It was released on 13 December 1977 as the second single from the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. About The Key Of F Dorian. Bee Gees "Stayin' Alive" official music video, remastered in HD. | style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"| Succeeded byScript error: No such module "MultiReplace". The music video for the song is of a completely different concept from Saturday Night Fever. |- style="text-align: center;" | style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"| Succeeded byScript error: No such module "MultiReplace". | style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"| Italian best-selling single of the year1978 It was full of substance. | style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"| Dutch Top 40 number-one single8 April 1978 – 22 April 1978 (3 weeks) The 1977 movie was "Saturday Night Fever." As with many other artists during the 1970s, the Bee Gees recorded a majority of the soundtrack in France for tax reasons. 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Mr. Lupe became a highly sought-after drummer—until it was discovered that he did not exist. 'Stayin' Alive' is the epitome of that. In the process, it became one of the band's most recognisable tunes, in part because of its place at the beginning of Saturday Night Fever. |}, Template:Infobox single Everyone knows that it's more about feel than accuracy in drum tracks. Soon after, it would slide to number two, locking in a solid one-two punch with the Bee Gees's third smash hit from the album, "Night Fever". |style="width:30%;" rowspan="1"|Preceded byScript error: No such module "MultiReplace". Template:Infobox single, "Stayin' Alive" is a disco song by the Bee Gees from the Saturday Night Fever motion picture soundtrack. Upon release, "Stayin' Alive" climbed the charts to hit the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of 4 February 1978, remaining there for four weeks. |- style="text-align:center;" In 2018, Billboard said “Stayin’ Alive” was the 59th most successful song in the history of the chart. Ivan from Dallas, Tx Both times I missed the opening songs of "Melody" and "Saturday Night Fever". Little did they know that this song would not only be more than just a fan favorite, but also a tune that would be used to save people suffer having cardiac arrest. Matthew from East Brunswick, Nj I love this song! Today, it remains one of the most requested songs on "Disco Night" at dance clubs around the world and even inspired a techno-styled cover by N-Trance that became a major European club hit. It is one of the Bee Gees' signature songs. By the time we had overdubbed all the parts to the songs and Dennis came back, there was no way we could get rid of the loop.[7]. It had a human feel. Template:Unreferenced section | style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"| Succeeded byScript error: No such module "MultiReplace". As for the message of the song, Robin Gibb was quoted as saying, "'Stayin' Alive' is about survival in the big city—any big city—but especially New York." 9 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. | style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"| New Zealand number-one single26 March 1978 (1 week) This should of course be done while requesting for help from 9-1-1. |style="width:30%;" rowspan="1"|Preceded byScript error: No such module "MultiReplace". |style="width:30%;" rowspan="2"|Preceded byScript error: No such module "MultiReplace". He asked them to go on with the soundtrack anyway, and they wrote "Stayin' Alive" Initial plans were for Yvonne Elliman, then known for ballads, to record "How Deep Is Your Love" for Saturday Night Fever, while the Bee Gees produced their own version of the more disco-oriented "If I Can't Have You" for the film. Over the years, the brothers have had mixed feelings about the song. Teena Chinn: Stayin' Alive. George Martin commented about this song saying: "The great thing about 'Stayin' Alive' is that it had a great guitar hook to start with which set up the theme, that pulsating beat. |- style="text-align:center;" [75] The song was mixed by Serban Ghenea from "hi-resolution audio files" from the original recording session of "Stayin' Alive", and it was mastered by Tom Coyne. | style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"| Canadian RPM 100 Singles number-one single18 February 1978 – 11 March 1978 (4 weeks) [4], RSO Records wanted the song to share the then-title of the film, "Saturday Night", but the Bee Gees refused a title change, insisting that there had been too many songs with "Saturday" in the title, and the album already had a song with the word "night" in the title—"Night Fever". Matthew from East Brunswick, Nj I love this song! To make the loop, we copied the drums onto one-quarter-inch tape. I was late getting into the cinema. This version was finally released on CD when Reprise re-issued Bee Gees Greatest in 2007 in an expanded and remastered edition. The Gibb Brothers (Bee Gees) were one of the hottest groups of the late '60s and '70s. It's no coincidence, by the way, that the disco beat of 120 beats per minute coincides the heartbeat of your heart when you're excited. Nonetheless, it changed a lot of things. |- style="text-align: center;" “Stayin’ Alive” was the next contender, but its realization had a few hurdles to clear first. The song was performed by Bee Gees. The first song is Stayin' Alive … Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was being filmed at the same time. |style="width:30%;" rowspan="1"|Preceded byScript error: No such module "MultiReplace". | style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"| Eurochart Hot 100 number-one single (first run)5 April 1978 (1 week) [4], Several words from Robin Gibb's Concorde ticket inspired the Gibbs Template:How? The minute you capture that on record, it's gold. |- style="text-align:center;" Script error: No such module "Unsubst". |style="width:30%;" rowspan="1"|Preceded byScript error: No such module "MultiReplace". “Stayin’ Alive” is a disco song by the group Bee Gees from the Saturday Night Fever motion picture soundtrack. “Stayin' Alive” is a 1977 disco single written by the Bee Gees which peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and remained there for four weeks. Friedrich Nietzsche knew what he was talking about. |- style="text-align: center;" Released in December 1977, it reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 by the first week of February 1978, and stayed there until March. The European video for "Stayin' Alive" (with Barry sans facial hair) was one of these original three. Release Date of “Stayin’ Alive” RSO Records originally released “Stayin’ Alive” on the date of 13 December 1977. Engineer Karl Richardson copied a choice few seconds of drumming from "Night Fever", cut out the piece of tape and glued the ends together, then fed it back into a recorder by a makeshift arrangement to create a new drum track. Those are the ones that become giants. Ivan from Dallas, Tx Both times I missed the opening songs of "Melody" and "Saturday Night Fever". Script error: No such module "about". Satisfied with this switch, Elliman's interpretation made the soundtrack, while the Bee Gees's version was relegated to the B-side of the "Stayin' Alive" single. A party classic! Five years later, Tony Manero's Saturday Night Fever is still burning. |- All the songs on the playlist have a tempo of 100 to 120 beats per minute, which is the same tempo at which one should give chest compressions during CPR. Unless there have been major shakeups in the past two years, the track is probably still one of the biggest hits ever. Barry Gibb had a hand in writing all four of these songs, becoming the only person in history to write four successive US number-one singles. This cover reached number one on Australia's ARIA Singles Chart and Canada's RPM Dance Chart. Opening as a three-track facility in 1958, it boasted an eight-channel console as early as 1964 and four-track recording a couple of years later. Besides the version that appeared on the soundtrack album and the edited 45RPM single for Top 40 radio release, there was yet another version, from the same recording session but of a slightly different mix, that was distributed on twelve-inch vinyl to club DJs and radio stations that specialised in airing longer versions of hit songs. |- style="text-align:center;" The original three music videos for the movie Saturday Night Fever were shot on the soundstages and edited at the facilities of Video City, Inc., in North Miami, Florida. The album edit is a still generous 4:43, but it was down to 3:29 for the single version.[4]. “Stayin’ Alive was a substantial lyrical song about living in the city. [11], Vinnie Jones stars in a UK version of this CPR video in association with the British Heart Foundation shown on TV circa January 2012. Drummer Dennis Bryon did not attend the recording of "Stayin' Alive". | style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"| US Billboard Hot 100 number one single4 February 1978 – 25 February 1978 (4 weeks) Script error: No such module "webarchive". |style="width:30%;" rowspan="1"|Preceded byScript error: No such module "MultiReplace". |- “Stayin’ Alive” was one small part of the Bee Gees’ dominant 1978 run, but it’s come to tower over the rest of their catalog and to dominate their legacy. |style="width:30%;" rowspan="1"|Preceded byScript error: No such module "MultiReplace". These original music videos were scrapped and re-shot in California after Barry grew back his beard. [3] After listening to the drum track of the already-recorded "Night Fever", the group and producer Albhy Galuten selected two bars from that track, re-recorded them as a recurrent loop on a separate tape, and proceeded with sessions for "Stayin' Alive". Grammys 2017: Watch Demi Lovato Perform “Stayin’ Alive” in Tribute to the Bee Gees HOLYCHILD Break Down Their Top 10 ‘Brat Pop’ Influences Everybody struggles against the world, fighting all the bullshit and things that can drag you down. Barry Gibb also recalls, "People crying out for help. This treatment gave the song a relentless, infectious feel that made it the most successful of the group's disco outings and it topped the charts around the world as a result. "Eye of the Tiger" sung by Survivor ("Rocky III") Sylvester Stallone originally wanted to license the … Template:S-break |- style="text-align:center;" This set featured buildings and a train station, among others. Desperate songs. [1] In 2004, it ranked No. All Stigwood had to go on was a New York cover story about discomania. The song "Stayin' Alive" was played over the opening credits of "Saturday Night Fever." Stayin' Alive was the #1 song in 1978 in the Pop charts. This track was finished at Criteria Studios, with Maurice laying down a bass line like Betty Wright's "Clean Up Woman", Barry and Alan on guitar riffs, while Blue Weaver added synthesizers, and the Boneroo Horns added their parts. The band co-produced the song with Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson. Barry sings falsetto on the whole song, except on the line "life’s going nowhere, somebody help me".[4]. This "Special Disco Version", as it was called, featured all the same parts as the album version but had a horn rhythm section part interjected twice. Culture Wikia is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. |style="width:30%;" rowspan="2"|Preceded byScript error: No such module "MultiReplace". In 2004, "Stayin' Alive" was placed at number 189 on the list of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. | style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"| Eurochart Hot 100 number-one single (second run)19 April 1978 – 26 April 1978 (2 weeks) |- style="text-align:center;" Comment below with facts and trivia about the song and we may include it in our song facts! |- style="text-align: center;" Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. At this point, the film was in very early stages and it didn't even have a title yet. songid field is MANDATORY FOR GERMAN CHARTS. | style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"| Canadian CHUM number-one single11 February 1978 – 25 March 1978 (6 weeks) | style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"| Succeeded byScript error: No such module "MultiReplace". Script error: No such module "MultiReplace". 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