| "Dust in the Wind" |
 | | Song by Kansas | | from the album Point of Know Return | | Released | 1977 | | Genre | Progressive rock | | Length | 3:28 | | Label | Kirshner Records | | Writer(s) | Kerry Livgren | | Composer(s) | Kerry Livgren | | Producer(s) | Jeff Glixman, Kansas | | Chart positions | | Billboard Hot 100 chart - #6 Image File history File links Nocover. ...
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Kansas is an American progressive rock band who became a major arena rock group in the late 1970s. ...
Point of Know Return is the fifth album by American rock band Kansas, released in 1977 (see 1977 in music). ...
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Kerry Livgren (born September 18, 1949) is an American musician and songwriter, best known as one of the founding members and primary writers for the 1970s progressive rock band, Kansas. ...
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(8) | "Dust in the Wind" is a hit single released by the American progressive rock band Kansas in 1977. It peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart the week of February 18, 1978, making it Kansas's only top ten Billboard Hot 100 charting single. Written by Kerry Livgren, it was one of the band's first acoustic tracks; its slow melody and melancholy lyrics differ from their other hits, such as "Carry On Wayward Son" and "The Wall". The song's instrumental bridge contains a distinctive and highly memorable melodic line for solo viola played by Robby Steinhardt. Point of Know Return is the fifth album by American rock band Kansas, released in 1977 (see 1977 in music). ...
A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ...
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Kansas is an American progressive rock band who became a major arena rock group in the late 1970s. ...
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ...
Kerry Livgren (born September 18, 1949) is an American musician and songwriter, best known as one of the founding members and primary writers for the 1970s progressive rock band, Kansas. ...
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Carry On Wayward Son was a hit progressive rock single recorded by Kansas and written by Kerry Livgren for their 1976 album Leftoverture. ...
Robby Steinhardt is a rock violinist, violist, cellist, and singer best known for his work with the group Kansas, for which he was co-lead singer and emcee from 1973-1982 and 1997-2005. ...
Though Kansas was not considered at the time to be a band that played Christian Music per se, this song is said to be of deeply spiritual significance and is played in modern funerals from time to time [citation needed]. This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...
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References in popular culture
The song is featured in the film Old School, during which Will Ferrell's character sings it to his deceased friend Joseph "Blue" Palasky. It was also used during the second season episodes of Highlander: The Series, including "The Darkness", after Duncan MacLeod's mortal girlfriend dies, and "Unholy Alliance". "Dust in the Wind" is featured in an episode of The Simpsons in which Bart realizes he is not a child anymore. It made an appearance as well in an episode of Desperate Housewives called "Your Fault" (Season 1). Old School is a comedy motion picture released by DreamWorks SKG in 2003, about three thirty-somethings who seek to re-live their college days by starting a fraternity, and the tribulations they encounter in doing so. ...
John William Will Ferrell (born July 16, 1967[1]) is an Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated American comedian, impressionist, writer and actor who first established himself as a cast member of Saturday Night Live, and has since gone on to a successful film career. ...
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"Dust in the Wind" is referenced in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, when Ted tells Socrates that 'All we are, is dust in the wind, dude.' It was also used in a commercial for the Subaru Tribeca SUV, driving by other vehicles that turned into dust. It was also featured in an episode of Recess, where Gus (on being proclaimed the "New Kid") shook his head and said "All we are is dust in the wind...". It is also in an episode of Jimmy Neutron where Jimmy's clone/alter ego has depression. Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure (1989) is a comedy/science fiction movie in which two slackers travel through time in order to assemble a menagerie of historical figures for their high school history presentation. ...
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Cover versions Soprano and Broadway star Sarah Brightman covered "Dust In The Wind" on her 1999 album Eden. It has also been covered by The Eagles, Scorpions, The Moody Blues, Mägo de Oz, Metalium, Linkin Park, Eric Benét, Keren Ann, Chantal Richard, Daughter Darling, and Interface. It was also covered as an instrumental piece by baseball player and jazz guitarist Bernie Williams. Sarah Brightman (born August 14, 1960) is an English classical crossover soprano, actress and dancer. ...
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The Moody Blues are a British rock band originally from Birmingham, England. ...
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Eric Benét Jordan (born October 15, 1970 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American R&B and gospel singer. ...
La disparition Keren Ann (born Keren Ann Zeidel in Cesarea, Israel, on March 10, 1974) is a singer based largely in Paris; her first two albums were sung entirely in French, her third in English and her fourth in both French and English. ...
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Spiritual Significance Some believe that "Dust in the Wind" is heavily influenced by the book of Ecclesiastes in The Bible. The notion of vanity is especially significant. Ecclesiastes, Qohelet in Hebrew, is a book of the Hebrew Bible. ...
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3 What does man gain from all his labor at which he toils under the sun?
4 Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever. Similarly, "Dust in the Wind" says: All we do crumbles to the ground, though we refuse to see
Dust in the wind, all we are is dust in the wind
[Now] Don't hang on, nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky
See also Kansas is an American progressive rock band who became a major arena rock group in the late 1970s. ...
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Point of Know Return is the fifth album by American rock band Kansas, released in 1977 (see 1977 in music). ...
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