[2] In an interview with Uncut, Mann said that he regarded Ready Steady Go as being like a rocket, and wrote the song as a countdown to launch it.
", and would be the last single released before bass player Dave Richmond left the band.
[1] Due to this, the band resorted to recording a cover version of "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" (originally performed by vocal group the Exciters) as their next release, which became a trans-Atlantic number one hit and their first international chart success.
In 1997 the Spice Girls' jingle used to introduce Channel 5 was loosely based on 5-4-3-2-1.
[6] British supermarket chain Tesco used the song in adverts for £5 off a £40 spend in 2012.