Turn on (The Beat Box)

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"Turn on (The Beat Box)"
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Single by Earth, Wind & Fire
from the album The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 2
B-side"Turn On (The Beat Box)" (Instrumental)
Released1988
GenrePop, Funk
Length4:15
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Maurice White, Rhett Lawrence and Martin Page
Producer(s)Maurice White, Rhett Lawrence
Earth, Wind & Fire singles chronology
"Evil Roy"
(1988) 		"Turn on (The Beat Box)"
(1988) 		"Heritage"
(1990)

"Turn On (The Beat Box)" is a single by R&B/funk band Earth, Wind & Fire issued in 1988 by Columbia Records.[1] It rose to No. 26 on the US Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 30 on the Dutch Pop Singles chart.[2][3]

It was written by Maurice White, Rhett Lawrence and Martin Page. It was included in EWF's 1988 compilation album The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 2.[1], and was heard in the soundtrack of the feature film Caddyshack II (1988).

Critical reception[]

Billboard called the song "a light, pop inflected chugger".[4]

Chart positions[]

Chart (1988) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard (Hot Soul Singles) 26[2]
N.L. Dutch Singles (Dutch Single Top 100) 30[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Earth, Wind & Fire: Turn on (The Beat Box). Columbia Records. 1988.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Earth, Wind & Fire: Turn on (The Beat Box) {Hot Soul Singles}". billboard.com.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Earth, Wind & Fire: Turn On The Beat Box". dutchcharts.nl. Dutch Charts.
  4. ^ "Singles". Vol. 100 no. 46. Billboard. November 12, 1988. p. 73. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
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