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"Night Fever"
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Single by The Bee Gees
ReleasedFebruary 7, 1978
Formatvinyl record (7" 45 RPM)
RecordedCriteria Studios,
Miami, Florida,
September 1977
GenrePop/Disco
Length3:31
LabelRSO
Producer(s)Robert Stigwood
Peak chart positions
The Bee Gees singles chronology


"Stayin' Alive"
(1977)		"Night Fever"
(1978)		"Too Much Heaven"
(1979)




"Night Fever", is a song that was written and performed by The Bee Gees that was on the soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever that came from the trio, and the album's third hit single (after "How Deep Is Your Love" and "Stayin' Alive"). In the United States, "Night Fever" was the latest in a string of number-one hits for the trio; in the United Kingdom, it was their first chart-topper in nearly ten years.

Although "Stayin' Alive" was released first, The Bee Gees had penned "Night Fever" before their other songs on the soundtrack.

The movie revolved around the songs on the soundtrack, a rarity in cinema. Producer Robert Stigwood wanted to call the film "Saturday Night", but singer Robin Gibb expressed hesitation at the title. Stigwood liked the title "Night Fever" but was wary of marketing a movie with that name. He combined the two suggestions and the idea for Saturday Night Fever as a motion picture was born.

After the breakout success of the movie and the soundtrack, RSO Records released "Night Fever," which easily found its way to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 after six weeks. "Night Fever" held onto the top slot from mid-March until the second week in May, with "Stayin' Alive" resting at number two for several weeks. In the UK, "Night Fever" hit number one while "Stayin' Alive" peaked at number four. Additionally, "Night Fever" replaced the Bee Gee's younger brother Andy Gibb's "Love Is Thicker Than Water" at number one (which had replaced "Stayin' Alive") on the Hot 100 and was in turn replaced by Yvonne Elliman's "If I Can't Have You" - all of which were written and produced by the Gibb brothers. Resting at number three during "Night Fever"'s number-one run was the Gibb-produced "Emotion" by Samantha Sang, demonstrating the Bee Gees chart domination during 1978.

The success of The Bee Gees' album (in no small part due to the success of "Night Fever" as a single) led to five Grammy nominations in 1978.

After the success of "Night Fever," the Governor of Florida at the time, Reubin O'Donovan Askew, made the three men "honorary citizens" of the state, due to the amount of time they spent each year recording singles in Miami.

A music video was made for this song, although it was never shown in public at that time, but now it can be seen at youtube. Even though it wasn't shown, there was no things that were considered uncensored. Some say it is rare due to the fact that Barry Gibb was shown with his beard shaven off in that video.

Preceded by
"(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" by Andy Gibb		Billboard Hot 100 number one single
March 18 1978		Succeeded by
"If I Can't Have You" by Yvonne Elliman
Preceded by
"Matchstalk Men & Matchstalk Cats & Dogs (Lowry's Song)" by Brian and Michael		UK number one single
April 29 1978		Succeeded by
"Rivers of Babylon" by Boney M

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B-side(s) If I Can't Have You
Released December 13, 1977
Format vinyl record (7" 45 RPM)
Recorded Château d'Hérouville,
Pontoise, France 1977
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Released October 24, 1978 (UK)
November 21, 1978
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Format vinyl record (7" 45 RPM)
Recorded Criteria Studios,
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June — July 1978
Genre Pop
Length 4 min 56 s
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Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track was the soundtrack album from the blockbuster film Saturday Night Fever starring John Travolta. In the United States, the album has gone platinum fifteen times.
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Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 film starring John Travolta as Tony Manero, a troubled Brooklyn youth whose weekend activities are dominated by visits to a local discotheque.
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Released 1977
Format vinyl record (7" 45 RPM)
Recorded Chateau D'Herouville,
Paris, 1977
Genre Pop
Label RSO Records
Producer(s) Robert Stigwood
Peak chart positions
  • 1 (US)
  • 3 (UK)
  • (CAN)

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B-side(s) If I Can't Have You
Released December 13, 1977
Format vinyl record (7" 45 RPM)
Recorded Château d'Hérouville,
Pontoise, France 1977
Genre Disco
Length 4:45
Label RSO
Producer(s) Robert Stigwood
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