Night Fever

Bee Gees

About Night Fever

"Night Fever" is a song written and performed by the Bee Gees. It first appeared on the soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever on RSO Records. 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. The song bounded up the Billboard charts while the Bee Gees two previous hits from Saturday Night Fever soundtrack ("How Deep is Your Love" and "Stayin' Alive") were still in the top ten. The record debuted on the Billboard Magazine Hot 100 Chart at #76, then leaped up 44 positions to #32. It then moved: 32-17-8-5-2-1. It remained at #1 for eight weeks (the most for any single that year), and ultimately spent 13 weeks in the top 10. For the first five weeks that "Night Fever" was at #1, "Stayin' Alive" was at #2. Also, for one week in March, Bee Gees related songs held five of the top positions on the Hot 100 chart, and more impressively, four of the top five position, with "Night Fever" at the top of the list. The B-side of "Night Fever" was a live version of "Down the Road" taken from the Bee Gees 1977 album, Here at Last... Bee Gees... Live. 


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1990
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Listen to the ground
There is movement all around
There is something goin' down
And I can feel it

On the waves of the air
There is dancin' out there
If it's somethin' we can share
We can steal it

And that sweet city woman
She moves through the light
Controlling my mind and my soul
When you reach out for me
Yeah, and the feelin' is right

Then I get night fever, night fever
We know how to do it
Gimme that night fever, night fever
We know how to show it

Here I am
Prayin' for this moment to last
Livin' on the music so fine
Borne on the wind
Makin' it mine

Night fever, night fever
We know how to do it
Gimme that night fever, night fever
We know how to show it

In the heat of our love
Don't need no help for us to make it
Gimme just enough to take us to the mornin'
I got fire in my mind
I get higher in my walkin'
And I'm glowin' in the dark
I give you warnin'

And that sweet city woman
She moves through the night
Controlling my mind and my soul
When you reach out for me
Yeah, and the feelin' is right

Then I get night fever, night fever
We know how to do it
Gimme that night fever, night fever
We know how to show it

Here I am
Prayin' for this moment to last
Livin' on the music so fine
Borne on the wind
Makin' it mine

Night fever, night fever
We know how to do it
Gimme that night fever, night fever
We know how to show it

Gimme that night fever, night fever
We know how to do it
Gimme that night fever, night fever
We know how to show it
Gimme that night fever, night fever
We know how to do it

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Bee Gees

The Bee Gees were a musical group founded in 1958. The group's line-up consisted of brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio were successful for most of their decades of recording music, but they had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a pop act in the late 1960s/early 1970s, and as prominent performers of the disco music era in the late 1970s. The group sang three-part tight harmonies that were instantly recognisable; Robin's clear vibrato lead was a hallmark of their earlier hits, while Barry's R&B falsetto became their signature sound during the late 1970s and 1980s. The brothers wrote all of their own hits, as well as writing and producing several major hits for other artists. more »

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Written by: Maurice Ernest Gibb, Robin Hugh Gibb, Barry Alan Gibb, Andreas Hoetter, Windsor Keith Robinson, Alexander Stiepel

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11 facts about this song

Creation
The song "Night Fever" was written by Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees, known as the Gibbs Brothers, featuring the three brothers on vocal harmonies.
Release Date
"Night Fever" was initially released on 7th November 1977, but became popular after it was included in the "Saturday Night Fever" movie, which was released a week later.
Album
The song was part of the Bee Gees' 12th album, "Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track," which went on to become one of the best-selling albums of all time.
Billboard Rankings
"Night Fever" was an immense success. It reached No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on 18th February 1978, and stayed there for eight consecutive weeks.
Genre
The song is recognized as a classic disco track, significantly contributing to the popularity of the disco genre in the late 1970s.
Awards and Honors
The soundtrack album for "Saturday Night Fever", containing the "Night Fever", won the 1979 Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
Movie Tie-In
The song isn't in the movie, "Saturday Night Fever," as frequently as the Bee Gees' others like "Stayin' Alive" and "How Deep is Your Love" but is still considered a potent link to the film.
Music Video History
The music video for "Night Fever" was directed by Pat Bishop and is set in a nightclub, mirroring the nightlife theme of the song.
Songwriting Process
The song was written while the Gibb Brothers were in France. They had the view of snow-capped mountains and wrote the song with a rhythm machine.
Legacy
The song remains a signature tune for the Bee Gees and is frequently played at disco and retro theme parties.
Cover Versions
"Night Fever" has been covered by various artists over the years, including Adam Garcia, for the 1998 stage musical version of "Saturday Night Fever".

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