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Getaway (Earth, Wind & Fire song)

Field	Value
name	Getaway
cover	Getaway EWF.jpg
type	single
artist	Earth, Wind & Fire
album	Spirit
B-side	Getaway (Instrumental)
released	July 7, 1976
recorded	1976
length	3:47
label	Columbia
writer	Bernard "Beloyd" Taylor, Peter Cor Belenky
producer	Maurice White, Charles Stepney
prev_title	Can't Hide Love
prev_year	1976
next_title	Saturday Nite
next_year	1976

| B-side = Getaway (Instrumental)

R&B
funk
disco

"Getaway" is a song by R&B/funk band Earth, Wind & Fire, released in 1976 on Columbia Records as the first single from the band's seventh studio album Spirit. "Getaway" also peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Dance Singles charts. A remixed version appears on the soundtrack for Gran Turismo 4.

Overview

"Getaway" was produced by Maurice White and Charles Stepney and composed by Beloyd Taylor and Peter Cor Belenky.

An instrumental version of "Getaway" was included as the single's B-side.

Critical reception

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". Record World said that "A tapestry of electronics and syncopated vocals provides an inertia that should send the song skyrocketing to the top." 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." Music Week declared that the song "opens proceedings in fine style, with Philip Bailey's falsetto sweetening its funky rhythms".

Chart history

Chart (1976–1977)	Peak
position
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

Certifications

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".
It was also sampled on the Boards of Canada album Music Has the Right to Children, on the track "Sixtyten".

References

"Earth, Wind & Fire: Getaway (Hot 100)". Billboard.
"Earth, Wind & Fire: Getaway (Hot Soul Songs)". Billboard.
"Earth, Wind & Fire: Getaway (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
(1976). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Getaway". [[Columbia Records]].
McEwen, Joe. (December 16, 1976). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Spirit". [[Rolling Stone]].
(July 3, 1976). "Hits of the Week".
Hogan, Ed. "Earth, Wind & Fire: Getaway". [[Allmusic]].
(26 September 2014). "Product Reissues".
(October 2025). "Earth, Wind & Fire".
(February 5, 2016). "10 of the Best Earth, Wind & Fire Samples in Hip Hop Songs". [[Black Entertainment Television.

Wikipedia Source

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