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The song's title is the time at which the song is set: 25 or 26 minutes before 4 a.m., phrased as, "twenty-five or [twenty-]six [minutes] to four [o’clock]," (i.e. 03:35 or 03:34). [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Because of the unique phrasing of the song's title, "25 or 6 to 4" has been interpreted to mean everything from a quantity of illicit drugs to the name ...
Robert Lamm's song from the 1970 album Chicago II, "25 or 6 to 4", which was sung by Cetera, was used in the 2017 film I, Tonya, [201] [202] and on the animated TV series King of the Hill. [ 203 ] [ 204 ] Cetera's number one 1986 song as a solo performer, "Glory of Love", was performed as the finale in the stage show Riot , in 2018 in Sydney ...
Chicago was released in January 1970 on Columbia Records and was an instant hit, reaching number 4 on the Billboard 200 in the United States [3] and number 6 in the UK. [4] Columbia Records was very active in promoting its quadraphonic four-channel surround-sound format in the mid-1970s, and nine of Chicago's first ten albums were made ...
Even more similar is the song "Black Sally," which was released three months earlier than "25 or 6 to 4" and definitely merits mention. It's also similar to Green Day 's " Brain Stew ". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.253.226.118 ( talk ) 20:06, 15 January 2011 (UTC) Reply [ reply ]
Buoyed by the success of their later albums, Chicago Transit Authority had stayed on the charts for 171 weeks as of June 1975, [4] setting the then record for a rock album's chart longevity by October 1974 at 155 weeks, [5] and was certified gold (and later platinum and double platinum) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). [6]
The song was not released as a single until two tracks from the band's second album, "Make Me Smile" and "25 or 6 to 4", had become hits. It became the band's third straight Top 10 single, peaking at No. 7 in the U.S. [3] and No. 2 in Canada. [4] Because the song straddled years in its chart run, it is not ranked on the major U.S. year-end charts.
"Beginnings" (Lamm) – 7:51 CD 6:28 LP/Cassette On the original LP version, this song fades out about 1:20 early. The UK version contains the additions of "Never Been in Love Before" and a shortened 3:27 version of "I'm a Man". The Brazilian version has the addition of "Happy Man" and moves "25 or 6 to 4" to the end of Side 1.
The band recorded an updated, high-tech remake of their classic "25 or 6 to 4" (#48). Scheff recalled when he asked Foster on the way he should sing the song, the latter responded: "Just like Cetera."