1, 2 Step

"1, 2 Step"
"1, 2 Step"
Single by Ciara featuring Missy Elliott
from the album Goodies
B-side	"Goodies" (Bimbo Jones full vocal)
Released	November 1, 2004
Studio	Doppler (Atlanta); Hit Factory Criteria (Miami);
Genre	Crunk&B; electro-pop;
Length	3:22
Label	LaFace; Sho'nuff;
Songwriter(s)	Ciara Harris; Phalon Alexander; Missy Elliott;
Producer(s)	Jazze Pha
Ciara singles chronology
Missy Elliott singles chronology
Music video
	"1, 2 Step" on YouTube

"1, 2 Step" is a song by American singer Ciara featuring American rapper Missy Elliott. Written alongside producer Jazze Pha, it was released on November 1, 2004 as the second single of the former's debut studio album, Goodies. In the United States. It peaked within the top 10 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.^[2] In the United States, the song peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed there for seven weeks.

^ Breihan, Tom (December 19, 2022). "The Number Ones: Mario's "Let Me Love You"". Stereogum. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
^ "The Billboard Hot 100 Singles & Tracks – Decade Year End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on June 30, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2012.

[1] Breihan, Tom (December 19, 2022). "The Number Ones: Mario's "Let Me Love You"". Stereogum. Retrieved December 20, 2022.

[2000s-2] "The Billboard Hot 100 Singles & Tracks – Decade Year End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on June 30, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2012.

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