September
Earth, Wind & Fire * Track #7 On The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1
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September by Earth, Wind & Fire
Release Date
Performed by
Earth, Wind & FireProduced by
Maurice WhiteWrited by
Allee Willis & Al McKay & Maurice WhiteAbout
In “September,” Maurice White reminisces over a nostalgic period that took place in the month of September.
As a joyful classic, the song has appeared in a variety of commercials and movies, and has even served as the inspiration for a movie title. Interest in the song spikes yearly every September...
September Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Do you remember
The twenty-first night of September?
Love was changin' the minds of pretenders
While chasin' the clouds away
Our hearts were ringin'
In the key that our souls were singin'
As we danced in the night, remember
How the stars stole the night away, oh yeah
[Chorus]
Hey, hey, hey
Ba-dee-ya
Say, do you remember?
Ba-dee-ya
Dancin' in September
Ba-dee-ya
Never was a cloudy day
[Post-Chorus]
Ba-du, ba-du, ba-du, ba-du
Ba-du, ba-du, ba-du, ba-du
Ba-du, ba-du, ba-du-da
Ba-du, yeah
[Verse 2]
My thoughts are with you
Holdin' hands with your heart to see you
Only blue talk and love, remember
How we knew love was here to stay
Now December
Found a love we shared in September
Only blue talk and love, remember
True love we share today
[Chorus]
Hey, hey, hey (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Ba-dee-ya
Say, do you remember?
Ba-dee-ya (Oh)
Dancin' in September
Ba-dee-ya (Hey)
Never was a cloudy day
And we'll say ba-dee-ya (Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya)
Say, do you remember?
Ba-dee-ya (Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya)
Dancin' in September
Ba-dee-ya (Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya)
Golden dreams were shiny days (Dee-ya)
[Bridge]
The bells was ringin', oh-oh
Our souls were singin'
Do you remember never a cloudy day? Yow
[Chorus]
And we'll say ba-dee-ya (Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya)
Say, do you remember?
Ba-dee-ya (Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya)
Dancin' in September
Ba-dee-ya (Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya)
Never was a cloudy day (Dee-ya)
And we'll say ba-dee-ya (Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya)
Say, do you remember?
Ba-dee-ya (Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya)
Dancin' in September
Ba-dee-ya (Ba-dee ya, dee-ya)
Golden dreams were shiny days (Dee-ya)
[Outro]
Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya
Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya
Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya
Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya
Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya
Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya
September Q&A
Who wrote September's ?
September was written by Allee Willis & Al McKay & Maurice White.
Who produced September's ?
September was produced by Maurice White.
When did Earth, Wind & Fire release September?
Earth, Wind & Fire released September on Sat Nov 18 1978.
What makes the song important?
This is an iconic Earth, Wind & Fire song from 1978. Not only was the song a commercial hit, it was the first song released on EWF’s label ARC. It was the first track that songwriter Allee Willis co-wrote for the band. She’d go on to pen more tracks for the band and become a successful songwrite...
What does the song sound like?
While this song is a classic late ‘70s R&B soul jam, it has elements of other genres as well, like doo-wop, something you can hear in the falsetto vocals of Philip Bailey and Maurice White. White came up with the melody for this song. In a Billboard interview from 1979, the year after this track...
What did Earth, Wind & Fire say about "September"?
Songwriter Allee Willis remembered first hearing the intro to the song when she walked in the studio. She told NPR:
As I open the door, they had just written the intro to ‘September.’ And I just thought, ‘Dear God, let this be what they want me to write!’ Cause it was obviously the happiest-soundin...
What is the importance of the 21st of September?
According to songwriter Allee Willis, he initially just thought that the 21st was a number picked out of the air by Maurice White for sounding the best in the song. In 2018, however, White’s widow revealed that the 21st of September was meant to be the the due date of her and White’s son.