Holiday (Bee Gees song)

"Holiday"
Single by The Bee Gees
from the album Bee Gees' 1st
B-side	"Red Chair Fade Away" (UK) "Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You" (US, AUS)
Released	September 1967 (US) October 1967 (AUS)
Format	vinyl record (7" 45 RPM)
Recorded	21 April 1967 IBC Studios, London
Genre	Blues, ballad
Length	2:52
Label	Polydor (UK, CA) Atco (United States, MEX) Spin (AUS, NZ)
Writer(s)	Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb
Producer	Robert Stigwood
The Bee Gees singles chronology
"To Love Somebody" (1967) "Holiday" (1967) "Massachusetts" (1967)
Music sample "Holiday"

"Holiday" is a song by the Bee Gees. The song is haunting, even eerie, having been composed primarily in the minor key with a strong organ presence. Brothers Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb who also wrote the song share lead vocals. It was not released as a single in their native United Kingdom as Polydor UK released the single "World" from their next album Horizontal, but was released in the U.S. in September 1967. It appeared on the album Bee Gees' 1st and also on the Bee Gees first platinum (a million copies sold) album Best of the Bee Gees that was released in 1969. In 1979, the short-lived R&B/Disco group Moulin Rouge covered it as well as other early Bee Gees songs.

The song was prominently featured in the Korean film Nowhere to Hide and Holiday.

The song remained a concert favorite for over 30 years, and Maurice Gibb often provided the fans comedic antics by attempting many failed attempts to join Barry & Robin while singing this song.

Chart performance

Chart	Peak position
Netherlands	3
Spain	10
United States	16
Canada	18
France	18