Turn on (The Beat Box)

"Turn On (The Beat Box)" is a single by R&B/funk band Earth, Wind & Fire issued in 1988 by Columbia Records.[1] It rose to No. 26 on the US Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 30 on the Dutch Pop Singles chart.[2][3]

"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)
Released	1988
Genre	Pop, Funk
Length	4:15
Label	Columbia
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)

It was written by Maurice White, Rhett Lawrence and Martin Page. It was included in EWF's 1988 compilation album The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 2.[1], and was heard in the soundtrack of the feature film Caddyshack II (1988).

Critical reception

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

Chart positions

Chart (1988)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard (Hot Soul Singles)	26[2]
N.L. Dutch Singles (Dutch Single Top 100)	30[3]

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 requires |magazine= (help)