Turn on (The Beat Box)

"Turn On (The Beat Box)" is a song by American band Earth, Wind & Fire, released in 1988 by Columbia Records[1] as a single from their second greatest hits compilation, The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 2 (1988). It rose to No. 26 on the US Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 30 on the Dutch Pop Singles chart.[2][3] It was written by Maurice White, Rhett Lawrence and Martin Page, and was also heard in the soundtrack of the feature film Caddyshack II (1988).

"Turn on (The Beat Box)"
Single by Earth, Wind & Fire
from the album The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 2
B-side"Turn On (The Beat Box)" (Instrumental)
Released1988
GenrePop, Funk
Length4:15 (single version) 4:39 (album version)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Maurice White, Rhett Lawrence and Martin Page
Producer(s)Maurice White, Rhett Lawrence
Earth, Wind & Fire singles chronology
"Evil Roy"
(1988)		 "Turn on (The Beat Box)"
(1988)		 "Heritage"
(1990)

Critical reception

Billboard called the song "a light, pop inflected chugger".[4]

Charts
Chart (1988) Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 30
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[6] 12
Netherlands (Dutch Single Top 100)[3] 30
US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard)[2] 26

References
  1. Earth, Wind & Fire: Turn on (The Beat Box). Columbia Records. 1988.
  2. "Earth, Wind & Fire: Turn on (The Beat Box) {Hot Soul Singles}". billboard.com.
  3. "Earth, Wind & Fire: Turn On The Beat Box". dutchcharts.nl. Dutch Charts.
  4. "Singles". Vol. 100, no. 46. Billboard. November 12, 1988. p. 73. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  5. Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Earth, Wind & Fire". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 69. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  6. "Earth, Wind & Fire – Turn On (The Beat Box)". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
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