| December | |
| Cover: | Decembersingle.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Collective Soul |
| Album: | Collective Soul |
| Released: | [1] |
| Studio: | Criteria (Miami, Florida) |
| Genre: | Alternative rock[2] |
| Length: | 4:45 |
| Label: | Atlantic |
| Producer: |
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| Prev Title: | Gel |
| Prev Year: | 1995 |
| Next Title: | Smashing Young Man |
| Next Year: | 1995 |
"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.
In a December 2017 interview with Songfacts, lead singer Ed Roland explained the inspiration behind "December":
US 7-inch single[4]
A. "December" – 4:09
B. "Gel" – 2:59
US cassette single[5]
German and Australian CD single[6] [7]
| Chart (1995) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil (Crowley)[9] | 66 | |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[10] | 26 | |
| Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM)[11] | 11 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100[12] | 41 | |
| US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[13] | 1 | |
| US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[14] | 7 | |
| US Top 40/Mainstream (Billboard)[15] | 21 |
Burmese rock band Iron Cross has "copied" the song live in concert.[16] [17]
