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December (Collective Soul song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = December
| cover = Decembersingle.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Collective Soul
| album = Collective Soul
| released = March 1995
| recorded = Late 1994
| studio = Criteria (Miami, Florida)
| venue =
| genre = Alternative rock
| length = 4:45
| label = Atlantic
| writer = Ed Roland
| producer =
* Ed Roland
* Matt Serletic
| prev_title = Gel
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = Smashing Young Man
| next_year = 1995
| misc =
}}
"'December'" is a song by American alternative rock band Collective Soul, released on the band's 1995 eponymous album. Written by singer/guitarist Ed Roland, it peaked at number 20 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 and number one on the Album Rock Tracks chart for nine weeks, surpassing their prior hit "Shine" by one week; it also reached number two on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, making it their highest-ranking single on that particular listing. In Canada the song settled at number two on the 'RPM' Top Singles chart, becoming their highest-charting single until "The World I Know" attained the top spot in March 1996.
Composition
In a December 2017 interview with Songfacts, lead singer Ed Roland explained the inspiration behind "December":
Track listing
#"December" (album version)
#"Sister Don't Cry" (acoustic non-album track)
#"Where The River Flows" (live)
#"December" (live)
Live tracks recorded 3/14/95 at The Thunderdome in St. Petersburg, FL.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Cover version
Burmese rock band Iron Cross has "copied" the song live in concert.
References
Category:1994 songs
Category:1995 singles
Category:Atlantic Records singles
Category:Collective Soul songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Matt Serletic
Category:Songs written by Ed Roland
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