the bee gees film, stayin alive, was shot in united kingdom.
the bee gees film, stayin alive, was shot in united kingdom.
where did the bee gees film stayin alive?
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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 can'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. although 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.
stayin' alive