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Written by	Christopher Cerf
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Date	1973
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"Count It Higher" is a Sesame Street song about the thrill of counting, performed by Little Chrissy and The Alphabeats. The song, somewhat reminiscent of The Beatles' version of "Twist and Shout," featured the debut of Little Chrissy and The Alphabeats. During the song, The Alphabeats attempt to count several times, first up to 3, then up to 5. Finally trying once again, they count all the way up to 10. Then they count again to 10.

Trivia

• In their first appearance, there are three Alphabeats (besides Little Chrissy) instead of two, and the two members who regularly appeared look slightly different: The purple Alphabeat has messy blond hair instead of smooth brown hair, the green Alphabeat has spiky black hair instead of smooth blonde hair, and they both have wide circular eyes and no eyelids.

• This song was later included in the Sesame Street Live show Let's Be Friends.

• In Count it Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street, it was listed as number 1 on The Count's Countdown Show because it was The Count's favorite song.

Audio Releases

• Letters... and Numbers, Too! (1974)
• The Count Counts (1975)
• Count It Higher/Exit (single, 1976)
• Born to Add (remixed)
• Sesame Street Celebrates! (1994)
• Sesame Street Best (1997)
• Let's Be Friends (soundtrack) (sung by Count von Count)

Video Releases

• Count It Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street
• Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
• Shalom Sesame: Passover (partially in Hebrew)
• Plaza Sesamo Video: Cuenta con Nosotros (in Spanish)