"5, 6, 7, 8" was the first single released by the British pop group, Steps. The verses are performed by Lee, Lisa performed the middle 8, while the rest of the group join in for the choruses. It coincided with a minor line dancing craze in the UK at the time.
Although it is Steps' only single to miss the top ten in the UK, it is also one of their highest sellers. It remained in the top 20 for ten weeks and sold over 300,000 copies, more than some of their top 5 hits. The song reached #1 in Australia.
The video features Steps performing the song and its dance routine in co-ordinating outfits, on the beach and at a beachside bar. Lee does a rap in more than half part of the song. In the video, the guys were playing and strolling around the beach, while the girls were driving heavy cars. At the end of the video, Steps perform on a stage during the evening while being watched by party people.
Are you dancing with your partner, or are you pushing them around?
Are you begging for attention, or do you love the one you found?
Are you giving up your Saturdays to waltz all over town?
Or is everyday your jolly holiday with the merry you're with now?
You could give it all away, give it all and be unstoppable
All away, everything is really possible
All away, you never really owned it anyway
It'll all fall in place if you just let go, um
Don't dress up your children like dolls from your past
Well they'll run from you madly, they'll never look back
And when they grow older they'll do just the same
The world's a reflection of how children play
Well you could it all away, give it all and be unstoppable
All away, make empty meaningful
All away, you never really owned it anyway
It'll all fall in place if you just let go, oh
When you're in the mood, baby
Hear just what your heart has to say
When the world is turning topside in turbine think you’d better hurry down, to the bottom of your soul
And be loved
Your word is your access; your mouth is your door
Let’s slide down inside there and see what's in store
In the middle there's a rhythm picking; that's a freakin' heartbeat
At the bottom there a lot of water keeping your soul deep
You could give it give it all and be unstoppable
All away, everything is really possible
All away, you never really owed it anyway
It'll all fall in place if you just let go, oh oh oh
Yeah, when you're in the mood, pretty baby
Hear just what your heart has to say
When the world is turning topside in turbine think you’d better hurry down, to the bottom of your soul
Get down, give it all, and be loved
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo...