December (Collective Soul song)

"December"
Single by Collective Soul
from the album Collective Soul
Released March 1995
Recorded 1994
Genre Alternative rock
Length 4:45
Label Atlantic
Writer(s) Ed Roland
Producer Ed Roland, Matt Serletic
Collective Soul singles chronology
"Gel"
(1995)		 "December"
(1995)		 "The World I Know"
(1995)

Music video
"December" on YouTube

"December" is a song by the American alternative rock band Collective Soul, released on the band's 1995 eponymous album. Written by singer/guitarist Ed Roland, the song peaked at #20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at #1 on the Album Rock Tracks chart for 9 straight weeks, as well as peaking at #2 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.[1] Alvin and the Chipmunks covered "December" for their 2007 video game Alvin and the Chipmunks.

Track listing

  1. "December" (album version)
  2. "Sister Don't Cry" (acoustic non-album track)
  3. "Where The River Flows" (live)
  4. "December" (live)

Live tracks recorded 3/14/95 at The Thunderdome in St. Petersburg, FL.

Charts

End of year chart (1995) Position
Canadian RPM Singles Chart[2] 26
Canadian RPM Alternative 30[3] 11
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] 20
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks

[5]

 2
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks

[6]

 1
U.S. Billboard Pop 100

[7]

 7
Preceded by
"Lightning Crashes" by Live		 Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks number-one single
June 3 – August 5, 1995		 Succeeded by
"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" by U2

References

  1. ^ December - Collective Soul
  2. ^ "Top Singles - Volume 62, No. 20, December 18, 1995". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.2840&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. Retrieved 2011-02-13. 
  3. ^ "Rock/Alternative - Volume 62, No. 20, December 18, 1995". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.9212&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. Retrieved 2011-02-13. 
  4. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1995". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1995. Retrieved 2010-08-27. 
  5. ^ December - Collective Soul
  6. ^ December - Collective Soul
  7. ^ December - Collective Soul
Collective Soul
Ed Roland • Dean Roland • Joel Kosche • Will Turpin • Cheney Brannon
Ross Childress • Shane Evans • Ryan Hoyle
Studio albums
Live albums and EPs
Compilations
Singles
"Shine" • "Breathe" • "Wasting Time" • "Gel" • "December" • "The World I Know" • "Precious Declaration" • "Heavy" • "Why, Pt. 2" • "Better Now" • "Hollywood"
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