December (Collective Soul song)

"December"
Single by Collective Soul
from the album Collective Soul
Released	March 1995
Recorded	Late 1994 Miami, Florida (Criteria Studios)
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	4:45
Label	Atlantic
Writer(s)	Ed Roland
Producer(s)	Ed Roland Matt Serletic
Collective Soul singles chronology
"Gel" (1995) "December" (1995) "Smashing Young Man" (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 surpassing their prior hit, "Shine" by 1 week, as well as peaking at #2 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart^[1] making their highest-charting single on that chart also surpassing "Shine" at #4.

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

(1995)	Peak position
Canada Alternative 30 (RPM)	2
Canada Top Singles (RPM)	2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[2]	34
US Billboard Hot 100[3]	20
US Billboard Album Rock Tracks[4]	1
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[5]	2
US Billboard Adult Top 40[6]	11
US Billboard Mainstream Top 40[7]	7

References

1. December - Collective Soul
2. "Charts.org.nz – Collective Soul – December". Top 40 Singles.
3. "Billboard 100 – Collective Soul". Retrieved 2013-03-08.
4. "Mainstream Rock Tracks – Collective Soul". Retrieved 2013-03-08.
5. "Alternative Songs – Collective Soul". Retrieved 2013-03-08.
6. "Adult Pop Songs – Collective Soul". Retrieved 2013-03-08.
7. "Mainstream Top 40 – Collective Soul". Retrieved 2013-03-08.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics