September (Earth, Wind & Fire song)
| "September" | ||||
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| Single by Earth, Wind & Fire | ||||
| from the album The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 | ||||
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| Released | November 18, 1978 | |||
| Recorded | September 1978 | |||
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| Length | 3:35 | |||
| Label | ARC/Columbia | |||
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| "September" on YouTube | ||||
"September" is a song by the American band Earth, Wind & Fire released as a single on November 18, 1978, by ARC/Columbia Records. The song was written by Allee Willis and Maurice White, based on a music sequence developed by guitarist Al McKay. Initially included as a track for The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1, "September" was very successful commercially and reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart, No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart. The song remains a staple of the band's body of work and has been sampled, covered, remixed, and re-recorded numerous times.
It was added to the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry list of sound recordings that "are culturally, historically, or aesthetically important" in 2018.