"Count in Fives" was the third single by the UK band The Horrors

The Horrors

The Horrors are an English band from Southend on Sea, formed in 2005. Their debut Strange House, was released in 2007 and reached number thirty-seven on the UK Albums Chart, their second album Primary Colours was released in 2009 and peaked at number 25 in the UK...

, released in October, 2006. The song is about Faris Badwan

Faris Badwan

Faris Badwan is a British musician, best known for being the lead vocalist for the English Alternative Rock band The Horrors, and more recently one half of his side project Cat's Eyes with Rachel Zeffira.-Early life:...

's childhood obsession with arranging things in groups of 5. The B-side "A Knife in their Eye" words written by Badwan set to music by The Monks

The Monks

Monks are a garage rock band, formed by American GIs who were based in Germany in the mid to late 1960s. They reunited in 1999 and have continued to play concerts, although no new studio recordings have been made...

. Like other singles by the band it could not chart as it came packaged with stickers. The music video featured people using sign language to 'act out' the music and lyrics of the song. There was a minor controversy with this single when it was discovered that the intro and verse was an uncredited replica of We The People's song "My Brother, The Man".

Track listing

• 7" 1

1. "Count in Fives"
2. "Who Says?"

• 7" 2

1. "Count in Fives"
2. "A Knife In Their Eye"