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"Stayin' Alive"
UK 7-inch vinyl single
SinglebyBee Gees
from the albumSaturday Night Fever
B-side"If I Can't Have You"
ReleasedDecember 1977
Recorded1977
Studio
GenreDisco[1][2]
Length4:45
3:25 (single version)
LabelRSO
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Bee Geessingles chronology
"How Deep Is Your Love"
(1977) 		"Stayin' Alive"
(1977) 		"Night Fever"
(1978)
Music video
"Stayin' Alive"onYouTube

"Stayin' Alive"is a song written and performed by theBee Geesfrom theSaturday Night Fevermotion picture soundtrack.The song was released in December 1977 byRSO Recordsas the second single from theSaturday Night Feversoundtrack. The band wrote the song and co-produced it withAlbhy Galutenand Karl Richardson. It is one of the Bee Gees'signature songs.In 2004, "Stayin' Alive" was placed at No. 189 byRolling Stoneon their list of the500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[3]The 2021 updatedRolling Stonelist of 500 Greatest Songs placed "Stayin' Alive" at No. 99.[4]In 2004, it ranked No. 9 onAFI's 100 Years...100 Songssurvey of top tunes in American cinema. In a UK television poll onITVin December 2011 it was voted fifth inThe Nation's Favourite Bee Gees Song.[5]

On its release, "Stayin' Alive" climbed the charts to hit the number one spot on the USBillboardHot 100the week of 4 February 1978, remaining there for four consecutive weeks. Consequently, it became one of the band's most recognisable tunes, partly because it appeared in the opening credits ofSaturday Night Fever.In the United States, it would become the second of six consecutive number-one singles, tying the record withthe Beatlesfor most consecutive number ones in the United States at the time (a record broken byWhitney Houstonwho achieved seven consecutive number-ones).

In 1979, at the21st Annual Grammy Awards,"Stayin' Alive" won the award forGrammy Award for Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices,alongside 3 other wins at that ceremony, includingAlbum of The Year.[6]

Writing and recording[edit]

Theexecutive producerof theSaturday Night Fevermotion picture soundtrackand Bee Gees managerRobert Stigwoodasked the band to write a few songs for the soundtrack. At this point, the film was in early stages and it did not have a title; in fact, all Stigwood had to go on was aNew Yorkcover story aboutdiscomania.

They wrote "Stayin' Alive" over the course of a few days while sprawled on the staircase at theChâteau d'Hérouvillestudio near Paris. As with many other artists during the 1970s, the Bee Gees recorded most of the soundtrack in France for tax reasons.

RSO Recordswanted 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". Rather than change the name of the former song to match the film, Stigwood expanded the name of the film to encompass the title of the latter song. Over the years, the brothers have had mixed feelings about the song, admitting it brought them tremendous fame but conversely branded them as a disco act, despite a long and varied career before and after.[7]

Several words fromRobin Gibb'sConcordeticket inspired the Gibbs[clarification needed]to write the lyrics for "Stayin' Alive". Robin recalls, "The subject matter of 'Stayin' Alive' is actually quite a serious one; It's about survival in the streets ofNew York,and the lyrics actually say that ". Barry Gibb also recalls," People crying out for help. Desperate songs. Those are the ones that become giants. The minute you capture that on record, it's gold. 'Stayin' Alive' is the epitome of that. Everybody struggles against the world, fighting all the bullshit and things that can drag you down. And it really is a victory just to survive. But when you climb back on top and win bigger than ever before, well that's something everybody reacts to everybody ".[8]"We'd also written a song called 'Saturday Night'", Maurice explains, "But there were so many songs called 'Saturday Night' evenoneby theBay City Rollers,so when we rewrote it for the movie, we called it 'Stayin' Alive'.[9]

The track was finished atCriteria Studios,withMaurice Gibblaying down a bass line similar to the guitar riff, Barry Gibb andAlan Kendallon guitar riffs, andBlue Weaveradding synthesizers. The Boneroo Horns parts were added. Barry sings falsetto on the whole song, except on the line "life's going nowhere, somebody help me".[7]

The band's drummerDennis Bryonleft the recording sessions early as his mother died. The shortage of qualified replacement drummers in the area prompted the group to try adrum machine,but it did not offer satisfactory results.[2]After listening to the drum track of the already-recorded "Night Fever",the group and producer Albhy Galuten took two bars from that track, rerecorded them as a recurrent loop on a separate tape (creating the song's constant rhythm), and proceeded with sessions for" Stayin' Alive ". The group jokingly listed the drummer as" Bernard Lupe "(a takeoff on session drummerBernard Purdie). Lupe became a highly sought-after drummer—until it was discovered that he did not exist.[7]

Albhy Galuten talks about the recording of "Stayin' Alive":

Barry and I listened carefully to find a bar that felt really good. Everyone knows that it's more about feel than accuracy in drum tracks. We chose a bar that felt so good that we ended up using that same loop on 'Stayin' Alive,' and 'More Than a Woman,' and then again on Barbra Streisand's song 'Woman in Love.' To make the loop, we copied the drums onto one-quarter-inch tape. Karl spliced the tape and jerry rigged it so that it was going over a mic stand and around a plastic reel. At first, we were doing it just as a temporary measure. As we started to lay tracks down to it, we found that it felt really great-very insistent but not machinelike. It had a human feel. 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.[10]

In their work together, Gibb and Galuten had tried playing with aclick trackas Galuten explained:

While today's musicians know how to get a good groove with the click, back then, if you used a click track you rarely got a good feel. The loop crossed the boundary giving us music that was in time with a good feel. If I had been working for a technology company then and knew what I was doing, I would have tried to patent the idea. Nonetheless, it changed a lot of things. That first loop was a watershed event in our life and times.[10]

Release[edit]

The song was not initially scheduled for release, with "How Deep Is Your Love"selected as lead single, but fans called radio stations andRSO Recordsrequesting the song immediately after seeing trailers forSaturday Night Fever,featuring the track over the aforementioned introductory scene. The single was eventually released in mid-December, a month after the album, and moved to the top of theBillboardHot 100in the United States in February, where it stayed for four weeks. Soon after, it slid to number two, near the third hit from the album, "Night Fever". In the United Kingdom, "Stayin' Alive" was not as popular as it was in the United States, but was still a hit, reaching number four.

Further demonstrating the Bee Gees' US chart domination in 1978, "Stayin' Alive" was replaced at number one with the group's younger brotherAndy Gibb's single, "Love Is Thicker Than Water",followed by the Bee Gees'" Night Fever "for their longest run, eight weeks. This was then replaced byYvonne Elliman's "If I Can't Have You".Barry Gibbhad a hand in writing all four of these songs, becoming the only person in history to write four successive US number-one singles. Besides the version that appeared on the soundtrack album (4:43 in length) and the edited 45RPM single for Top 40 radio release (3:29), 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. This "Special Disco Version" featured all the same parts as the album version but had a horn rhythm section interjected twice. Although twelve-inch disco mixes were usually sped up, this version was slowed down slightly. It is the longest version of "Stayin' Alive" ever made, and faded at 6:59. It was finally released on CD in 2007 by Reprise on an expanded and remastered version ofBee Gees Greatest.[7]

Initial plans were forYvonne Elliman,then known for ballads, to record "How Deep Is Your Love"forSaturday Night Fever,while the Bee Gees produced their own version of the more disco-oriented "If I Can't Have You" for the film. Robert Stigwood thought he would prefer the songs from different genders and directed the group to cut the ballad, while Elliman cut "If I Can't Have You" with her usual producerFreddie Perren.Satisfied with this switch, Elliman's interpretation made the soundtrack, while the Bee Gees' version was relegated to theB-sideof the "Stayin' Alive" single. The brothers' version has since appeared on CD in hits compilations.

George Martincommented about this song saying: "The great thing about 'Stayin' Alive' is that it had a greatguitarhook to start with which set up the theme, that pulsating beat. It's no coincidence, by the way, that the disco beat of 120 [sic] beats per minute coincides the heartbeat of your heart when you're excited. This was a key thing which underlined the whole tune, and when the vocals came in, the vocals were so designed that they pushed that beat further ".[8]

Billboardmagazine reviewed the single calling it one of the Bee Gees best songs and an "almost irresistible dance tune."[11]A reviewer fromCash Boxsaid that it "combines catchy melodies, falsetto harmonies and a dancing beat in a package that will lead to big pop and R&B chart numbers."[12]Record Worldcalled it "a pulsing, rather ominous dance tune."[13]

Music video[edit]

The accompanying music video for the song is of an entirely different concept fromSaturday Night Fever.Filmed onMGM Studios' backlot #2 inCulver City, California,while the group was simultaneously filming the movieSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Bandon the lot, the video featured Quality Street (a set that was used for such films asThe Three MusketeersandYoung Frankenstein) as well as the Grand Central Station set used in the filmsThe Band Wagonand the opening ofThat's Entertainment!withFred Astaire.[14]As the group walks past one of the railway cars in the video, the words "New York Central" can be seen printed on the side of the train above a passenger window. The MGM art directors added this bit of authenticity because the actualNew York Central Railroadoperated several lines fromGrand Central TerminalinNew York Cityduring the 20th century until 1969.[15]

Personnel[edit]

Credits.[16]

Track listing[edit]

  • "Stayin' Alive" – 3:29
  • "If I Can't Have You" – 3:25

1989 reissue[edit]

  • "Stayin' Alive" – 4:45
  • "Subway" – 4:20
  • "Love So Right" – 3:33

Use in medical training[edit]

"Stayin' Alive" was used in a study to train medical professionals to provide the correct number of chest compressions per minute while performingCPR.The song has around 103beats per minute,and 100–120 chest compressions per minute are recommended by theBritish Heart Foundation[17][18]and endorsed by theResuscitation Council (UK).[19]A study on medical professionals found that the quality of CPR is better when thinking of the song "Stayin' Alive".[20]This was parodied in the Season 5 episode of comedy seriesThe Office"Stress Relief"[21]and the song itself was used in aseason 11 episodeof the medical dramaGrey's Anatomyin 2015.[22]

On 15 June 2011, the song was featured in a Hands Only CPR PSA campaign video from theAmerican Heart Associationand featured actor and medical doctorKen Jeongin the classicJohn Travoltaoutfit fromSaturday Night Fever.[23]Vinnie Jonesstarred in the British version of this CPR video in association with theBritish Heart Foundationshown on TV in January 2012.[24]

Accolades[edit]

Year Publisher Country Accolade Rank
1981 Dave Marsh& James Bernard United States "Singles of the Year 1978"[25] 1
1989 Dave Marsh United States "The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made"[26] 716
1989 Rolling Stone United States "The 100 Best Singles of the Last 25 Years"[27] 50
1995 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame United States "500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll"[28] *
2000 Rolling Stone United States "100 Greatest Pop Songs"[29] 93
2000 VH1 United States "100 Greatest Dance Songs"[30] 10
2001 Recording Industry Association of America(RIAA) United States "Songs of the Century" (365)[31] 94
2003 PopMatters United States "The 100 Best Songs Since Johnny Rotten Roared"[32] 65
2003 Q United Kingdom "100 Songs That Changed The World"[33] 17
2003 Q United Kingdom "The 1001 Best Songs Ever"[34] 280
2004 Rolling Stone United States "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time"[3] 189
2004 AFI United States "AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs"[35] 9
2009 VH1 United States "100 Greatest Rock Songs"[36] 54
2010 Rolling Stone United States "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time"[37] 191
2011 Robert Dimery United Kingdom "1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die"[38] *
2011 Time United States "All-TIME 100 Songs"[39] *
2021 Rolling Stone United States "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time"[4] 99

(*) indicates the list is unordered.

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1978) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[73] 4
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[74] 6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[75] 6
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[76] 9
France (IFOP)[77] 12
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[78] 6
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[79] 7
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[80] 4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[81] 5
USBillboardHot 100[82] 4
USCash BoxTop 100[83] 2
Chart (2021) Position
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[84] 84

All-time charts[edit]

Chart (1958–2018) Position
USBillboardHot 100[85] 59

Certifications and sales[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium — 90,000[86]
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[87] Gold 30,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[88] Platinum 150,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[89] Platinum 90,000‡
France (SNEP)[90] Gold 500,000*
Germany (BVMI)[91] Gold 250,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[92] Platinum 50,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[93] 2× Platinum 120,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[95]
1978 sales 		Silver 800,000[94]
United Kingdom (BPI)[96]
2008 release 		2× Platinum 1,200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[98] Platinum 3,900,000[97]
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece)[99] Gold 1,000,000†

*Sales figures based on certification alone.
^Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
†Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

N-Trance version[edit]

"Stayin' Alive"
SinglebyN-Trance
from the albumElectronic Pleasure
Released4 September 1995(1995-09-04)[100]
StudioMarcus
Length4:05
LabelAll Around the World
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Dale Longworth
  • Kevin O'Toole
N-Trancesingles chronology
"Set You Free"
(1995) 		"Stayin' Alive"
(1995) 		"Electronic Pleasure"
(1996)

In 1995, British electronic music groupN-Trancerecorded a dance version of "Stayin' Alive",with new lyrics and rapping byRicardo da Force.This cover was released in September 1995 byAll Around the World Productionsas the third single from the group's debut album,Electronic Pleasure(1995). It reached number one on Australia'sARIA Singles Chartand Canada'sRPMDance/Urbanchart. The song was also a major hit in Europe, reaching number two in Finland, Iceland, Italy, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, and peaking within the top five in several other countries. On theEurochart Hot 100,"Stayin' Alive" peaked at number three. Its music video was directed byAlex De Rakoff,featuring the group performing at a disco.

Chart performance[edit]

N-Trance's cover of "Stayin' Alive" peaked at number one in Australia and on theRPMDance/Urbanchart in Canada. In Europe, it peaked at number one in Scotland and reached number two in Finland, Iceland, Italy, Switzerland, and the UK. In the latter nation, the single peaked during its first week on theUK Singles Chart,on 10 September 1995.[101]It also reached number-one on theRMUK on a Pop Tip Club Chart.[102]It additionally entered the top 10 in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Spain, and Sweden, as well as on theEurochart Hot 100,where it rose to number three.

Outside Europe, "Stayin' Alive" went to number three in New Zealand, number nine on theBillboardHot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Saleschart in the United States, number 56 on theRPM100 Hit Tracks chart in Canada, and number 62 on theBillboardHot 100.The single earned agold recordin France and Germany, a silver record in the UK, a platinum record in New Zealand, and a double-platinum record in Australia.

Critical reception[edit]

Larry FlickfromBillboardcommented, "U.K. import enthusiasts are already aware of this jumpyrapinterpretation of theBee Geesdiscoclassic. Early radio reaction holds promise for a quick and successful ride up theHot 100.There is not a whole lot of substance inTLK's rap [sic], but he certainly has a rousing, infectious style that makes the track spark. SingerKelly Llorennainjects some bright diva flash during the bridge and chorus. "[103]James MastertonforDotmusicstated that N-Trance "take the song into a whole new dimension". He added, "This is no ordinary cover, this is a fantastic reinterpretation that only the bold would bet against being Number One next week."[104]

Ross Jones fromThe Guardiancomplimented the group's "knack for ingenious disco updates".[105]A reviewer fromMusic Weekrated the song three out of five, saying that rapper da Force "takes the mic for this radical reworking of the Bee Gees classic which isn't Euro enough to grab the same audience as their recent international hit 'Set You Free' ".[106]James Hamiltonfrom theRecord MirrorDance Update described it as a "jiggly rolling 0–106.4bpm chugger".[107]

Music video[edit]

A music video was made for "Stayin Alive", directed by British directorAlex De Rakoff[108]and produced by Spidercom Films.[109]It features N-Trance performing the song at a 1970s disco.

Track listing[edit]

CD single, UK (1995)
No.TitleLength
1."Stayin' Alive" (Radio Version)4:05
2."I Will Take You There"3:59
3."Turn Up The Power" (Dark Mix)5:06
4."Stayin' Alive" (Extended Mix)6:05
CD maxi, US (1995)
No.TitleLength
1."Stayin' Alive" (Radio Version)4:05
2."Stayin' Alive" (Extended Mix)6:04
3."Set U Free" (Pop Mix)4:06
4."Set U Free" (Nymphomaniac)5:14

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[152] 2× Platinum 140,000^
France (SNEP)[153] Gold 250,000*
Germany (BVMI)[154] Gold 250,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[155] Platinum 10,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[156] Silver 200,000^

*Sales figures based on certification alone.
^Shipments figures based on certification alone.

"Stayin' Alive" (Serban mix)[edit]

"Stayin' Alive (Serban mix)"
SinglebyBee Gees
Released10 February 2017(2017-02-10)
Length4:57
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Bee Gees
Bee Geessingles chronology
"If I Can't Have You (The Disco Boys remixes)"
(2007) 		"Stayin' Alive (Serban mix)"
(2017) 		"More Than a Woman (SG's Paradise remix)"
(2021)
Audio
"Stayin' Alive" (Serban mix)onYouTube

On 10 February 2017,Capitol Recordsreleased a new version of the song entitled "Stayin' Alive "(Serban mix).[157]The song was mixed byȘerban Gheneafrom "hi-resolution audio files" from the original recording session of "Stayin' Alive", and it was mastered byTom Coyne.[158]The single was released in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of theSaturday Night Fever(1977) soundtrack.[159]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Stayin' Alive" (Serban mix) – 4:57

Other media[edit]

Greek singerBessy Argyrakireleased aGreek languageversion of the song called "Pio Dynata" in the 1970's.

The song is used in the 1980 comedy filmAirplane!.During a bar-room fight, the song accidentally starts playing on a jukebox, turning the scene into a parody ofSaturday Night Fever.[160]Zucker, Abrahams and Zuckersped the track up by 10% in the film, and had to get permission from the Gibb brothers to do so.[161]

In the BBC showSherlock,it is a ringtone ofJim Moriarty,in itsseries two premiereon New Year's Day, 2012. It is also heard in theseries two finale,when Moriarty tells Sherlock that their final problem is 'Stayin' Alive', whilst playing the song on his phone.[162]

AJapanese languagecover version byAvu-chanappeared on the soundtrack to the 2022 film,Bullet Train.

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