Night Fever

For the UK television programme, see Night Fever (TV series).

"Night Fever"
Single by Bee Gees
from the album Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track
B-side	"Down The Road (live)"
Released	7 February 1978 (1978-02-07)
Format	7" single
Recorded	c. April 1977, Château d'Hérouville, France and September 1977, Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida, United States
Genre	Disco
Length	3:31
Label	RSO
Writer(s)	Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb
Producer	Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson
Certification	Platinum (RIAA)
Bee Gees singles chronology
"Stayin' Alive" (1977) "Night Fever" (1978) "Too Much Heaven/"Rest Your Love on Me" (1978)
Music sample "Night Fever" Alternative cover Alternate Single Cover Saturday Night Fever track listing Side A "Stayin' Alive" "How Deep Is Your Love" "Night Fever" "More Than a Woman" "If I Can't Have You" Side B "A Fifth of Beethoven" "More Than a Woman" "Manhattan Skyline" "Calypso Breakdown" Side C "Night on Disco Mountain" "Open Sesame" performed "Jive Talkin'" "You Should Be Dancing" Boogie Shoes" Side D "Salsation" "K-Jee" "Disco Inferno"

"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 over two months 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.

The song lists at #33 on Billboard's All Time Top 100.

Music video

A rare music video was made for the song in 1978, however it wasn't shown to the public until 2004 despite the fact the video didn't contain any uncensored content. It features the brothers singing the song in a dark studio cut with images from the Las Vegas, Nevada streets (based on the interspersed shots of the Golden Nugget, Castaways and Desert Inn casinos.) An interesting note, in the video Barry Gibb was shown without his trademark beard.

Track listing

• "Night Fever" - 3:32
• "Down The Road (live)" - 4:26

Promo Single

• "Night Fever (Stereo)" - 3:32
• "Night Fever (Mono)" - 3:32

Chart performance

Chart	Peak position
United States	1
Canada	1
United Kingdom	1
Spain	1
Ireland	1
Brazil	1
Belgium	2
Germany	2
Norway	2
New Zealand	2
South Africa	2
China	3
Netherlands	3
Japan	4
Austria	4
Italy	5
Sweden	5
Finland	6
Australia	7
France	31

Covers

Texan punk rock band The Dicks covered this song on the B-side of their 1980 debut single "Hate the Police" under the title "All Night Fever".

In 2008, Australian singer and songwriter Tina Arena performed a cover version of "Night Fever" for the French film Disco.

External links

• Night Fever information at SuperSeventies

Preceded by "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" by Andy Gibb	Billboard Hot 100 number-one single 18 March 1978 – 6 May 1978	Succeeded by "If I Can't Have You" by Yvonne Elliman
Preceded by "Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs" by Brian and Michael	UK number-one single 29 April 1978 – 6 May 1978	Succeeded by "Rivers of Babylon" by Boney M