"Desire" is a 1980 single A-side credited to Andy Gibb

Andy Gibb

Andy Gibb was an English singer and teen idol, and the youngest brother of the family whose other male siblings formed the Bee Gees: Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb.-The early years:...

. It reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 singles chart in 1980.

The song was originally recorded in 1978 by The Bee Gees during sessions for their album Spirits Having Flown

Spirits Having Flown

Spirits Having Flown is the Bee Gees' fifteenth original album, released in 1979. It was the group's first album after their collaboration on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. The album's first three tracks were released as singles which all went to no.1 in the US...

, and intended for release on that album. When it was rejected by the band, it was instead released expressly as an Andy Gibb song on his album After Dark

After Dark (Andy Gibb album)

After Dark is an album by Andy Gibb. It was his final studio album, and was released in 1980.With drugs impeding his previous ability to write and even fully sing the tracks on his own record, Gibb was only able to forge his performance with nearly intrusive support from brother Barry. In March...

having Andy recording a new lead vocal in 1979 replacing his brother Barry

Barry Gibb

Barry Alan Crompton Gibb, CBE , is a singer, songwriter and producer. He was born in the Isle of Man to English parents. With his brothers Robin and Maurice, he formed The Bee Gees, one of the most successful pop groups of all time. The trio got their start in Australia, and found their major...

's.