 October 1982 to 31 October 1982.[1] He is regarded as an eminent jurist, scholar, educationist, author and linguist.[2][3] His brother, Mohammed Ikramullah, was a prominent Pakistani diplomat, whose wife, Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah, was a niece of Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, sometime Prime Minister of undivided Pakistan and herself a member of the first Pakistani Constituent assembly.
Contents
1 Early life and education
2 Career
2.1 Presidency
2.2 Career in Nagpur
2.3 Teaching and other associations
2.4 Scholar and linguist
3 Institutions
4 Books
5 Awards and honours
6 Legacy
7 Personal life
8 See also
9 References
10 External links
Early life and education[edit]
Hidayatullah was born in 1905 in the well-known family of Khan Bahadur Hafiz Mohammed Wilayatullah, an upper-class family. His grand father Munshi Kudartullah was advocate in Varanasi.[4][5] His father was a poet of all-India repute who wrote poems in Urdu and probably it must have been from him that Justice Hidayatullah got his love for language and literature. Wilayatullah was Gold medallist of Aligarh Muslim University in 1897 besting famous mathematician Sir Ziauddin Ahmad, a favourite of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan. He served till 1928 in ICS and from 1929–33 as member of Central Legislative Assembly. Hidaytullah's elder brothers Mohammed Ikramullah (ICS, later Foreign Secretary, Pakistan) and Ahmedullah (ICS, retired as Chairman, Tariff Board) were scholars as well as sportsmen. He on the other hand excelled in Urdu poetry.[6][7]
After completing primary education at the Government High School of Raipur in 1922, Hidayatullah attended Morris College in Nagpur, where he was nominated as the Phillip's Scholar in 1926. When he graduated in 1926, he was awarded the Malak Gold Medal. Following the trend of Indians studying British law abroad, Hidayatullah attended Trinity College at the University of Cambridge from 1927 to 1930 and obtained B.A. and M.A. Degrees from there. Here he secured the 2nd order of merit and was awarded a Gold Medal for his performance in 1930. He was called to the Bar from Lincoln's Inn when he was just 25 years old. He was awarded LL.D. (Honoris Causa) from University of the Philippines and D. Litt. (Honoris Causa) from University of Bhopal (now Barkatullah University) and University of Kakatiya. While at Cambridge, Hidayatullah was elected and served as the President of the Indian Majlis in 1929. Also while here, he pursued English and Law Tripos from the renowned Lincoln's Inn. In addition he secured a place of Barrister-at-Law in 1930.[2][8]
Career[edit]
After graduation, Hidayatullah returned to India and enrolled as an advocate of the High Court of Central Provinces and Berar at Nagpur on 19 July 1930. He also taught Jurisprudence and Mahomedan Law in the University College of Law at Nagpur and was also the Extension Lecturer in English literature. On 12 December 1942, he was appointed GovernmentPleader in the High Court at Nagpur. On 2 August 1943, he became the Advocate General of Central Provinces and Berar (now Madhya Pradesh) and continued to hold the said post till he was appointed as an Additional Judge of that High Court in 1946. He had the distinction of being the youngest Advocate General of an Indian state, Madhya Pradesh[2][9]
On 24 June 1946, Hidayatullah was appointed as Additional Judge of that High Court of Central Provinces and Berar and on 13 September 1946 he was appointed as permanent judge of said High Court where he served until being elevated to Chief Justice of the Nagpur High Court in 1954 on 3 December 1954, being the youngest Chief Justice of a High Court. In November 1956, he was then appointed as the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court.[9] On 1 December 1958, he was elevated as a justice to the Supreme Court of India. In his time he was the youngest judge of the Supreme Court of India. After serving as a judge for nearly 10 years, he was appointed as the Chief Justice of India on 28 February 1968 – becoming the first Muslim Chief Justice of India. He retired from this position on 16 December 1970.[4][5][9]
Presidency[edit]
During his term as the Chief Justice of India, the then-President of India, Zakir Husain died suddenly, in harness, on 3 May 1969. Then Vice-President of India Mr. V. V. Giri became the acting President. Later, Giri resigned from both offices as acting President and Vice-President to become a candidate in the 1969 Presidential Election. Hidayatullah then served as the President of India for a short period from 20 July to 24 August. The visit of President of the United States Richard Nixon to India made his Presidential term historic.
After his retirement, Hidayatullah was elected as the Vice-President of India by a consensus among different parties and occupied that high office with distinction from 1979 to August 1984. During his tenure as the Vice-President, he won the respect of all concerned for his impartiality and independence.
In 1982, when the then President Zail Singh went to the U.S. for medical treatment, Vice-President Hidayatullah officiated as President from 6 October 1982 to 31 October 1982. Thus, he officiated as acting President twice.
Having served at all of these positions made Hidayatullah unique among other members of Indian history. He became the only person to have served in all three offices of Chief Justice of India, President of India, and the Vice-President of India.[4][5]
During his long tenure in the Supreme Court he was a party to a number of landmark judgments including the judgment in Golaknath v. State of Punjab which took the view that the Parliament had no power to cut down the Fundamental Rights by constitutional amendment. His judgment in the case of Ranjit D. Udeshi[10] dealing with the law of obscenity, displayed a flair for literature which is not so common among our judges.
Career in Nagpur[edit]
Before being elevated as a judge to High Court, Hidayatullah was involved in local and state affairs. The following are some of the committee positions he held:
Member of the Nagpur Municipal Committee (1931–1933)
Member of the Nagpur University's Executive and Academic Councils (1934–1953)
Member of the Nagpur Improvement Trust (1943–1945)
Member of the Nagpur Bar Council (1943–1946)
Chief Commissioner of the Madhya Pradesh Bharat Scouts and Guides (1950–1953)
Many of these positions, as well as those of High Court Justice were held prior to Indian Independence, they were all considered service to Great Britain, thus Hidayatullah was conferred the honour as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire by King George VI in the 1946 King's Birthday Honours.[7]
Teaching and other associations[edit]
The entrance to the Justice Hidayatullah Moot Court Hall, named after Mohammad Hidayatullah, in the National Law School of India University in Bangalore
Having received an education at one of the premier legal institutions of the time, Hidayatullah was able to segue into an academic career not long after returning to India. In 1935, he took a teaching post at University College of Law, where he taught until 1943. Later he served as Dean of the Faculty of Law at Nagpur University from 1949 to 1953. In addition, he served as Faculty of Law at various other institutions throughout the 1950s: Sagar University, Court Vikram University, and the Aligarh Muslim University. He was Pro-Chancellor of the Delhi University from 1968 to 1970, Chancellor of the Jamia Millia Islamia from 1969 to 1985, Chancellor of the Delhi and Punjab Universities between 1979 and 1984 and Chancellor of the Hyderabad University from 1986 to 1990. He was the President of the Indian Law Institute from 1963 to 1970, President of the International Law Association (Indian Branch) from 1968 to 1970 and of the Indian Society of International Law in 1969-70.[2]
He was, at one time, a Member of the Executive Council of the World Assembly of Judges and of the Managing Committee of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. He was a Member of the International Council of Former Scouts and Guides, Brussels, and Chief Scout of the Boy Scouts Association of India. Post-retirement, Hidayatullah renewed his interest in Boy Scouts and served as Chief Scout of the All India Boy Scouts Association from 1982 to 1992. He held the posts of the President of Bombay Natural History Society and of the Patron of Schizophrenic Research Foundation of India and Commonwealth Society of India. He was also a Member of the World Association for Orphans and Abandoned Children and a Settlor of the Jawaharlal Nehru Cambridge University Trust. He also represented India in International Conferences held in different countries and cities, such as, Washington, London, Geneva, Sydney, the Hague, Tokyo, Stockholm, Belgrade, Cairo and Bangkok.[2]
Scholar and linguist[edit]
Hidayatullah was a scholar in Hindi, English, Urdu, Persian and French. He had working knowledge of some other Indian languages including Sanskrit and Bengali.[11]
Institutions[edit]
Hidayatullah was the president of Indian Law Institute, International Law Association (Indian Branch), Indian Society of International Law from 1968 to 1970. He also presided the Indian Red Cross Society in 1982. He was closely associated with Hunger Project of USA, World Association of Orphans and Abandoned Children (Geneva), and Independent Commission on International Humanitarian Issues (1982–84).
The Hidayatullah National Law University at Naya Raipur is named after him.
Books[edit]
Democracy in India and the Judicial Process, 1966 by Asia Publishing House (1967).[12]
The South-West Africa Case, Published 1967 by Asia Publishing House (1966).
Judicial Methods Published for the Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies by National Publishing House (1970).
A Judge's Miscellany, N. M. Tripathi (1972).
USA and India: All India Reporter (1977).
A Judge's Miscellany (Second Series) N. M. Tripathi(1972).
The Fifth and Sixth Schedules to the Constitution of India, Ashok Pub. House
My own Boswell (Autobiography) Arnold-Heinemann (1980).
Editor, Mulla's Mohammedan Law
Constitutional law of India: Bar Council of India Trust (1984).
Right to property and the Indian Constitution: Calcutta University (1984).
Justice Hidayatullah on commercial laws: Deep & Deep (1982).
Awards and honours[edit]
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), 1946 King's Birthday Honours[13]
Order of the Yugoslav Flag with Sash, 1970,
Medallion and Plaque of Merit Philconsa, Manila, 1970 and
Knight of Mark Twain, 1971;
Honoured with "Proud Past Alumni" in the list of 42 members, from "Allahabad University Alumni Association", NCR, Ghaziabad (Greater Noida) Chapter 2007-2008 registered under society act 1860 with registration no. 407/2000.[14][15][16]
Honorary Bencher of Lincoln's Inn, 1968;* President of Honour, Inns of Courts Society, India.
War Service Badge, 1948;
Key of the City of Manila, 1971;
Shiromani Award, 1986;
Architects of India Award, 1987;
Dashrathmal Singhvi Memorial Award of the Banaras HinduUniversity.[2]
Between 1970 and 1987, as many as 12 Indian Universities and the University of Philippines conferred upon him the honorary degreeof Doctorate of Law or Literature.[2]
Legacy[edit]
Hidayatullah National Law University
In his honor, the Hidayatullah National Law University was established in 2003, in his home town of Raipur, in the state of Chhattisgarh.[9] University also organises Justice Hidayatullah Memorial National Moot Court Competition (HNMCC) in his memory.[17]
Personal life[edit]
In 1948, Hidayatullah married Pushpa Shah who was Hindu by religion. Their son Arshad Hidayatullah is a Senior Counsel at the Supreme Court of India.[3]
See also[edit]
Chief Justice of India
President of India
Hidayatullah National Law University
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Former Vice Presidents of India". Secretariat of Vice President of India. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Desai, P. D., Justice. "Full Court Reference in Memory of The Late Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah". (1992) 4 SCC (Jour) 10. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b "Speech by Shri I. M. Chagla" (PDF). Bombay High Court. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 1992. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b c "M. Hidayatullah". www.supremecourtofindia.nic.in. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
^ Jump up to: a b c "EBC article on J. Hidayatullah". www.ebc-india.com. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
Jump up ^ http://www.ebc-india.com/lawyer/articles/92v4a1.htm Full Court Reference in Memory of The Late Justice M. Hidayatullah by M.H. Kania, Chief Justice of India: (1992) 4 SCC (Jour) 1
^ Jump up to: a b "Hidayatullah, Shri M." Secretariat of Vice President of India. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
Jump up ^ "Mohammad Hidayatullah". Supreme Court of India. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b c d "Justice M. Hidayatullah". hnlu.ac.in. Hidayatullah National Law University. Archived from the original on 5 June 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
Jump up ^ Ranjit D. Udeshi v. State of Maharashtra, AIR 1965 SC 881
Jump up ^ "SPEECH BY MR. S. G. PAGE, GOVERNMENT PLEADER, HIGH COURT, BOMBAY" (PDF). Bombay High Court. 28 September 1992. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
Jump up ^ http://www.getcited.org/mbrx/PT/2/MBR/10156330 Books by M. Hidayatullah: getCITED
Jump up ^ The London Gazette, 13 June 1946
Jump up ^ "He is Proud Past Alumni Allahabad University" Archived 7 July 2012 at Archive.is. Allahabad university Alumni Association web page say
Jump up ^ " Internet Archive of Proud Past Alumni"
Jump up ^ "Internet Archive of Proud Past Alumni"
Jump up ^ "Justice Hidayatullah Memorial National Moot Court Competition (HNMCC)" (PDF). Lexcetera. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
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1234 (Feist song)
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"1234"
Single by Feist
from the album The Reminder
Released
September 5, 2007
Format
CD single
Recorded
2007
Genre
Indie pop
Length
3:03
Label
Cherrytree/Interscope
Arts & Crafts
Songwriter(s)
Sally Seltmann, Feist
Producer(s)
Gonzales, Ben Mink, Feist
Feist singles chronology
"My Moon My Man"
(2007) "1234"
(2007) "I Feel It All"
(2008)
"My Moon My Man"
(2007) "1234"
(2007) "I Feel It All"
(2008)
"1234" is a song from Feist's third studio album, The Reminder. The song was co-written by Feist and Sally Seltmann, an Australian singer-songwriter who also recorded under the stage name New Buffalo.[1] It remains Feist's biggest hit single in the US to date, and her only song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 and UK Top 40.
Contents
1 History
2 Release
3 Chart performance
4 Awards and accolades
5 Charts
5.1 Weekly charts
5.2 Year-end charts
6 Cover versions
7 Parodies
8 In popular culture
9 References
10 External links
History[edit]
In an interview with Songfacts, Sally Seltmann said:
I had been listening to Feist's album Let It Die. I thought my little song about lost love, and the hope to recapture what you once had, sounded too much like a Feist song for me to use for New Buffalo, so I shelved it. Then, in late 2005 I did a tour across Canada supporting Feist, and Broken Social Scene. After meeting Feist, I started to wonder whether she might like to do a cover of "1234," but I was too shy to tell her about it. At the last Broken Social Scene show, I plucked up the courage to tell her that I had written a song which I thought she might like to use. We went onto the tour bus, and I recorded a simple version of the song into her laptop, with guitar and vocals. To my surprise, she loved the song, and started playing it live.[2]
On 14 December 2005, Feist played the song live at The Trabendo in Paris, France in a show broadcast on Europe2 TV, with the title "Sally's Song" and with somewhat different lyrics than in the commercially released version.[3][4]
The original version of the song was mixed by Renaud Letang.[5] It was later remixed by Van She Tech, an offshoot of the band Van She.[citation needed]
Release[edit]
The song was digitally released through iTunes Store. It gained notice after its use in an iPod nano commercial. It also appeared in an Australian commercial for eBay.[6] It has been released in the United Kingdom, in Canada and in other countries digitally.
Chart performance[edit]
Since its digital release, "1234" peaked at number four on the US Hot Digital Songs chart. The single also reached number eight on the US Hot 100, number 10 on the US Pop 100, and number 34 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart.[7] As of July 25, 2011, "1234" had sold 1.2 million downloads in the US.[8] The single's unexpected success led to its release worldwide. In the UK it proved to be a huge hit, making the top 10 and peaking at number eight.[9] It had a very successful release in Canada, making it to number two.[10] The song also entered the top 10 in several European countries. The single's success made Feist famous globally and boosted sales of her other releases. It also managed to debut at number 67 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, as digital tracks were counted towards chart positions from November 5, 2007 onwards in Australia. It later entered the top 50 of the chart in late December and peaked at number 36. It also ranked number 34 in the Triple J Hottest 100.[11]
In the 28 April 2008 episode of The Colbert Report where she was a guest, Feist said that she had planned to offer "1234" as the official campaign theme for Stephen Colbert's Presidential bid, before he dropped out.[12]
As of 2017 it the single was certified silver by BPI for 200,000 sold copies. [13]
Awards and accolades[edit]
"1234" was nominated for Grammy Awards in the categories of Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Short Form Music Video. Likewise, the success of the song largely contributed to Feist's other nominations that year for Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Album. It also won the Juno award for Single of the Year on 6 April 2008 in Calgary. Sally Seltmann also received a nomination at the 2008 APRA Awards for Song of the Year.[14]
This song was number 19 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007,[15] and number nine on the list of Readers' 25 Best Songs of 2007.[16] It was also ranked number five on Amazon.com's Best Songs of 2007.[17] Pitchfork Media deemed the video the fifth best video of the decade,[18] and named the song number 16 on the top 100 tracks of 2007.[19] Blender named the video number two on The Top 10 Music Videos of 2007.[20] In France the video won Music video of the year at the Victoires de la Musique.
Time magazine named "1234" one of The 10 Best Songs of 2007, ranking it at number two after "Rehab" by Amy Winehouse. Writer Josh Tyrangiel called the song a “masterpiece”, praising Feist for singing it “with a mixture of wisdom and exuberance that's all her own."[21][22]
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (2007–08)
Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[23]
36
Australia Hitseekers (ARIA)[24]
1
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[25]
19
Brazilian Singles Chart (ABPD)[26]
33
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[27]
3
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[28]
21
Canada Rock (Billboard)[29]
50
European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)
20
Germany (GfK Entertainment)[30]
75
Ireland (IRMA)[31]
33
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[32]
97
Scottish Singles Chart (Official Charts Company)[33]
43
Slovakia (IFPI)[34]
54
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[35]
63
UK Singles Chart (Official Charts Company)[36]
8
US Billboard Hot 100[37]
8
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[38]
30
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[39]
34
US Hot Digital Songs (Billboard)[40]
4
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (2007)
Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[41]
111
Chart (2008)
Position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[42]
35
Cover versions[edit]
The song was rewritten as a counting song for the 39th season (2008) of Sesame Street, in which Feist counts chickens, monsters (Elmo, Rosita, Telly and Zoe) and penguins to 4.[43][44]
Brooke White of American Idol fame performed a cover of "1234" during her set on the American Idols LIVE! Tour 2008, which ran from 1 July to 13 September.
Electropop band Joy Electric released a cover of the song in 2009 on their album Favorites at Play.
Parodies[edit]
It was parodied by MADtv for the continuous releases of new iPods, a commercial in which the song was originally used
In popular culture[edit]
It was sung by the character of Andy Bernard in "Lecture Circuit", an episode of The Office, in an attempt to woo a client he finds attractive. This attempt fails, and Dunder Mifflin loses the account. It was used in a trailer for the 2009 film New York, I Love You. It also features in The Inbetweeners season 1 episode, 'Bunk Off'.
Singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins covered the song for his 2009 album All Join In. The lyrics were changed because of dark subject material and the song also featured Kenny's 11-year-old daughter Hana.[45]
Pianist Louis Durra recorded an instrumental trio version released on Mad World EP and Arrogant Doormats (2011).
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Everett-Green, Robert (2008-02-09). "Grammy girl: Feist". The Globe and Mail. pp. R1, R19. Archived from the original on 2009-01-16.
Jump up ^ Songfacts for "1234". Retrieved 12 December 2007.
Jump up ^ "feist - trabendo session - paris - 14th december 2005". 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
Jump up ^ "Feist - 1234 - Letterman 08/27/2007".
Jump up ^ Paul Tingen (April 2008). "Secrets of the Mix Engineers: Renaud Letang". Sound on Sound magazine.
Jump up ^ "eBay Make Shopping Exciting with Feist in Whistler » The Inspiration Room | Daily". The Inspiration Room. 2007-07-01. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
Jump up ^ Billboard chart history
Jump up ^ "Billboard Bits: Feist's New Album, Haley Reinhart Inks Label Deal". Billboard.com. 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
Jump up ^ "The Charts". Music.unrealitytv.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
Jump up ^ Billboard.com
Jump up ^ "Hottest 100 2007". Triple J. ABC. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Feist | The Colbert Report". Comedy Central. 2008-04-28. Archived from the original on 2008-05-06. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
Jump up ^ https://www.bpi.co.uk/bpi-awards/
Jump up ^ 2008 Apra Nominees Announced Archived December 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
Jump up ^ "The 100 Best Songs of 2007". Archived from the original on 2005-01-07. Retrieved 2007-12-22. CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
Jump up ^ "Rock List: Readers' 25 Best Songs of 2007". Rolling Stone. 2007-12-17. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
Jump up ^ "Best Songs of 2007". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
Jump up ^ Plagenhoef, Scott (2009-08-31). "Staff Lists: The Top 50 Music Videos of the 2000s | Features". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
Jump up ^ "Staff Lists: Top 100 Tracks of 2007". Pitchfork Media. 2007-12-17. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
Jump up ^ "The Top 10 Music Videos of 2007". Blender. 2007-12-18. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
Jump up ^ Tyrangiel, Josh; "The Best Top 10 Lists of the Year"; "The 10 Best Songs"; Time magazine; 24 December 2007; Page 39.
Jump up ^ Tyrangiel, Josh (2007-12-09). "''Time'' magazine's Top 10 Songs of 2007 at". Time.com. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
Jump up ^ "Feist – 1234". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
Jump up ^ "ARIA Report: Issue 928" (PDF). ARIA. Retrieved 17 December 2007.
Jump up ^ "Feist – 1234". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Brazil" (PDF). ABPD. October 6, 2001. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Feist – Chart History: Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Feist Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
Jump up ^ "Feist Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
Jump up ^ "Feist – 1234" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Chart Track: Week 40, 2007". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Feist – 1234". dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Feist". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 29, 2007.
Jump up ^ "SNS IFPI". Hitparáda – Radio Top100 Oficiálna (in Slovak). IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Feist – 1234". hitparade.ch (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Feist". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Feist – Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Feist – Chart History: Adult Pop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Feist – Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Feist – Chart History: Digital Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
Jump up ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2007" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
Jump up ^ "Feist – Chart History: Canadian Hot 100 (Year end)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
Jump up ^ Agrell, Siri (2008-07-16). "Will Feist's famous number be a monster hit with children?". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. A1. Retrieved 2008-07-16. [permanent dead link]
Jump up ^ "Sesame Street: Feist sings 1,2,3,4".
Jump up ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1998-05-26. Retrieved 1998-05-26. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
External links[edit]
Official music video on YouTube
Making of the music video on YouTube
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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Studio albums
Monarch (Lay Your Jewelled Head Down) (1999)
Let It Die (2004)
The Reminder (2007)
Metals (2011)
Pleasure (2017)
Remix albums
Open Season
Singles
"Mushaboom"
"One Evening"
"Inside and Out"
"Secret Heart"
"My Moon My Man"
"1234"
"I Feel It All"
"How Come You Never Go There"
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Discography
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Broken Social Scene
By Divine Right
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