Getaway (Earth, Wind & Fire song)
"Getaway" was 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]
"Getaway" | ||||
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Single by Earth, Wind & Fire | ||||
from the album Spirit | ||||
B-side | "Getaway (Instrumental)" | |||
Released | 1976 | |||
Format | 7", 12" | |||
Recorded | 1976 | |||
Genre | R&B, soul, funk | |||
Length | 3:47 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bernard "Beloyd" Taylor and Peter Cor Belenky | |||
Producer(s) | Maurice White, Charles Stepney | |||
Earth, Wind & Fire singles chronology | ||||
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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 called Getaway "EWF at its best" and "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 |
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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 |
Samples
- Getaway was sampled by Poor Righteous Teachers on the song "Strictly Ghetto".
- The song was also sampled by Papoose and Sheek Louch Featuring Busta Rhymes, Raekwon and Young Chris on the song Power Cypher.[8][9]
References
- Earth, Wind & Fire: Getaway. Columbia Records. 1976.
- "Earth, Wind & Fire: Getaway (Hot 100)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- "Earth, Wind & Fire: Getaway (Hot Soul Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- "Earth, Wind & Fire: Getaway (Dance Club Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- McEwen, Joe (December 16, 1976). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Spirit". rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone.
- Hogan, Ed. "Earth, Wind & Fire: Getaway". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
- "Product Reissues". proquest.com. Music Week. September 26, 2014. p. 53.
- "Earth, Wind & Fire". the-breaks.com.
- "10 of the Best Earth, Wind & Fire Samples in Hip Hop Songs". bet.com. BET. February 5, 2016.