Jive Talkin'

"Jive Talkin'" is a song by the Bee Gees, which hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached the top-five on the UK singles chart in the summer of 1975. Largely recognized as the group's "comeback" song, it was their first U.S. top ten hit since "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" in 1971.

The song was originally called "Drive Talking". The song's rhythm was modeled after the sound a car would make crossing the Biscayne Bay into Miami. Producer Arif Mardin wished to market the song toward the teen market, and suggested the change to "Jive Talkin'" (the phrase "jive talkin'", slang for "telling lies", was a popular colloquialism at the time). Barry Gibb wrote the song and then had to fix the lyrics upon completion because he had assumed "jive talkin'" referred to "speaking in jive", a then-popular term for African-American Vernacular English. All actual "talking jive" references were fixed so they meant "lying".

Upon its release to radio stations, the single was delivered in a plain white cover, with no immediate indication of what the song's name was or who sang it. The DJs would only find out what the song was and who played it when it was placed on the turntable; RSO did provide the song with a label on the record itself.

The pop-oriented sound was a departure from the contemporary ballads the Bee Gees had become known for. With the new sound, the public had gained a newfound interest in the Bee Gees and their music. The single sold over a million copies in the United States alone, and sold in excess of a hundred thousand copies in Canada. While not a top seller in the United Kingdom, it did mark the first time in three years that a Bee Gees single had charted there.

In 1987 this song was covered by the Boogie Box High. Boogie Box High was a musical project by Andreas Georgiou in the late 1980s, that featured a range of vocal collaborations such as his relative George Michael (of Wham!) and Nick Heyward (of Haircut 100). A cover of the Bee Gees song Jive Talkin' was their biggest hit in 1987.

Preceded by "One of These Nights" by Eagles	Billboard Hot 100 number one single August 9, 1975	Succeeded by "Fallin' in Love" by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds