Night Fever
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| Single by The Bee Gees from the album Saturday Night Fever |
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| Released | February 7, 1978 | ||||
| Format | vinyl record (7" 45 RPM) | ||||
| Recorded | Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida, September 1977 |
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| Genre | Pop/Disco | ||||
| Length | 3:31 | ||||
| Label | RSO | ||||
| Producer | Robert Stigwood | ||||
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"Night Fever", is a disco song, written and performed by The Bee Gees. It first appeared on the soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever. 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.[citation needed]
"Night Fever" remained the number one Billboard Hot 100 single for eight weeks in 1978. It also replaced Andy Gibb's "Love Is Thicker Than Water" at number one, 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.
After the success of "Night Fever," the Governor of Florida, 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.[citation needed]
In addition to Saturday Night Fever, the song has also appeared in the movie and on the soundtrack for Mystery Men.
A rare music video was made for the song, however it wasn't shown to the public until 2004 despite the fact the video didn't contain any uncensored content. An interesting note, in the video Barry Gibb was shown without his trademark beard. [1]
[edit] Chart positions
| Charts | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart | 1 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Japanese Oricon International Singles Chart | 1 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 3 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 4 |
| Japanese Oricon Singles Chart | 4 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 5 |
| 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 |
| Preceded by "Stayin' Alive" by Bee Gees |
United World Chart number one single April 29, 1978 - May 20, 1978 |
Succeeded by "Rivers of Babylon" by Boney M. |
