Stayin ' Alive - Wikipedia Stayin ' Alive This article is about the Bee Gees song. For other uses, see Stayin ' Alive ( disambiguation ). `` Stayin ' Alive '' Artwork of the UK 7 - inch vinyl single Single by Bee Gees from the album Saturday Night Fever : The Original Movie Soundtrack B - side `` If I Ca n't Have You '' Released 13 December 1977 Format 7 - inch 45 rpm record Studio Château d'Hérouville, Hérouville, France, 1977 Genre Disco Length 4 : 45 Label RSO Songwriter ( s ) Barry Gibb Robin Gibb Maurice Gibb Producer ( s ) Bee Gees Albhy Galuten Karl Richardson Bee Gees singles chronology `` How Deep Is Your Love '' ( 1977 ) `` Stayin ' Alive '' ( 1977 ) `` Night Fever '' ( 1978 ) Saturday Night Fever track listing 17 tracks Side one `` Stayin ' Alive '' `` How Deep Is Your Love '' `` Night Fever '' `` More Than a Woman '' `` If I Ca n't Have You '' Side two `` A Fifth of Beethoven '' `` More Than a Woman '' `` Manhattan Skyline '' `` Calypso Breakdown '' Side three `` Night on Disco Mountain '' `` Open Sesame '' `` Jive Talkin ' '' `` You Should Be Dancing '' `` Boogie Shoes '' Side four `` Salsation '' `` K - Jee '' `` Disco Inferno '' Music video `` Stayin ' Alive '' on YouTube Audio sample file help `` Stayin ' Alive '' is a disco song written and performed by the Bee Gees from the Saturday Night Fever motion picture soundtrack. The song was released on 13 December 1977 as the second single from the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. The band co-produced the song with Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson. It is one of the Bee Gees ' signature songs. In 2004, `` Stayin ' Alive '' was placed at number 189 on the list of Rolling Stone 's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In 2004, it ranked No. 9 on AFI 's 100 Years... 100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. In a UK television poll on ITV in December 2011 it was voted fifth in `` The Nation 's Favourite Bee Gees Song ''. On its release, `` Stayin ' Alive '' climbed the charts to hit the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of 4 February 1978, remaining there for four weeks. In the process, it became one of the band 's most recognisable tunes, in part because of its place at the beginning of Saturday Night Fever. In the US, it would become the second of six consecutive number - one singles, tying the record with the Beatles for most consecutive number ones in the US at the time ( a record broken by Whitney Houston who achieved seven consecutive number - ones ). Contents 1 Beginnings 2 Writing and recording 3 Release 3.1 Music video 4 Personnel 5 Track listing 5.1 1989 reissue 6 Use in medical training 7 Accolades 8 Charts and certifications 8.1 Weekly charts 8.2 Year - end charts 8.3 Certifications 9 Stayin ' Alive ( Serban mix ) 9.1 Track listing 10 N - Trance version 10.1 Weekly charts 10.2 Year - end charts 11 Other cover versions and samples 12 Appearances in other media 13 See also 14 References 15 External links Beginnings The executive producer of the soundtrack, Robert Stigwood ( who was also the Bee Gees ' manager ), called them up and asked them to write a few songs for a soundtrack to a film he was planning. At this point, the film was in early stages and it did not have a title yet ; in fact, all Stigwood had to go on was a New York cover story about discomania. They wrote `` Stayin ' Alive '' over the course of a few days while sprawled on the staircase at the Château d'Hérouville studio in Paris. As with many other artists during the 1970s, the Bee Gees recorded a majority of the soundtrack in France for tax reasons. Due to the death of backing drummer Dennis Bryon 's mother in the middle of the song 's sessions, the group first looked for a replacement. The shortage of qualified drummers in this area of France prompted the group to try a drum machine -- yet it did not offer satisfactory results. After listening to the drum track of the already - recorded `` Night Fever '', the group and producer Albhy Galuten selected two bars from that track, re-recorded them as a recurrent loop on a separate tape, and proceeded with sessions for `` Stayin ' Alive ''. This accounts for the unchanging rhythm throughout the song. As a joke, the group listed the drummer as `` Bernard Lupe '' ( a takeoff on session drummer Bernard Purdie ). Mr. Lupe became a highly sought - after drummer -- until it was discovered that he did not exist. RSO Records wanted 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. On one hand, they admit it brought them tremendous fame ; on the other, it led to their being pigeonholed as a disco act, despite a long and varied career before and after. Writing and recording Several words from Robin Gibb 's Concorde ticket inspired the Gibbs 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 of New 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 ''. `` We 'd also written a song called ' Saturday Night ' '', Maurice explains, `` But there were so many songs called ' Saturday Night ' even one by the Bay City Rollers, so when we rewrote it for the movie, we called it ' Stayin ' Alive '. Recording `` Stayin ' Alive '' was not simple. Engineer Karl Richardson copied a choice few seconds of drumming from `` Night Fever '', cut out the piece of tape and glued the ends together, then fed it back into a recorder by a makeshift arrangement to create a new drum track. Drummer Dennis Bryon did not attend the recording of `` Stayin ' Alive ''. This track was finished at Criteria Studios, with Maurice laying down a bass line similar to the guitar riff, Barry and Alan on guitar riffs, while Blue Weaver added synthesizers, and the Boneroo Horns added their parts. Barry sings falsetto on the whole song, except on the line `` life 's going nowhere, somebody help me ''. 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 jury 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. In their work together, Gibb and Galuten had tried playing with click tracks as 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. Release This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( July 2017 ) The song was not initially scheduled for release, with `` How Deep Is Your Love '' selected as lead single, but fans called radio stations and RSO Records requesting the song immediately after seeing trailers for Saturday 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 the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States in February, where it would stay for four weeks. Soon after, it would slide to number two, locking in a solid one - two punch with the Bee Gees 's third smash 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 huge hit, topping out at number four. Further demonstrating the Bee Gees 's US chart domination in 1978, `` Stayin ' Alive '' was replaced at number one with the group 's younger brother Andy Gibb 's single, `` Love Is Thicker Than Water '', followed by the Bee Gees 's `` Night Fever '' for their longest run, seven weeks. This was then replaced by Yvonne Elliman 's `` If I Ca n't Have You ''. Barry Gibb had 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 and the edited 45RPM single for Top 40 radio release, 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 '', as it was called, featured all the same parts as the album version but had a horn rhythm section part interjected twice. Interestingly, where twelve - inch `` Disco Versions '' were usually sped up, this version was slowed down slightly. This version was finally released on CD when Reprise re-issued Bee Gees Greatest in 2007 in an expanded and remastered edition. As for the message of the song, Robin Gibb was quoted as saying, `` ' Stayin ' Alive ' is about survival in the big city -- any big city -- but especially New York. '' The longest version of `` Stayin ' Alive '' ever made was faded at 6 : 59, and that version was finally released on the remastered version of Bee Gees Greatest. The album edit is a still generous 4 : 43, but it was down to 3 : 29 for the single version. Initial plans were for Yvonne Elliman, then known for ballads, to record `` How Deep Is Your Love '' for Saturday Night Fever, while the Bee Gees produced their own version of the more disco - oriented `` If I Ca n'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 Ca n't Have You '' with her usual producer Freddie Perren. Satisfied with this switch, Elliman 's interpretation made the soundtrack, while the Bee Gees 's version was relegated to the B - side of the `` Stayin ' Alive '' single. The brothers ' version has since appeared on CD in hits compilations. George Martin commented about this song saying : `` The great thing about ' Stayin ' Alive ' is that it had a great guitar hook to start with which set up the theme, that pulsating beat. It 's no coincidence, by the way, that the disco beat of 120 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 ''. Music video The music video for the song is of a completely different concept from Saturday Night Fever. It depicts the group singing the song on an abandoned subway terminal set at MGM Studios, directly adjacent to the one where Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band was being filmed at the same time. This set featured buildings and a train station, among others. The original three music videos for the movie Saturday Night Fever were shot on the soundstages and edited at the facilities of Video City, Inc., in North Miami, Florida. The European video for `` Stayin ' Alive '' ( with Barry sans facial hair ) was one of these original three. These original music videos were scrapped and re-shot in California after Barry grew back his beard. Personnel Barry Gibb -- lead, harmony and backing vocals, rhythm guitar Robin Gibb -- harmony and backing vocals Maurice Gibb -- harmony and backing vocals, bass Alan Kendall -- lead guitar Blue Weaver -- keyboards, synthesizer Dennis Bryon -- drums Joe Lala -- percussion Track listing `` Stayin ' Alive '' -- 3 : 29 `` If I Ca n't Have You '' -- 3 : 25 1989 reissue `` Subway '' -- 4 : 20 `` Love So Right '' -- 3 : 33 Use in medical training `` Stayin ' Alive '' was used in a study to train medical professionals to provide the correct number of chest compressions per minute while performing CPR. The song has close to 104 beats per minute, and 100 -- 120 chest compressions per minute are recommended by the British Heart Foundation and endorsed by the Resuscitation Council ( UK ). A study on medical professionals found that the quality of CPR is better when thinking about `` Stayin ' Alive ''. This was parodied in the Season 5 episode of comedy series The Office `` Stress Relief '' and the song itself was used in a season 11 episode of the medical drama Grey 's Anatomy in 2015. On 15 June 2011, the song was featured in a Hands Only CPR PSA campaign video from the American Heart Association and featured actor and medical doctor Ken Jeong in the classic John Travolta outfit from Saturday Night Fever. Vinnie Jones stars in a UK version of this CPR video in association with the British Heart Foundation shown on TV in January 2012. Accolades Year Publisher Country Accolade Rank 1981 Dave Marsh & James Bernard United States `` Singles Of The Year 1978 '' 1989 Dave Marsh United States `` The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made '' 716 1989 Rolling Stone United States `` The 100 Best Singles Of The Last 25 Years '' 50 1995 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame United States `` 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll '' * 2000 Rolling Stone United States `` 100 Greatest Pop Songs '' 93 2000 VH1 United States `` 100 Greatest Dance Songs '' 10 2001 Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) United States `` Songs of the Century '' ( 365 ) 94 2003 PopMatters United States `` The 100 Best Songs Since Johnny Rotten Roared '' 65 2003 Q United Kingdom `` 100 Songs That Changed The World '' 17 2003 Q United Kingdom `` The 1001 Best Songs Ever '' 280 Rolling Stone United States `` The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time '' 189 AFI United States `` AFI 's 100 Years... 100 Songs '' 9 2009 VH1 United States `` 100 Greatest Rock Songs '' 54 Rolling Stone United States `` The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time '' 191 2011 Robert Dimery United Kingdom `` 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die '' * 2011 Time United States `` All - TIME 100 Songs '' * ( * ) indicates the list is unordered. Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart ( 1978 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) Canada Dance / Urban ( RPM ) 13 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) Europe ( Eurochart Hot 100 ) Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista ) France ( IFOP ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) Ireland ( IRMA ) Italy ( FIMI ) Japan 15 Mexico Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Norway ( VG - lista ) Spain South Africa ( Springbok Radio ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Adult Contemporary 28 US Billboard Hot 100 US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play US Billboard Hot Soul Singles US Cash Box US Record World Chart ( 1989 ) Peak position France ( SNEP ) 44 Chart ( 2012 ) Peak position France ( SNEP ) 62 Japan Hot 100 Singles 81 Chart ( 2014 ) Peak position France ( SNEP ) 165 Year - end charts Chart ( 1978 ) Position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 6 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 6 Canada ( RPM Top 200 Singles ) 9 France ( IFOP ) 12 Italy ( FIMI ) Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 6 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 7 South Africa ( Springbok Radio ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 5 US Billboard Hot 100 US Cash Box Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Canada ( Music Canada ) Platinum 150,000 France ( SNEP ) Gold 831,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Silver 250,000 United States ( RIAA ) Platinum 3,900,000 Total available sales : 5,131,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Order of precedence Preceded by `` Is n't It Time '' by The Babys Australian number - one single 3 April 1978 -- 15 May 1978 ( 7 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Wuthering Heights '' by Kate Bush Preceded by `` Take a Chance on Me '' by ABBA Eurochart Hot 100 number - one single ( first run ) 5 April 1978 ( 1 week ) Succeeded by `` Denis '' by Blondie Preceded by `` Denis '' by Blondie Eurochart Hot 100 number - one single ( second run ) 19 April 1978 -- 26 April 1978 ( 2 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Rivers of Babylon '' by Boney M. Dutch Top 40 number - one single 8 April 1978 -- 22 April 1978 ( 3 weeks ) Preceded by `` Mull of Kintyre '' by Wings South African number - one single 28 April 1978 -- 16 June 1978 ( 8 weeks ) Preceded by `` Figli delle stelle '' by Alan Sorrenti `` Sotto il segno dei pesci '' by Antonello Venditti Italian number - one single 6 May 1978 -- 10 June 1978 ( 6 weeks ) 24 June 1978 ( 1 week ) Succeeded by `` Sotto il segno dei pesci '' by Antonello Venditti `` Tu '' by Umberto Tozzi Preceded by `` Baby Come Back '' by Player Canadian RPM 100 Singles number - one single 18 February 1978 -- 11 March 1978 ( 4 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Sometimes When We Touch '' by Dan Hill US Billboard Hot 100 number one single 4 February 1978 -- 25 February 1978 ( 4 weeks ) Succeeded by `` ( Love Is ) Thicker Than Water '' by Andy Gibb Preceded by `` Short People '' by Randy Newman US Cash Box number - one single 4 February 1978 -- 25 February 1978 ( 4 weeks ) Preceded by `` Turn to Stone '' by Electric Light Orchestra Canadian CHUM number - one single 11 February 1978 -- 25 March 1978 ( 6 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Night Fever '' by The Bee Gees Preceded by `` Emotion '' by Samantha Sang New Zealand number - one single 26 March 1978 ( 1 week ) Succeeded by `` Tania '' by John Rowles Preceded by `` Amarsi un po ' '' by Lucio Battisti 1977 Italian best - selling single of the year 1978 Succeeded by `` Tu sei l'unica donna per me '' by Alan Sorrenti 1979 Stayin ' Alive ( Serban mix ) `` Stayin ' Alive ( Serban mix ) '' Single by Bee Gees Released 10 February 2017 ( 2017 - 02 - 10 ) Format Digital download Length 4 : 57 Label Capitol Songwriter ( s ) Barry Gibb Robin Gibb Maurice Gibb Producer ( s ) Bee Gees Bee Gees singles chronology `` If I Ca n't Have You ( The Disco Boys remixes ) '' ( 2007 ) `` Stayin ' Alive ( Serban mix ) '' ( 2017 ) On 10 February 2017, Capitol Records released a new version of the song entitled `` Stayin ' Alive '' ( Serban mix ). The song was mixed by Serban Ghenea from `` hi - resolution audio files '' from the original recording session of `` Stayin ' Alive '', and it was mastered by Tom Coyne. The single was released in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the Saturday Night Fever ( 1977 ) soundtrack. Track listing Digital download `` Stayin ' Alive ( Serban mix ) '' -- 4 : 57 N - Trance version `` Stayin ' Alive '' Song by N - Trance Released 1995 Format CD single Label All Around The World Producer ( s ) Dale Longworth Kevin O'Toole N - Trance singles chronology `` Set You Free '' ( 1995 ) `` Stayin ' Alive '' ( 1995 ) `` Electronic Pleasure '' ( 1996 ) In 1995, British electronic music group N - Trance recorded a dance version of the song, with new lyrics and rapping by Ricardo da Force. This cover reached number one on Australia 's ARIA Singles Chart and Canada 's RPM Dance Chart. Weekly charts Chart ( 1995 -- 1996 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 5 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 8 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia ) 6 Canada Dance / Urban ( RPM ) Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 56 Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista ) France ( SNEP ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) Ireland ( IRMA ) Italy ( FIMI ) Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 16 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 12 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Norway ( VG - lista ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 5 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 62 US Billboard Hot Dance Music / Maxi - Singles Sales 9 US Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 28 US Cash Box 54 Year - end charts Chart ( 1995 ) Rank Australia ( ARIA ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia ) 43 France ( SNEP ) 29 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 51 Italy ( FIMI ) 16 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 99 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 9 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 33 Chart ( 1996 ) Rank Canada Dance / Urban ( RPM ) 49 Other cover versions and samples This section may contain indiscriminate, excessive, or irrelevant examples. Please improve the article by adding more descriptive text and removing less pertinent examples. See Wikipedia 's guide to writing better articles for further suggestions. ( June 2017 ) In 1978, the singer Mina has interpreted this song in her album Mina Live ' 78. On 24 April 1978, the Grateful Dead played a bit of the song after `` Ramble on Rose '' and continued to tease it during the following two songs, `` Me & My Uncle '' and `` Big River ''. In one episode of the Hitchhiker 's Guide to the Galaxy radio series, Zaphod Beeblebrox is teleported to a disco populated entirely by robots. A version of `` Stayin ' Alive '' ( played backwards ) is heard in the background. In 1979, Paul Weston and Jo Stafford released a cover of the song as Jonathan and Darlene Edwards. It was backed with `` I Am Woman ''. In 1980, American singer and ukulele player Tiny Tim covered it and released it on his album Chameleon. In 1991, Madchester group Happy Mondays covered it in two different versions for the non-album single `` Judge Fudge ''. Also in 1995, grindcore band Anal Cunt recorded an Oi ! version of the song, released on their album Top 40 Hits. `` Stayin ' Alive '' was sampled in the single `` We Trying to Stay Alive '' by Wyclef Jean ( featuring Pras and John Forté ), from the album The Carnival ( 1997 ). Ozzy Osbourne covered the song and it appeared on CD 3 of his 2005 box set, Prince of Darkness. This is instrumentally the same as Dweezil Zappa 's version from 1991 's Confessions, with Ozzy 's vocals replacing Donny Osmond 's. Alvin and the Chipmunks recorded two versions of the song. The first was for their 1996 album Club Chipmunk : The Dance Mixes. The second was for the 2009 film Alvin and the Chipmunks : The Squeakquel and its soundtrack. In 2006, The Sleeping covered this song for the Crank soundtrack. Dimension Zero did a melodic death metal cover of the song on their 2007 He Who Shall Not Bleed album. In 2008 Russian singer Valeriya released a cover of `` Staying Alive '' for her Out of Control album. In 2010, Italian rapper Jovanotti covered it for his live US album OYEAH ! Sugarland performed the song during their 2010 Incredible Machine tour. In 2010 Bitch released a cover on the album Blasted !. In 2011, Reece Mastin, X Factor Australia winner, covered this song, with the melody of Led Zeppelin 's `` Kashmir '', in the show and for his album Reece Mastin. In 2011, Anna Tsuchiya, a J - pop singer and model, covered this song for her album Unchained Girl. In 2013 Capital Cities covered the song on their Kangaroo Court EP. The Saturdays 2013 song `` Disco Love '' makes reference to `` Stayin ' Alive ''. In 2014, Les Claypool released a version on his Duo de Twang debut album Four Foot Shack with Bryan Kehoe. In 2014, Bruce Springsteen performed the song with the E Street Band at Brisbane Entertainment Centre. In 2016, Barry Gibb joined Coldplay during their headline set at Glastonbury Festival to perform the song. In 2016, drag queen Courtney Act recorded a cover of the song as well as performing it in her show `` The Girl From Oz. '' In 2017, Demi Lovato, Tori Kelly, Andra Day and Little Big Town covered the song for the tribute program Stayin ' Alive : A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees, where they performed at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. Appearances in other Media This section indiscriminately collects miscellaneous information. Please compress this material to remove any irrelevant or unimportant information. ( June 2017 ) Though `` Stayin Alive '' is heavily guarded by the Bee Gees for licensing, it has appeared in numerous movies, television shows and video games including : A sketch in a 1977 / 1978 episode of Saturday Night Live. The 1978 Chevy Chase / Goldie Hawn film Foul Play. A 1978 episode of Hawaii Five - O entitled `` Number One with a Bullet '', along with `` Night Fever '' and `` More Than a Woman ''. Two 1979 episodes of Mork & Mindy. The 1980 comedy film Airplane !. The 1980 Indonesian comedy film Pintar Pintar Bodoh. The 1980 film The Last Married Couple in America. The thirteenth episode of the third season of The Muppet Show, where Miss Piggy and other pigs cover the song as the opening number. The 1981 John Belushi comedy Neighbors. The 1983 Indonesian comedy film Maju Kena Mundur Kena. A 1987 Disney special DTV Doggone Valentine, which set to clips featuring the cats of Disney. The 1989 movie Look Who 's Talking featuring John Travolta. The 1991 David Tyler CKBE - FM. The 1992 Rick Moranis comedy Honey, I Blew Up the Kid. The 1993 Jack Lemmon / Walter Matthau film Grumpy Old Men. A 1994 episode of The Simpsons entitled `` Bart 's Girlfriend '', in which Bart struts down the street in a manner similar to John Travolta in the opening sequence of Saturday Night Fever. Homer also performs a parody version of the song highlighting ' Table Five ' in a neighbourhood garage sale in the episode `` Two Bad Neighbors ''. A flashback scene in the 1994 comedy Naked Gun 331⁄3 : The Final Insult. The 1995 sci - fi futuristic film Virtuosity as Russell Crowe 's signature walk theme. Five 1995 movies : A Goofy Movie, Bushwhacked, Virtuosity, Let It Be Me and Grumpier Old Men. The Jack Nicholson and Glenn Close 1996 action / comedy Mars Attacks !. As part of an NBA on TNT intro from a 1997 playoff game between the Seattle SuperSonics and the Houston Rockets. A 1997 episode of the BBC drama This Life. A 1997 television commercial for Pentium MMX Processors by Intel. The 1998 comedy A Night at the Roxbury. On That ' 70s Show, on an episode `` The Velvet Rope '' season 2, episode 3, 1999. At the end of the 2001 movie Shrek, sung by Lord Farquaad ( John Lithgow ) in the Dragon 's stomach. On the BBC TV show Top Gear ( 2002 ), while the Stig is driving the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport for its power lap ( Series 15, Episode 5 ). Presenter Jeremy Clarkson also used the song as the siren for his `` Rambulance '' ( Series 22, Episode 3 ). In the 2005 movie Madagascar, while Marty is walking down the streets of New York City. In the 2005 animated film Chicken Little. In a 2005 episode of Everybody Hates Chris entitled Everybody Hates Greg, also a reference to Saturday Night Fever. In episodes of CSI : NY and Entourage ( 2007 ). in the Rock Band 3 music gaming platform in both Basic rhythm, and PRO mode which allows use of a real guitar / bass guitar, and MIDI compatible electronic drum kits / keyboards in addition to three - part vocal harmonies. The song was made available to download for use on 16 November 2010. In the BBC show Sherlock, as a ringtone of Jim Moriarty, in its series two premiere on New Year 's Day, 2012. It is also heard in the series two finale, when Moriarty tells Sherlock that their final problem is ' Stayin ' Alive ', whilst playing the song on his phone. In the 2012 comedy Ted. During the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. In the sixteenth episode of the third season of Glee, `` Saturday Night Glee - ver ''. In an episode of Rookie Blue on 27 June 2013, at the beginning, in which some of the main characters play paintball. In a 2015 TV commercial for Chick - fil - A. In the forty - second episode of Sonic Boom, `` Late Night Wars ''. N - Trance 's version is in 2016 animated movie The Secret Life of Pets. 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External links Bee Gees Stayin ' Alive Fansite Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Saturday Night Fever soundtrack Side one `` Stayin ' Alive '' `` How Deep Is Your Love '' `` Night Fever '' `` More Than a Woman '' ( The Bee Gees ) `` If I Ca n't Have You '' ( Yvonne Elliman ) Side two `` A Fifth of Beethoven '' ( Walter Murphy ) `` More Than a Woman '' ( Tavares ) `` Manhattan Skyline '' ( David Shire ) `` Calypso Breakdown '' ( Ralph MacDonald ) Side three `` Night on Disco Mountain '' ( David Shire ) `` Open Sesame '' ( Kool & the Gang ) `` Jive Talkin ' '' `` You Should Be Dancing '' ( The Bee Gees ) `` Boogie Shoes '' ( KC and the Sunshine Band ) Side four `` Salsation '' ( David Shire ) `` K - Jee '' ( MFSB ) `` Disco Inferno '' ( The Trammps ) Bee Gees Barry Gibb Robin Gibb Maurice Gibb Colin Petersen Vince Melouney Alan Kendall Dennis Bryon Blue Weaver Studio albums The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs Spicks and Specks Bee Gees ' 1st Horizontal Idea Odessa Cucumber Castle 2 Years On Trafalgar To Whom It May Concern Life in a Tin Can Mr. Natural Main Course Children of the World Spirits Having Flown Living Eyes E.S.P. One High Civilization Size Is n't Everything Still Waters This Is Where I Came In Extended plays The Bee Gees New York Mining Disaster 1941 Soundtracks Melody Saturday Night Fever Live albums Here at Last... Bee Gees... Live One Night Only Compilation albums Turn Around, Look at Us Rare, Precious and Beautiful Rare, Precious and Beautiful, Volume 2 Best of Bee Gees Inception / Nostalgia Best of Bee Gees, Volume 2 Bee Gees Gold Bee Gees Greatest Tales from the Brothers Gibb The Very Best of the Bee Gees Their Greatest Hits : The Record Number Ones Love Songs The Ultimate Bee Gees Mythology Timeless : The All - Time Greatest Hits Videography Idea Cucumber Castle The Bee Gees Special One for All Tour One Night Only The Ultimate Bee Gees In Our Own Time Tours The Bee Gees ' concerts in 1967 and 1968 Spirits Having Flown Tour Articles Discography List of songs recorded List of unreleased material A Kick in the Head Is Worth Eight in the Pants The Barry Gibb Talk Show IBC Studios Hither Green rail crash Bands The Rattlesnakes Humpy Bong The Fut The Bloomfields Tin Tin The Groove Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs Toe Fat Amen Corner One World Project People Hugh Gibb Andy Gibb Steve Gibb Spencer Gibb Robert Stigwood Arif Mardin Ossie Byrne Steve Kipner Albhy Galuten Book Bee Gees singles discography 1960s 1963 `` The Battle of the Blue and the Grey '' / `` The Three Kisses of Love '' `` Timber ! '' / `` Take Hold of That Star '' 1964 `` Peace of Mind '' / `` Do n't Say Goodbye '' `` Claustrophobia '' / `` Could It Be '' `` Turn Around, Look at Me '' / `` ( Theme From ) The Travels of Jamie McPheeters '' 1965 `` Every Day I Have to Cry '' / `` You Would n't Know '' `` Wine and Women '' / `` Follow the Wind '' `` I Was A Lover, A Leader of Men '' / `` And the Children Laughing '' 1966 `` I Want Home '' / `` Cherry Red '' `` Monday 's Rain '' / `` All of My Life '' `` Spicks and Specks '' / `` I Am the World '' 1967 `` Born a Man '' / `` Big Chance '' `` New York Mining Disaster 1941 '' / `` I Ca n't See Nobody '' `` To Love Somebody '' / `` Close Another Door '' `` Holiday '' / `` Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You '' `` Massachusetts '' / `` Barker of the UFO '' `` World '' / `` Sir Geoffrey Saved the World '' 1968 `` Words '' / `` Sinking Ships '' `` Jumbo '' / `` The Singer Sang His Song '' `` I 've Gotta Get a Message to You '' / `` Kitty Can '' `` I Started a Joke '' / `` Kilburn Towers '' 1969 `` First of May '' / `` Lamplight '' `` Tomorrow Tomorrow '' / `` Sun in My Morning '' `` Do n't Forget to Remember '' / `` The Lord '' 1970s 1970 `` If Only I Had My Mind on Something Else '' / `` Sweetheart '' ( US ) `` I.O.I.O. '' / `` Sweetheart '' `` Lonely Days '' / `` Man for All Seasons '' 1971 `` How Can You Mend a Broken Heart '' / `` Country Woman '' `` Do n't Wanna Live Inside Myself '' / `` Walking Back to Waterloo '' 1972 `` My World '' / `` On Time '' `` Run to Me '' / `` Road to Alaska '' `` Alive '' / Paper Mache, Cabbages and Kings '' 1973 `` Saw a New Morning '' / `` My Life Has Been a Song '' `` Would n't I Be Someone '' / `` Elisa '' `` Mr. Natural '' / `` It Does n't Matter Much to Me '' `` Throw a Penny '' / `` I Ca n't Let You Go '' `` Charade '' / `` Heavy Breathing '' `` Jive Talkin ' '' / `` Wind of Change '' `` Nights on Broadway '' / `` Edge of the Universe '' 1976 `` Fanny ( Be Tender with My Love ) '' / `` Country Lanes '' `` You Should Be Dancing '' / `` Subway '' `` Love So Right '' / `` You Stepped Into My Life '' 1977 `` Boogie Child '' / `` Lovers '' `` Edge of the Universe ( live ) '' / `` Words ( live ) '' `` How Deep Is Your Love '' / `` Ca n't Keep a Good Man Down '' ( live ) `` Stayin ' Alive '' / `` If I Ca n't Have You '' 1978 `` Night Fever '' / `` Down the Road ( live ) '' `` Too Much Heaven '' / `` Rest Your Love on Me '' 1979 `` Tragedy '' / `` Until '' `` Love You Inside Out '' / `` I 'm Satisfied '' 1980s 1981 `` He 's a Liar '' `` Living Eyes '' / `` I Still Love You '' `` The Woman in You '' / `` Stayin ' Alive '' `` Someone Belonging to Someone '' / `` I Love You Too Much '' ( instrumental ) `` You Win Again '' / `` Backtafunk '' `` E.S.P. '' / `` Overnight '' 1989 `` Ordinary Lives '' / `` Wing and a Prayer '' `` One '' / `` Flesh and Blood '' 1990s `` Bodyguard '' / `` Will You Ever Let Me '' 1991 `` Secret Love '' / `` Party with No Name '' `` When He 's Gone '' / `` True Confessions '' `` The Only Love '' / `` You Win Again '' ( live ) `` Happy Ever After '' / `` Evolution '' `` Paying the Price of Love '' / `` My Destiny '' `` For Whom the Bell Tolls '' / `` Decadance '' `` How to Fall in Love, Part 1 '' / `` Fallen Angel '' `` Kiss of Life '' / `` 855 - 7019 '' `` Alone '' / `` Rings Around the Moon '' `` I Could Not Love You More '' / `` Love Never Dies '' ( EUR ) `` Still Waters ( Run Deep ) '' / `` Love Never Dies '' 2000s 2001 `` This Is Where I Came In '' / `` Just in Case '' Other countries 1968 `` And the Sun Will Shine '' / `` Really and Sincerely '' ( France ) 1970 `` Let There Be Love '' / `` Really and Sincerely '' ( Netherlands ) 1971 `` When the Swallows Fly '' / `` Give Your Best '' ( Netherlands ) `` Morning of my Life '' / `` To Love Somebody '' 1972 `` Israel '' / `` Dearest '' ( Netherlands ) `` Sea of Smiling Faces '' / `` Please Do n't Turn Out the Lights '' 1977 `` Children of the World '' / `` Boogie Child '' ( Australia ) `` Crazy for Your Love '' / `` You Win Again ( Remix ) '' `` Angela '' / `` You Win Again ( Remix ) '' ( Germany, Netherlands ) Alvin and the Chipmunks Characters David Seville The Chipmunks The Chipettes Clyde Crashcup Album singles `` Witch Doctor '' `` The Chipmunk Song ( Christmas Do n't Be Late ) '' `` Alvin 's Harmonica '' `` Alvin 's Orchestra '' `` Alvin for President '' `` What 's New Pussycat ? '' `` Chitty Chitty Bang Bang '' `` You May Be Right '' `` Call Me '' `` We 're the Chipmunks '' `` Beat It '' `` Macarena '' `` Bad Day '' `` Funkytown '' `` Shake Your Groove Thing '' `` Hot n Cold '' `` Stayin ' Alive '' Studio albums Let 's All Sing with The Chipmunks Sing Again with The Chipmunks Around the World with The Chipmunks The Alvin Show The Chipmunk Songbook Christmas with The Chipmunks Christmas with The Chipmunks, Vol. 2 The Chipmunks Sing the Beatles Hits The Chipmunks Sing with Children Chipmunks à Go - Go The Chipmunks Go to the Movies The Very Best of The Chipmunks Chipmunk Punk Urban Chipmunk A Chipmunk Christmas Chipmunk Rock The Chipmunks Go Hollywood The Chipmunk Adventure ( soundtrack ) The Chipmunks and The Chipettes : Born to Rock Solid Gold Chipmunks Rockin ' Through the Decades Soundtrack The Chipmunks Rock the House Chipmunks in Low Places Greatest Hits Here 's Looking at Me ! A Very Merry Chipmunk When You Wish Upon a Chipmunk Club Chipmunk : The Dance Mixes The A-Files : Alien Songs Greatest Hits : Still Squeaky After All These Years Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks ( soundtrack ) Christmas with The Chipmunks ( 2008 reissue ) Undeniable We 're the Chipmunks ( Music from the TV Show ) Television shows The Alvin Show ( 1961 -- 1962 ) Alvin and the Chipmunks ( 1983 -- 1990 ) episodes Alvin and the Chipmunks ( 2015 -- ) episodes Television specials A Chipmunk Christmas ( 1981 ) A Chipmunk Reunion ( 1985 ) Rockin ' Through the Decades ( 1990 ) Cartoon All - Stars to the Rescue ( 1990 ; guest appearance ) Feature films Animated films The Chipmunk Adventure ( 1987 ) Direct - to - video films Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein ( 1999 ) Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman ( 2000 ) Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks ( 2003 ) Live - action / CGI films Alvin and the Chipmunks ( 2007 ) The Squeakquel ( 2009 ) Chipwrecked ( 2011 ) The Road Chip ( 2015 ) Video games Alvin and the Chipmunks People Ross Bagdasarian Sr. Ross Bagdasarian Jr. Janice Karman Liberty Records Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stayin%27_Alive&oldid=815763464 '' Categories : 1977 songs 1977 singles 1978 singles All Around the World Productions singles Bee Gees songs Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles Disco songs Dutch Top 40 number - one singles European Hot 100 Singles number - one singles Grammy Award for Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices Jo Stafford songs Music videos directed by Bruce Gowers Number - one dance singles in Canada Number - one singles in Australia Number - one singles in Italy Number - one singles in Mexico Number - one singles in South Africa Number - one singles in New Zealand RPM Top Singles number - one singles RSO Records singles Song recordings produced by Albhy Galuten Songs from Saturday Night Fever Songs written by Barry Gibb Songs written by Maurice Gibb Songs written by Robin Gibb N - Trance songs Hidden categories : CS1 Finnish - language sources ( fi ) CS1 French - language sources ( fr ) CS1 Italian - language sources ( it ) CS1 German - language sources ( de ) CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) Articles with French - language external links Articles with German - language external links Use British English from April 2014 Use dmy dates from April 2014 Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters Articles with hAudio microformats Wikipedia articles needing clarification from May 2016 All Wikipedia articles needing clarification Articles needing additional references from July 2017 All articles needing additional references Singlechart usages for Austria Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Canadaadultcontemporary Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Canadadance Singlechart usages for Canadatopsingles Singlechart usages for Germany2 Singlechart usages for Ireland2 Singlechart making named ref Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Norway Singlechart usages for Sweden Singlechart usages for Switzerland Singlechart usages for United Kingdom Singlechart usages for France Certification Table Entry usages for Canada Certification Table Entry usages for France Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom Certification Table Entry usages for United States Singlechart usages for Australia Singlechart usages for Wallonia Singlechart usages for Finland Singlechart usages for UK Articles with too many examples Articles with trivia sections from June 2017 All articles with trivia sections Talk Contents About Wikipedia Català Deutsch Ελληνικά Español Euskara Français Hrvatski Italiano Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Русский Simple English Suomi Svenska Tiếng Việt 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 16 December 2017, at 23 : 58. 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Question: when did the song stayin alive come out
Answer: 13 December 1977