"Holiday" is a song released by the Bee Gees in the United States in September 1967. It appeared on the album Bee Gees' 1st.[2] The song was not released as a single in their native United Kingdom because Polydor UK released the single "World" from their next album Horizontal.
The song is composed primarily in a minor key with a strong orchestral presence. Brothers Barry and Robin Gibb, who also wrote the song, share lead vocals. The song was recorded during the same session as "To Love Somebody" around April 1967.[3]
All three Gibb brothers sung the "Dee dees" in the chorus sections of the song.
Releaseedit
Billboard described the single as "an intriguing ballad change of pace from their "To Love Somebody" hit," and specifically praised the production.[4]Cash Box praised the "powerful organ backdrop" and "excellent vocal showing."[5]Record World called it "another of the distinctive, inventive Bee Gees mood pieces."[6]
The song's flipside was "Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You" in the US, Canada and Australia but "Red Chair, Fade Away" was used in other territories.[7] The song's music video, consisted of footage of the band enjoying traveling a city bus in Paris.[8] Their footage visiting Paris is also used as the music video for "Words".[9] Another promotional film, filmed in black and white, featured the group performing the song.[10]
The song remained a concert favourite for over 30 years, and Maurice Gibb often provided the audience with comedic antics by attempting many failed attempts to join Barry and Robin while singing this song. Evidence of this can be seen in the 1989 "One For All" concert video where Maurice takes a camera from a film cameraman standing nearby and films Barry and Robin as they sing the song.
The song was prominently featured in the South Korean film Nowhere to Hide(Korean: 인정사정 볼 것 없다; RR: Injeong sajeong bol geot eobtda). It later featured in the South Korean television series Reply 1997, and South Korean girl group Red Velvet'sLevel Up Project, as a contrast to the song of the same name by SM Entertainment labelmate, Girl's Generation.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Holiday Bee Gees song news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2011 Learn how and when to remove this message Holiday is a song released by the Bee Gees in the United States in September 1967 It appeared on the album Bee Gees 1st 2 The song was not released as a single in their native United Kingdom because Polydor UK released the single World from their next album Horizontal Holiday German single release of the songSingle by the Bee Geesfrom the album Bee Gees 1stB side Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You US and Australia Red Chair Fade Away Germany France and Scandinavia ReleasedSeptember 1967 United States October 1967 Australia Recorded21 April 1967StudioIBC London GenreBaroque pop psychedelia 1 Length2 52LabelPolydor Philips United Kingdom Canada Atco United States Mexico Spin Australia New Zealand Songwriter s Barry Gibb Robin GibbProducer s Robert Stigwood Ossie ByrneBee Gees US singles chronology To Love Somebody 1967 Holiday 1967 Massachusetts 1967 Audio sample source source Holiday filehelp Contents 1 Composition and recording 2 Release 3 Personnel 4 Chart performance 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 5 Cover versions 6 Legacy 7 ReferencesComposition and recording editThe song is composed primarily in a minor key with a strong orchestral presence Brothers Barry and Robin Gibb who also wrote the song share lead vocals The song was recorded during the same session as To Love Somebody around April 1967 3 All three Gibb brothers sung the Dee dees in the chorus sections of the song Release editBillboard described the single as an intriguing ballad change of pace from their To Love Somebody hit and specifically praised the production 4 Cash Box praised the powerful organ backdrop and excellent vocal showing 5 Record World called it another of the distinctive inventive Bee Gees mood pieces 6 The song s flipside was Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You in the US Canada and Australia but Red Chair Fade Away was used in other territories 7 The song s music video consisted of footage of the band enjoying traveling a city bus in Paris 8 Their footage visiting Paris is also used as the music video for Words 9 Another promotional film filmed in black and white featured the group performing the song 10 The song remained a concert favourite for over 30 years and Maurice Gibb often provided the audience with comedic antics by attempting many failed attempts to join Barry and Robin while singing this song Evidence of this can be seen in the 1989 One For All concert video where Maurice takes a camera from a film cameraman standing nearby and films Barry and Robin as they sing the song Personnel editBarry Gibb lead and backing vocals Robin Gibb lead and backing vocals pump organ Maurice Gibb bass guitar mellotron Hammond organ backing vocals Colin Petersen drums Bill Shepherd orchestral arrangementChart performance editWeekly charts edit Chart 1967 Peakposition Canadian RPM Top Singles 11 18 France SNEP 11 18 Netherlands Dutch Top 40 12 2 Spain PROMUSICAE 11 10 US Billboard Hot 100 13 16 US Cash Box 14 12 US Record World 11 16 Year end charts edit Chart 1967 1968 Position Netherlands Dutch Top 40 12 20Cover versions editIn 1968 15 French American singer Claudine Longet covered the song on the album Love Is Blue A amp M Records SP 4142 Side A Track 4 In 1968 16 French singer Michel Didier covered the song in French under the title C est une folle idee lyrics Michel Didier 17 In 1969 The Clique included a cover version on their self titled album 18 In 1979 Moulin Rouge recorded a late 1970s disco style cover version 19 In 2007 HRSTA recorded a cover on its third album Ghosts Will Come and Kiss Our Eyes Legacy editThe song was prominently featured in the South Korean film Nowhere to Hide Korean 인정사정 볼 것 없다 RR Injeong sajeong bol geot eobtda It later featured in the South Korean television series Reply 1997 and South Korean girl group Red Velvet s Level Up Project as a contrast to the song of the same name by SM Entertainment labelmate Girl s Generation One of the robots sang the song in the Mitchell episode of the American television comedy series Mystery Science Theater 3000 References edit Mason Stewart Holiday by Bee Gees Track Info AllMusic allmusic Retrieved 23 June 2023 Show 49 The British are Coming The British are Coming With an emphasis on Donovan the Bee Gees and the Who Part 6 UNT Digital Library Joseph Brennan Gibb Songs 1967 Spotlight Singles PDF Billboard 23 September 1967 p 18 Retrieved 25 February 2021 CashBox Record Reviews PDF Cash Box 23 September 1967 p 26 Retrieved 12 January 2022 Single Picks of the Week PDF Record World 23 September 1967 p 1 Retrieved 12 June 2023 Discogs com Bee Gees Holiday releases Discogs Bee Gees Holiday 1967 YouTube Archived from the original on 17 December 2021 Retrieved 19 January 2015 The Bee Gees Words Rare Video Filmed In Paris 1968 High Quality YouTube Archived from the original on 4 December 2013 Retrieved 19 January 2015 Bee Gees Holiday 1967 High Quality Stereo Sound Subtitled YouTube Archived from the original on 17 December 2021 Retrieved 19 January 2015 a b c d Songs Written by the Gibb Family on the International Charts PDF brothersgibb org Retrieved 19 January 2015 a b Bee Gees Holiday Dutch Charts Retrieved 19 January 2015 Bee Gees Chart history Billboard Retrieved 19 January 2015 Cashbox Top 100 Cashbox Magazine Archives 11 November 1967 Retrieved 19 January 2015 Discogs com Claudine Longet Love Is Blue Discogs Mike Hennessy From the Music Capitals of the World Billboard Mai 4 1968 pp 52 53 7 45 rpm single B side Je voudrais dormir aupres de toi written by Michel Didier Philips Fontana serie Parade 260 142 MF The Clique Discogs Moulin Rouge 2 Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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