"Saturday Nite" | ||||
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Single by Earth, Wind & Fire | ||||
from the album Spirit | ||||
B-side | "Departure" | |||
Released | 1976 | |||
Recorded | 1976 | |||
Genre | R&B, funk | |||
Length | 4:03 (Album Version) 3:42 (7" Version) | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Maurice White, Al McKay, Philip Bailey | |||
Producer(s) | Maurice White | |||
Earth, Wind & Fire singles chronology | ||||
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"Saturday Nite" is a song by R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire which was issued as a single in 1976 by Columbia Records. [1] The song reached numbers 4 and 21 on Billboard Hot Soul Songs and Hot 100 charts, respectively. [2] [3] "Saturday Nite" also rose to No. 17 on the UK Singles chart - their first hit in the United Kingdom. [4]
"Saturday Nite" was written by Maurice White with Philip Bailey and Al McKay. The single's b-side is a tune called Departure. Both songs came from EWF's 1976 studio album Spirit. [1]
Blues and Soul called Saturday Nite a "gem". [5] Cashbox noted that "shouting 1,2,3,4 - horns come wailing in followed by a snappy synthesizer. The vocals are full, the group utilizes a winning variety of vocal styles, funky and smooth". [6] Music Week also described Saturday Nite as "easy-paced, and much more of a two hander, with the wonderful Maurice White..trading vocals with (Philip) Bailey, while the backing track is powerful and brassy." [7] Record World said it is "in an uptempo groove that is fine for any nite." [8]
"Saturday Nite" was sampled by the Spice Girls on their 1996 single " Say You'll Be There". [9]
Chart (1976) [2] [3] [4] | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 | 21 |
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles | 4 |
UK Singles Chart | 17 |
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