Getaway (Earth, Wind & Fire song)

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"Getaway"
Getaway EWF.jpg
Single by Earth, Wind & Fire
from the album Spirit
B-side"Getaway (Instrumental)"
Released1976
Recorded1976
GenreR&B, soul, funk, disco
Length3:47
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Bernard "Beloyd" Taylor and Peter Cor Belenky
Producer(s)Maurice White, Charles Stepney
Earth, Wind & Fire singles chronology
"Can't Hide Love"
(1976) 		"Getaway"
(1976) 		"Saturday Nite"
(1976)

"Getaway" is a single by R&B/funk band Earth, Wind & Fire released in 1976 on Columbia Records.[1] The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart and No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[2][3] "Getaway" also peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Dance Singles charts.[4]

Overview[]

Getaway was produced by Maurice White and Charles Stepney and composed by Beloyd Taylor and Peter Cor Belenky.[1]

An instrumental version of Getaway was the single's b-side. Getaway also came upon EWF's 1976 studio album Spirit.[1]

Critical reception[]

Joe McEwen of Rolling Stone said "Getaway, a current pop smash, is EWF at its best. The theme is in line with urban escapist classics like 'Up on the Roof' and 'World of Fantasy', with pyramid mumbo-jumbo temporarily laid aside. A propulsive funk track laced with dizzying changes makes the song one of the most sophisticated pop hits in recent memory".[5] Ed Hogan of Allmusic described Getaway as a "fantastically frantic jam". He also noted that "listen to the opening horn blasts which could be termed assaultive if this wasn't such a cut as well as the earth-shaking energy that's released on the track, it's easily one of the band's most sensational sides."[6] Music Week declared that the song "opens proceedings in fine style, with Philip Bailey's falsetto sweetening its funky rhythms".[7]

Chart history[]

Chart (1976–77) Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles 29
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 12
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 12
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles 1

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8] Gold 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Samples[]

Cover Versions[]

  • 1977: The Salsoul Orchestra released an instrumental cover

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Earth, Wind & Fire: Getaway. Columbia Records. 1976.
  2. ^ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Getaway (Hot 100)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  3. ^ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Getaway (Hot Soul Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  4. ^ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Getaway (Dance Club Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  5. ^ McEwen, Joe (December 16, 1976). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Spirit". rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone.
  6. ^ Hogan, Ed. "Earth, Wind & Fire: Getaway". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  7. ^ "Product Reissues". proquest.com. Music Week. September 26, 2014. p. 53. ProQuest 1693679438.
  8. ^ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Getaway". riaa.com. RIAA. October 29, 1976.
  9. ^ "Earth, Wind & Fire". the-breaks.com.
  10. ^ "10 of the Best Earth, Wind & Fire Samples in Hip Hop Songs". bet.com. BET. February 5, 2016.

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