December (Collective Soul song)

"December"
Single by Collective Soul
from the album Collective Soul
ReleasedApril 3, 1995 (1995-04-03)[1]
StudioCriteria (Miami, Florida)
GenreAlternative rock[2]
Length4:45
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Ed Roland
Producer(s)
Collective Soul singles chronology
"Gel"
(1995) 		"December"
(1995) 		"Smashing Young Man"
(1995)
Music video
"December" on YouTube

"December" is a song by American alternative rock band Collective Soul, released on the band's 1995 eponymous album. It was serviced to album rock radio on March 17, 1995.[3] Written by singer and guitarist Ed Roland, it peaked at number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart for nine weeks, becoming that chart's most successful song of 1995. In Canada, the song reached number two on the RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart, becoming the band's highest-charting single until "The World I Know" attained the top spot in March 1996.

  1. ^ "More Progressive Releases". Radio & Records. No. 1088. March 31, 1995. p. 69.
  2. ^ "The 95 Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1995". Spin. p. 4. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "Billboard". 18 March 1995.