UK TV Advert Song & Music Database

Nike – Spark Brilliance Feat. Blaise Matuidi

ORIGINAL AIR DATE 05 Apr 2016 | POSTED ON 14 April 2016

ADVERT CATEGORY: Licensed Recording

Music Title: Shining Star
Artist: Earth, Wind & Fire

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Nike uses Earth, Wind & Fire’s 1975 US chart topper to underpin a fast moving film based on the life of French soccer star Blaise Matuidi.

Artist Profile – Earth, Wind & Fire

Synced Title: Shining Star
Origin: Chicago, USA, 1969
Musical Genre: Soul, funk, disco
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Description: The brainchild of veteran Chicago session drummer Maurice White, multi-Grammy winning Earth Wind & Fire’s infectious rhythms, meticulous arrangements and flamboyant vocal harmonies turned soul music on its head in the Seventies and made them arguably the most successful band of the disco era.

Key Singles:
Shining Star / 1975 / Columbia / US 1
Got To Get You Into My Life / 1978 / Columbia / US 9, UK 33
September / 1978 / Columbia / US 1, UK 3
Boogie Wonderland / 1979 / Columbia / US 8, UK 3
After The Love Has Gone / 1979 / Columbia / US 2, UK 4
Let’s Groove / 1981 / Columbia / US 3, UK 3

Key Albums:
That’s The Way Of The World / 1975 / Columbia / US 1
Spirit / 1976 / Columbia / US 2
All’nAll / 1977 / Columbia / US 3, UK 13
I Am / 1977 / Columbia / US 3, UK 13
Faces / 1980 / Columbia / US 10, UK 5
Raise / 1981 / Columbia / US 5, UK 14

Key Members:
Maurice White (drums, vocals)
Verdine White (bass, vocals)
Philip Bailey (percussion, vocals)
Larry Dun (keyboards)
Ralph Johnson (drums)
Johnny Graham (guitar)
Al McKay (guitar)
Andrew Woolfolk (guitar)
Fred White (drums)

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