“Hyped up,
ready to go, I got my eyes on the prize, I’m sick of feelin’ the lows, I wanna
roll with the highs…”
… and so goes the opening to Los Angeles’ Fitz and the Tantrum’s awesome latest single… “123456”, the second in a series of current songs to be featured here on Kyle’s Radio Dial.
… and so goes the opening to Los Angeles’ Fitz and the Tantrum’s awesome latest single… “123456”, the second in a series of current songs to be featured here on Kyle’s Radio Dial.
Pronounced
“one two three four five six”… Michael Fitzpatrick (the “Fitz” to the
Tantrums), has composed an ode to self-confidence and positivity which is an
instant pop classic, belonging in an esteemed group of upbeat tunes like “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”, “Walking on Sunshine”, “Everybody Have Fun Tonight”, “Bye Bye Bye”, “Mmmbop”, “Tubthumping”… or
for a more recent example, Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling”.
Plus, it has a really great video, as Fitz picks up a cell phone that has the power to electrify and “charge” people up, causing them to dance in the streets. In fact, the first passerby that Fitz charges is his fellow bandmate Noelle Scaggs. Is the phone enchanted, or haunted? Is it an alien technology? Is it running some obscure “charge people up” app? That’s never explained, the video just asks you to have fun watching it. And you will.
The counting sections and the chorus are the very definition of a perfect hook, as together they create an insanely catchy, yet very simple earworm. This jam should totally get featured as a skit in Sesame Street. You know you can just imagine The Count rockin’ out to this! C’mon Sesame Workshop, make it happen!
From Fitz’s upcoming (as yet untitled) 2019 LP, “123456” is currently at #24 on the US Alternative chart, and #33 on the US Rock chart, as of April 23, 2019. I’d love to see this tune cross over to the Hot 100, as the highest the band has gotten on that chart so far was 2016’s “HandClap” which peaked at #53. Check out the Tantrum's latest (soon to be hit) below, and spread the word about this most tasty of jams!
Plus, it has a really great video, as Fitz picks up a cell phone that has the power to electrify and “charge” people up, causing them to dance in the streets. In fact, the first passerby that Fitz charges is his fellow bandmate Noelle Scaggs. Is the phone enchanted, or haunted? Is it an alien technology? Is it running some obscure “charge people up” app? That’s never explained, the video just asks you to have fun watching it. And you will.
The counting sections and the chorus are the very definition of a perfect hook, as together they create an insanely catchy, yet very simple earworm. This jam should totally get featured as a skit in Sesame Street. You know you can just imagine The Count rockin’ out to this! C’mon Sesame Workshop, make it happen!
From Fitz’s upcoming (as yet untitled) 2019 LP, “123456” is currently at #24 on the US Alternative chart, and #33 on the US Rock chart, as of April 23, 2019. I’d love to see this tune cross over to the Hot 100, as the highest the band has gotten on that chart so far was 2016’s “HandClap” which peaked at #53. Check out the Tantrum's latest (soon to be hit) below, and spread the word about this most tasty of jams!
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