"September" is a song by the American funk band Earth, Wind & Fire. It was recorded during the sessions for their album I Am (1979) and released as a single in 1978. It was included on The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 (1978).
"September" reached number one on the US R&B chart, number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100, and number three on the UK Singles Chart.
Video September (Earth, Wind & Fire song)
Composition
"September" is in the key of A major with a tempo of 126 beats per minute in common time. The vocals span from E4 to F?5.
Using a chord progression written by Earth, Wind & Fire guitarist Al McKay, Allee Willis and Maurice White wrote the song over one month. Willis was originally bothered by the gibberish "ba-dee-ya" lyric White used through the song, and begged him to rewrite it: "I just said, 'What the fuck does 'ba-dee-ya' mean?' And he essentially said, 'Who the fuck cares?' I learned my greatest lesson ever in songwriting from him, which was never let the lyric get in the way of the groove."
Maps September (Earth, Wind & Fire song)
Reception
The song was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry and certified gold in the US (Until the RIAA lowered the sales levels for certified singles in 1989, a Gold single equaled 1 million units sold.) "September" was later certified Gold for digital sales by the RIAA, and has sold over 2 million digital copies in the US as of September 2017. The song was also later released as "December", chord changes and melody remained identical, with lyrics re-written for the "...Twenty-fifth of December...", performed by Earth Wind & Fire, as well, on a later album.
In the United Kingdom the song has been popular as the basis of football chants at a number of clubs: according to a Guardian article this originated at Newcastle United F.C. where fans started singing a chant about player Chancel Mbemba in the autumn of 2015. It was also adapted by fans of the England national football team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia: "Woah, England are in Russia / Woah, drinking all the vodka / Woah, England's going all the way".
September 99
"September '99" is a single by R&B/funk band Earth, Wind & Fire released in 1999 by Sony Music. As well September '99 got to No. 25 on the UK Singles chart.
Overview
September 99 is a remix of EWF's 1978 single September. As well the song was remixed by English Dance Music duo Phats and Small.
In Pouplar Culture
In the PBS Kids TV show Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman, Ruff (voiced by Jim Conroy) sings a parody of this song to promote Season 3 of the show which ironically premiered in September of 2008.
Chart performance
Sales and certifications
Accolades
The information regarding accolades attributed to September ' is adapted from AcclaimedMusic.net.
(*) designates lists that are unordered.
References
External links
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
- The Song That Never Ends: Why Earth, Wind & Fire's 'September' Sustains NPR Morning Edition from September 19th, 2014. at npr.org
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