Do you remember the 21st night of September?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That’s the question Earth, Wind & Fire<\/a> asks in their 1978 No. 1 hit, “September” \u2014 an irresistible and catchy song that, four decades later, remains beloved by generations of fans hooked on the tune’s funky baseline and cheerful chorus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Since its release as a single on the band’s first greatest hits LP, the song has turned Sept. 21 into an unofficial holiday, fittingly dubbed “Earth, Wind & Fire” day<\/a>. Check social media anytime during the day and one is sure to see the song’s lyrics plastered somewhere<\/a>, accompanying memes, polls and, of course, the official “September” music video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But it turns out, listeners looking for meaning in the “Sept. 21” date needn’t look too much into it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Before her death in 2019, Allee Willis \u2014 the Grammy-winning songwriter who all collaborated with Maurice White (Earth Wind & Fire’s founder and former lead singer) and Al McKay (the group’s guitarist) on the song \u2014 revealed that there’s no significance to the “21st night of September.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n