1975Released
5:45

Did You Know?

Interesting facts and trivia about That's the Way of the World. By Songfacts®.

This song was written for the low-budget movie of the same name about the corruption of a record label. It starred a young Harvey Keitel and was produced by Sig Shore of Super Fly fame).

Earth, Wind & Fire's brothers Maurice and Verdine White wrote this song with their producer, Charles Stepney.

Pentatonix and Stevie Wonder performed an a cappella version of this song at the Grammy Awards in 2016 in honor of Maurice White, who died two months earlier.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of That's the Way of the World.
C♯Key
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
82BPM

Album

The album That's the Way of the World is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released That's the Way of the World.
Columbia
(P) 1975 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

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