It was released on September 23, 2016, as part of the Trolls: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Ī version featuring the band accompanied by Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake is featured in the 2016 film Trolls. 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". where fans started singing a chant about player Chancel Mbemba in the autumn of 2015.
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. In the 2006 film Night at the Museum, "September" is played on the last scene before the end credits. JSTOR ( May 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).
Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: "September" Earth, Wind & Fire song – news Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This section needs additional citations for verification. 65 on their updated list of the " 500 Greatest Songs of All Time." Cultural impact In 2021, Rolling Stone included "September" at No. Earth, Wind & Fire recorded a new version of the song, retitled "December", for their 2014 Christmas album Holiday. 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. "September" has been one of the biggest commercial and critical successes of Earth, Wind & Fire's career.
His wife, Marilyn White, however, claimed that September 21 was the due date of their son, Kahbran, according to lyricist Allee Willis. Īlthough several theories about the significance of the date have been suggested, the songwriter Maurice White claimed he simply chose the 21st due to how it sounded when sung. 1-solely to boost sales with original content. Willis was initially 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." The song was included on the band's first compilation- The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. Using a chord progression written by Earth, Wind & Fire guitarist Al McKay, vocalist Maurice White and songwriter Allee Willis wrote the song over one month. "September" is in the key of A major with a tempo of 126 beats per minute in common time.