Shining Star (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Shining Star


Artist = Earth, Wind & Fire
from Album = That's the Way of the World
Released = March, 1975
Format = 7", CD single
Genre = Funk
Label = Sony
Writer = Maurice White, Larry Dunn, Philip Bailey
Producer = Maurice White
Last single = "Hot Dawgit
(with Ramsey Lewis)"
(1975)
This single = "Shining Star"
(1975)
Next single = "Sun Goddess"
(with Ramsey Lewis)
(1975)

"Shining Star" is a song by Earth, Wind & Fire from their album and film "That's the Way of the World".

This song is not only Earth, Wind & Fire's first major hit, but it is also their only song to hit #1 on both the U.S. Hot 100 and the U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop.cite book |title= Rock N' Roll Gold Rush |last= Dean |first= Maury |authorlink= Maury Dean |coauthors= |year= 2003 |publisher= Algora |location= |isbn= 0-87586-207-1 |pages= 289 |url= ] The song is considered a prime example of funk music that has attained mainstream success.

Trivia

* "Shining Star" won Earth, Wind & Fire the Best R&B Duo or Group with Vocal Grammy.
* "Shining Star" was the theme for "".
* "Shining Star" was featured in the soundtrack for "Austin Powers in Goldmember".
* "That's the Way of the World" was Earth, Wind & Fire's first Double Platinum album.
* "Shining Star" was used in a JP Morgan Chase radio commercial.
* "Shining Star" was the song played for the first time when Elaine Benes did the infamous "little kicks" on the "Seinfeld" episode "The Little Kicks".
* "Shining Star" was used during the credits for the Will Ferrell movie Semi-Pro.
* "Shining Star" was remade by the pop group Jump5 for The Lizzie McGuire Movie
* "Shining Star" was remade by the teenage R&B group B5 for the Hannah Montana Soundtrack
* "Shining Star" was used during the credits for
* "Shining Star" was remade by the Christian metal band Stryper on their 1990 album "Against the Law'
* "Shining Star" is used in the video game Karaoke Revolution Volume 3.
* "Shining Star" was used in the movie Mr. 3000.
* A shortened version of "Shining Star" was used in the credits for Eddie Murphy's film Meet Dave.

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