September ( Earth, Wind & Fire song ) - wikipedia September ( Earth, Wind & Fire song ) Not to be confused with September Song. `` September '' Single by Earth, Wind & Fire from the album The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 B - side `` Love 's Holiday '' `` Ca n't Hide Love '' Released November 18, 1978 Format 7 '' single 12 '' single Recorded September 1978 Genre R&B disco funk soul Length 3 : 35 Label Columbia Songwriter ( s ) Maurice White Al McKay Allee Willis Producer ( s ) Maurice White Earth, Wind & Fire singles chronology `` Got to Get You into My Life '' ( 1978 ) `` September '' ( 1978 ) `` Boogie Wonderland '' ( 1979 ) `` Got to Get You into My Life '' ( 1978 ) `` September '' ( 1978 ) `` Boogie Wonderland '' ( 1979 ) Music video `` September '' on YouTube `` September '' is a song by American funk band Earth, Wind & Fire, written by Maurice White, Al McKay, and Allee Willis. It was recorded during the I Am sessions and released as a single in 1978. Featured on the band 's album The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1, `` September '' reached number one on the US R&B chart, number eight on the Billboard Hot 100, and number three on the UK singles chart. There is no evidence that White 's unusual lyrics for the chorus have any concrete meaning ( whether as a reference to the Persian king Bardiya, said to have been murdered in September 522 B.C., or otherwise ), and were questioned by Willis : `` I said, ' We are going to change ' ba - dee - ya ' to real words, right ? '... I learned my greatest lesson ever in songwriting from him, which was never let the lyric get in the way of the groove. '' Contents 1 Composition 2 Reception 3 Remixes 4 Covers 5 Samples 6 Appearances in other media 7 Chart performance 7.1 Weekly charts 7.2 Year - end charts 8 Sales and certifications 9 Accolades 10 References 11 External links Composition The song is performed in the key of A major with a tempo of 126 beats per minute in common time. The group 's vocals span from E to F ♯. 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. The song was also later released as `` December '', chord changes & melody remained identical, with lyrics re-written for the ``... Twenty - fifth of December... '', performed by Earth Wind & Fire, as well, on a later album. Remixes In 1978, a small amount of red vinyl records where pressed under the CBS Mexico label featuring a 5 : 25 minutes extended edit of `` September '' and a longer edit of `` Fantasy ''. This is the only remix with permission of Earth Wind & Fire. In 1998, Italian DJ X-Treme recorded a remix of the song, which appeared on his album X-Treme and another remix titled `` September ( Rap Mix ) '', which appeared on the 1999 compilation album Dancemania X1. In 1999, Phats & Small remixed the song and called it `` September 99 '', which became a dance hit. In 2015, electronic musician Throttle, gave his own spin on the song, and released it as a single on Ultra Music on November 13. Covers This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( May 2016 ) In 1993, American pop singer Michael Jackson originally planned to re-record with Earth, Wind & Fire on his `` Greatest Hits '' album. In October 1996, Australian R&B group Past To Present briefly charted with a cover of the song. In 1998, jazz bassist Brian Bromberg performs a mostly instrumental version of the song on the album You Know That Feeling. In 2000, Ukrainian child star Assol sings `` V Sentjabre '' on her first album Alye Parusa. In 2001, the song was covered by Sisqó and Vitamin C as a duet for the movie Get Over It. It played during the credits. In 2004, Japanese singer Asako Toki covered the song on her album Standards. In 2006, instrumental math rock band Don Caballero referenced the guitar riff throughout their song `` Palm Trees in The Fecking Bahamas '' for their album World Class Listening Problem. In 2007, Kirk Franklin does a gospel rendition of the song on the Earth, Wind & Fire tribute album Interpretations : Celebrating The Music Of Earth, Wind & Fire. In 2007, French singer Christophe Willem Recorded the song for the movie Disco. In 2008, Gordon Goodwin arranged the song for his 18 - piece big band `` Gordon Goodwin 's Big Phat Band '' on his album Act Your Age. In 2009, the song was covered by musical duo Pomplamoose as a birthday present to the lead singer 's father. It was uploaded on YouTube on September 30. Their version of the song appears on the 2010 album Tribute to Famous People. In 2009, Hong Kong singer Susan Wong included a cover of the song on her smooth jazz / bossa nova album 511. In July 2013, the song was covered by OMG Girlz in their song `` Do You Remember ''. In the Netherlands, X-Factor 's second finalist Richy sung this in one of the broadcasts. The song has been performed three times on American Idol, by Anwar Robinson, Danny Gokey, and Colton Dixon. All were eliminated after except for Gokey. The song has been performed by Boogie and the Yoyoz, a popular Midwest Cover Band, winners of the 2016 WAMI award for Cover Band. In 2016, Earth, Wind & Fire re-recorded `` September '' with Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick for the film Trolls and its soundtrack. In 2017, the Japanese band Little Glee Monster ( ja ) published a cover of the song in their new disc, after performing it alongside Earth, Wind & Fire 's during their live tour across Japan. Samples This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( May 2016 ) In 1996, Filipino singer Regine Velasquez sampled the song for the single `` Fly '' as part of her album Retro. In 1997, house singer Crystal Waters sampled the song for her single `` Say... If You Feel Alright ''. In 2002, Kylie Minogue sampled the song for the live version of `` Spinning Around '' at the Fever Tour. In June 2008, Girl Talk sampled the song for his mashup `` In Step '' and was released on the album Feed the Animals. The song was sampled by Polish musician Norbi in his hit single `` Kobiety są gorące '' ( `` Women are hot '' ). The song was sampled in the OMG Girlz song, `` Do You Remember ''. The ba - de-ya chorus of the song was sampled in Enrique Iglesias ' song `` Everything 's Gonna Be Alright '' from his 2010 album Euphoria. Appearances in other media This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( May 2016 ) The song has been featured in movies such as The Ringer, Our Family Wedding, Soul Food, Dan in Real Life, Lost & Found, Get Over It, Night at the Museum, Last Vegas, Barbershop : The Next Cut, and The Nice Guys. The 2011 French movie Intouchables features the song during the opening sequence. The song 's remix, `` September 99 '', is played in the Japanese nightclub in the film Babel. It was used as the theme song for the 2002 Japanese drama Zoku - Heisei Meotojawan. The song was featured in Shameless on the Season 2 episode `` Hurricane Monica ``. The song was featured in Family Guy on the Season 11 premiere episode `` Into Fat Air '', showcasing Stewie in a casino scene. The song was featured in The Cleveland Show on the Season 1 finale episode `` You 're the Best Man, Cleveland Brown ''. The song was featured in American Dad ! on the Season 1 eighteenth episode `` Finances with Wolves ''. This song has been featured on NBC 's TV series Chuck. The song also appears on the promo of ABC for their hit shows premiering in the Fall 2008. On December 14, 2007, the song was covered during Fox Television 's reality - competition The Next Great American Band by Nashville big - band group Denver and the Mile High Orchestra. Ruff Ruffman parodied the song for Season 3 of FETCH ! as `` The 29th of September ''. Japanese comedic performer, Smelly, parodied the song with his promotional video `` Suki Suki Smelly ''. The song has been used in video games such as the European release of Donkey Konga, in the Xbox 360 game Dance Dance Revolution Universe which a remix titled `` September 99 '' is featured and the video game Karaoke Revolution Presents : American Idol Encore. A cover version of the song also appears in the Nintendo DS video game Elite Beat Agents and the Wii game Wii Music. The song is in GuitarFreaks V4 and DrumMania V4. The song is featured in the 2016 dance video game Just Dance 2017. The song was used in a point - and - click game called Isis. The song was used as the entry theme for boxing champion Thomas `` Hit Man '' Hearns in the late 1970s. Hearns said in an interview he liked the song 's reference to September 21, which was the date of one of his early victories as an up - and - coming fighter in the Detroit area and also the birthday of Alexis `` Eastland '' Cherniak, one of his early mentors. The song served as Al Gore 's campaign theme during his 2000 US Presidential campaign. It is also featured on a stereo test disc that came with some 2003 models of the Toyota Avalon. The song was featured in a commercial announcing the Subway anniversary in 2012. In Apple Stores, the iPad, iPhone, and iPod store samples have a default preloaded music library, which includes this song. Earth, Wind & Fire performed this song ( as well as Pure Gold ) with the Japanese idol group SMAP in a 2006 episode of the group 's variety program, SMAP × SMAP. Earth, Wind & Fire sang a special TV - related version of the song with The Black Eyed Peas at the 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Earth, Wind & Fire performed the song in the Closing Ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics. The song was used in the wedding ceremony and reception of characters Patrick Jane and Teresa Lisbon, in the finale of the CBS TV series The Mentalist broadcast on February 18, 2015. The song was used in the end scene of the CBS TV series Scorpion -- Season 1, Episode 17 `` Going South '' ( 23 Feb 2015 ) -- with Sylvester dancing with Megan and then scene transitions to Walter in the warehouse The song was used in the end scene of the ABC TV series Black - ish -- Season 1, Episode 16, `` Parental Guidance '' ( 4 March 2015 ), in the wedding celebration montage. With recent uses on The Mentalist and Scorpion, this was the third use of this song during the last five minutes of an episode of a broadcast network series in the space of 15 days. The song was featured in 2014 -- 2015 Brazilian soap opera Boogie Oogie. Jeremy Vine and Karen Clifton danced the Cha - cha - cha to the song in the 13th series of Strictly Come Dancing. Shinnosuke Abe of the Yomiuri Giants uses the song as his entrance music as he walks to the batter 's box. The song was ranked number 8 out of the top 76 songs of the 1970s by internet radio station WDDF Radio in their 2016 countdown. Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1978 -- 79 ) Peak position Australia KMR 12 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 19 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 10 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 20 Ireland ( IRMA ) 8 Italy ( FIMI ) 43 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 18 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 12 Norway ( VG - lista ) 6 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 13 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 8 US Billboard Hot Soul Singles Chart ( `` September 1999 '' ) Peak position Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 32 France ( SNEP ) 64 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 40 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 12 Norway ( VG - lista ) 15 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 48 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 33 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 25 Chart ( 2011 ) Peak position France ( SNEP ) 29 Year - end charts Chart ( 1979 ) Rank Australia 80 Canada 108 UK 61 US Billboard Hot 100 78 Sales and certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Italy ( FIMI ) Digital download Gold 15,000 Mexico ( AMPROFON ) Digital download Gold 30,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Physical release Silver 250,000 United States ( RIAA ) Physical release Gold 1,000,000 United States ( RIAA ) Digital download Gold 100,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Accolades The information regarding accolades attributed to September ' is adapted from AcclaimedMusic.net. Publication Country Accolade Year Rank Bruce Pollock US The 7,500 Most Important Songs of 1944 -- 2000 2005 * Gary Mulholland UK This Is Uncool : The 500 Best Singles Since Punk Rock 2002 * ( * ) designates lists that are unordered. References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Top R&B / Hip - Hop Singles : 1942 -- 2004. Record Research. p. 179. Jump up ^ Dean, Maury ( 2003 ). Rock N ' Roll Gold Rush. Algora. p. 289. ISBN 0 - 87586 - 207 - 1. Jump up ^ Charnas, Dan. `` The Song That Never Ends : Why Earth, Wind & Fire 's ' September ' Sustains ''. NPR. NPR. Retrieved 21 September 2016. Jump up ^ White, Maurice. `` Earth Wind & Fire `` September '' Sheet Music in F# Minor ( transposable ) -- Download & Print ``. Musicnotes.com. Retrieved 2017 - 06 - 10. Jump up ^ `` September -- Earth, Wind & Fire -- Spot On Track ''. www.spotontrack.com. Retrieved 2017 - 06 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on May 10, 2014. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Rock Music, etc., Terms ''. spider.georgetowncollege.edu. Retrieved March 23, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved 2010 - 10 - 19. Jump up ^ `` X-Treme -- X-Treme ''. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 13. Jump up ^ `` X-Treme Discography ''. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 13. Jump up ^ `` To Get His First Oscar Nod, Justin Timberlake Had To Act Like A Troll ''. NPR. February 10, 2017. Jump up ^. May 22, 2017 http://natalie.mu/music/news/233683. Missing or empty title = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` SMELLY ''. Kugelblitz. 2005 -- 2006. Archived from the original ( PHP ) on January 10, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2009. Jump up ^ `` アース ・ ウインド & ファイアー 『 フォーエヴァー 』 、 阿部 慎之 助 選手 が 「 セプテンバー 」 を 選曲 ''. Jump up ^ `` WDDF Radio ''. Jump up ^ `` Australian Chart Book ''. Austchartbook.com.au. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 13. ^ Jump up to : `` Ultratop.be -- Earth, Wind & Fire -- September '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Cite error : Invalid < ref > tag ; name `` sc_Flanders_Earth. 2C_Wind_. 26_Fire '' defined multiple times with different content ( see the help page ). ^ Jump up to : `` Musicline.de -- Earth, Wind & Fire Single - Chartverfolgung '' ( in German ). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Jump up ^ `` Irish Singles Chart -- Search for song ''. Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Hit Parade Italia -- Indice per Interprete : E ''. Hit Parade Italia. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- Earth, Wind & Fire search results '' ( in Dutch ) Dutch Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Earth, Wind & Fire -- September ''. Top 40 Singles. ^ Jump up to : `` Norwegiancharts.com -- Earth, Wind & Fire -- September ''. VG - lista. Cite error : Invalid < ref > tag ; name `` sc_Norway_Earth. 2C_Wind_. 26_Fire '' defined multiple times with different content ( see the help page ). ^ Jump up to : `` Swedishcharts.com -- Earth, Wind & Fire -- September ''. Singles Top 100. Cite error : Invalid < ref > tag ; name `` sc_Sweden_Earth. 2C_Wind_. 26_Fire '' defined multiple times with different content ( see the help page ). ^ Jump up to : `` Earth, Wind & Fire : Artist Chart History '' Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ Joel Whitburn 's Top Pop Singles 1955 -- 2002 ^ Jump up to : `` Lescharts.com -- Earth, Wind & Fire -- September 99 ( Phats & Small Remix ) '' ( in French ). Les classement single. Cite error : Invalid < ref > tag ; name `` sc_France_Earth. 2C_Wind_. 26_Fire '' defined multiple times with different content ( see the help page ). Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Earth, Wind & Fire -- September 99 ( Phats & Small Remix ) ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Jump up ^ `` Australian Chart Book ''. Austchartbook.com.au. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 13. Jump up ^ `` Image : RPM Weekly -- Library and Archives Canada ''. Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 13. Jump up ^ `` Chart Archive -- 1970s Singles ''. everyHit.com. Retrieved October 10, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits of 1979 / Top 100 Songs of 1979 ''. Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 13. Jump up ^ `` Italian single certifications -- Earth, Wind & Fire -- September '' ( in Italian ). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 3 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` Certificaciones -- Earth, Wind & Fire '' ( in Spanish ). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 14 February 2016. Jump up ^ `` British single certifications -- Earth, Wind & Fire -- September ''. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 October 2014. Enter September in the search field and then press Enter. ^ Jump up to : `` American single certifications -- Earth, Wind & Fire -- September ''. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 3 October 2014. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH Jump up ^ `` Shining Star ''. Acclaimed Music. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 13. 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 Preceded by `` Got to Be Real '' by Cheryl Lynn Billboard 's Hot Soul number one single January 13, 1979 Succeeded by `` Aqua Boogie '' by Parliament Earth, Wind & Fire Philip Bailey Verdine White Ralph Johnson B. David Whitworth Myron McKinley John Paris Philip Bailey, Jr. Morris O'Connor Serg Dimitrijevic Maurice White Michael Beale Leslie Drayton Wade Flemons Yackov Ben Israel Sherry Scott Carl Carwell Alexander Thomas Chester Washington Don Whitehead Roland Bautista Jessica Cleaves Larry Dunn Ronnie Laws Johnny Graham Al McKay Andrew Woolfolk Fred White Beloyd Taylor Sonny Emory Sheldon Reynolds Dick Smith Vance Taylor Fred Ravel Morris Pleasure David Romero Mike McKnight Robert Brookins Gordon Campbell Bobby Gonzales Daniel de los Reyes Kimberly Brewer John Johnson Krystal Bailey Kim Johnson Greg `` G - Mo '' Moore Vadim Zilberstein Don Myrick Studio albums Earth, Wind & Fire The Need of Love Last Days and Time Head to the Sky Open Our Eyes That 's the Way of the World Spirit All ' n All I Am Faces Raise ! Powerlight Electric Universe Touch the World Heritage Millennium In the Name of Love The Promise Illumination Now, Then & Forever Holiday Compilations and live albums Another Time Gratitude The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 The Collection The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 2 The Eternal Dance Elements of Love : Ballads Greatest Hits Live Greatest Hits The Ultimate Collection The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire That 's the Way of the World : Alive in 75 Live in Rio Love Songs Ultimate Collection Singles `` Evil '' `` Keep Your Head to the Sky '' `` Mighty Mighty '' `` Devotion '' `` Shining Star '' `` That 's the Way of the World '' `` Reasons '' `` Sing a Song '' `` Ca n't Hide Love '' `` Getaway '' `` Saturday Nite '' `` Serpentine Fire '' `` Fantasy '' `` Got to Get You into My Life '' `` September '' `` Boogie Wonderland '' `` After the Love Has Gone '' `` In the Stone '' `` Let Me Talk '' `` And Love Goes On '' `` Let 's Groove '' `` Wanna Be with You '' `` I 've Had Enough '' `` Fall in Love with Me '' `` System of Survival '' `` Thinking of You '' `` Sunday Morning '' `` All in the Way '' `` Pure Gold '' Other albums Sweet Sweetback 's Baadasssss Song Videos Earth, Wind & Fire : In Concert The Eternal Vision Earth, Wind & Fire : Live Earth, Wind & Fire : Live By Request Chicago & Earth, Wind & Fire -- Live at the Greek Theatre Related articles Ramsey Lewis The Pharaohs Charles Stepney The Phenix Horns The Emotions Devoted Spirits : A Tribute to Earth Wind and Fire Interpretations : Celebrating the Music of Earth, Wind & Fire Lists Discography Awards and nominations Tribute albums Personnel Book Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=September_(Earth,_Wind_%26_Fire_song)&oldid=802398305 '' Categories : Earth, Wind & Fire songs Songs written by Allee Willis Songs written by Maurice White Songs written by Al McKay Billboard Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs number - one singles 1978 singles 1999 singles Number - one dance singles in Canada Japanese television drama theme songs 1978 songs Columbia Records singles Hidden categories : Pages with reference errors Pages with citations lacking titles Pages with citations having bare URLs Pages with duplicate reference names CS1 Italian - language sources ( it ) CS1 Spanish - language sources ( es ) Use mdy dates from January 2014 Articles with hAudio microformats Articles needing additional references from May 2016 All articles needing additional references Interlanguage link template link number Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Germany Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Norway Singlechart usages for Sweden Singlechart usages for UKsinglesbyname Singlechart called without song Singlechart making named ref Singlechart usages for France Singlechart usages for Swiss Certification Table Entry usages for Italy Certification Table Entry usages for Mexico Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom Certification Table Entry usages for United States Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Français Bahasa Indonesia Italiano 日本 語 Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 25 September 2017, at 22 : 41. 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Question: when did september earth wind and fire come out
Answer: 1978