5,6,7,8

"5,6,7,8"
Single by Steps
from the album Step One
B-side"Words of Wisdom"
Released10 November 1997 (1997-11-10)
StudioPWL (London and Manchester, England)
Genre
Length3:22
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Steps singles chronology
"5,6,7,8"
(1997)
"Last Thing on My Mind"
(1998)
Music video
"5,6,7,8" on YouTube

"5,6,7,8" is a song by British group Steps from their debut studio album, Step One (1998). Written by Barry Upton and Steve Crosby and produced by Karl Twigg, Mark Topham and Pete Waterman, the song blends techno-pop and country pop styles. Released as their debut single in November 1997 by Jive and EBUL, it followed the group's formation, which came after each group member responded to a magazine advertisement seeking auditions for a pop band.

"5,6,7,8" peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart (one of Steps' lowest chart positions) but has become the third-best-selling single of their career in the United Kingdom, selling 365,000 copies and receiving 3,440,000 streams as of March 2017. "5,6,7,8" peaked at number-one in Australia and reached the top five in Belgium and New Zealand. Its accompanying music video was shot on a beach and features the group driving quad bikes and dancing in a bar. "5,6,7,8" was performed on The Ultimate Tour in 2012, Party on the Dancefloor Tour in 2017 and What the Future Holds Tour in 2021.