Earth, Wind & Fire – September 😎 ‘September’ is a song by the American band Earth, Wind & Fire released as a single in 1978. Initially included as a track for The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1, ‘September’ was very successful commercially and reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart, No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart. Al McKay, Maurice White and Allee Willis wrote the song over one month. Willis was initially bothered by the gibberish "ba-dee