"Getaway" | ||||
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Single by Earth, Wind & Fire | ||||
from the album Spirit | ||||
B-side | "Getaway (Instrumental)" | |||
Released | 1976 | |||
Recorded | 1976 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:47 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bernard "Beloyd" Taylor, Peter Cor Belenky | |||
Producer(s) | Maurice White, Charles Stepney | |||
Earth, Wind & Fire singles chronology | ||||
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"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] A remixed version also appears on the soundtrack for Gran Turismo 4.
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]
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] Record World said that "A tapestry of electronics and syncopated vocals provides an inertia that should send the song skyrocketing to the top." [6] 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." [7] Music Week declared that the song "opens proceedings in fine style, with Philip Bailey's falsetto sweetening its funky rhythms". [8]
Chart (1976–1977) | 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 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States ( RIAA) [9] | Gold | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
"Getaway" | ||||
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Single by Earth, Wind & Fire | ||||
from the album Spirit | ||||
B-side | "Getaway (Instrumental)" | |||
Released | 1976 | |||
Recorded | 1976 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:47 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bernard "Beloyd" Taylor, Peter Cor Belenky | |||
Producer(s) | Maurice White, Charles Stepney | |||
Earth, Wind & Fire singles chronology | ||||
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"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] A remixed version also appears on the soundtrack for Gran Turismo 4.
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]
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] Record World said that "A tapestry of electronics and syncopated vocals provides an inertia that should send the song skyrocketing to the top." [6] 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." [7] Music Week declared that the song "opens proceedings in fine style, with Philip Bailey's falsetto sweetening its funky rhythms". [8]
Chart (1976–1977) | 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 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States ( RIAA) [9] | Gold | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |