“1, 2, 3” invites you onto a bilingual dance floor where Mexican pop star Sofía Reyes, U.S. hit-maker Jason Derulo, and Puerto Rican-American rapper De La Ghetto trade playful lines in English, Spanish, and a dash of French. The beat is tropical, the attitude is cheeky, and the lyrics feel like a flirty back-and-forth that happens while everyone is moving to the rhythm.
Behind the catchy un, dos, tres countdown, the song is really about setting the rules of attraction. Sofía calls out a love interest for his bad manners, then flips the script by teasing him with the promise of a kiss “if you want to turn it on.” Counting to three becomes a code: 1 show some respect, 2 spark the mood (get a lightbulb / lighter), 3 let’s dance and maybe find a room. It is a confident, empowering anthem that mixes sass and seduction, reminding listeners that chemistry works best when both sides play the game with a little charm and a lot of rhythm.