Evil (Earth, Wind & Fire song)

"Evil"
Single by Earth, Wind & Fire
from the album Head to the Sky
B-side "Clover"
Released 1973
Format 7", 12"
Genre R&B
Length 5:06
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Philip Bailey, Maurice White
Producer(s) Joe Wissert
Earth, Wind & Fire singles chronology
"I Think About Lovin' You"
(1971)		 "Evil"
(1973)		 "Keep Your Head to the Sky"
(1973)

"I Think About Lovin' You"
(1971)		 "Evil"
(1973)		 "Keep Your Head to the Sky"
(1973)

"Evil" is a song by R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire which was written by Philip Bailey and Maurice White. It was released in 1973 as a single and included on the band's 1973 album, Head to the Sky. It's a rework of "Bad Tune", a song originally recorded in their debut album Earth, Wind & Fire as an instrumental.

"Evil" peaked at numbers 50 and 25 on the Billboard Pop and Black Singles charts respectively.[1] It also peaked at #19 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart.

Later Samples

Evil was sampled by Amerie on the track Can We Go which was featured on her 2005 album Touch.[2]

Chart positions

Chart (1973)[1] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Pop Singles 50
U.S. Billboard Black Singles 25
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 19

References

  1. 1 2 Head to the Sky on allmusic.com
  2. ↑ "Amerie - Touch". discogs.com. Retrieved 16 June 2009.


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