Nights on Broadway
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"Nights on Broadway" is a song by the Bee Gees
for the Main Course
album in 1975. The second single release from the album, it immediately followed their number-one hit "Jive Talkin'
".
"Nights on Broadway" reached number seven on the American Billboard Hot 100
singles chart, giving the Bee Gees back-to-back top 10 hits for the first time in seven years (since 1968).
released a version of this song that peaked at #6 on the United Kingdom Singles Chart in late Summer of that year.
In 1998, the song was sampled on the DMX
track "The Convo" from the album It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
.
In 2008, the song was sampled by hip-hop producer Jake One
for his song How We Ride for his album White Van Music
.
Saturday Night Live
uses the song as the theme to its sketch, "The Barry Gibb Talk Show
", but with different lyrics.
Bee Gees
The Bee Gees are a musical group that originally comprised three brothers: Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio was successful for most of their 40-plus years of recording music, but they had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a pop act in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and as a...
for the Main Course
Main course
A main dish is the featured or primary dish in a meal consisting of several courses. It usually follows the entrée course, and the salad course. In North American usage it may in fact be called the "entree"....
album in 1975. The second single release from the album, it immediately followed their number-one hit "Jive Talkin'
Jive Talkin'
"Jive Talkin" is a song by the Bee Gees, which hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached the top-five on the UK singles chart in the summer of 1975. Largely recognized as the group's "comeback" song, it was their first U.S. top ten hit since "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" in...
".
"Nights on Broadway" reached number seven on the American 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, giving the Bee Gees back-to-back top 10 hits for the first time in seven years (since 1968).
Covers and sampling
In 1977, Candi StatonCandi Staton
Candi Staton is an American soul and gospel singer, best known for her 1970 remake of Tammy Wynette's "Stand By Your Man" and her 1976 disco hit "Young Hearts Run Free". In 2007, Staton was inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame.-Early years:...
released a version of this song that peaked at #6 on the United Kingdom Singles Chart in late Summer of that year.
In 1998, the song was sampled on the DMX
DMX (rapper)
Earl Simmons , better known by his stage name DMX, is a multiplatinum American rapper and actor who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name pays tribute to the Oberheim DMX drum machine, an instrument he used when he made his own rap beats in the 80's...
track "The Convo" from the album It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
It's Dark and Hell is Hot is the debut album of American rapper DMX, released May 19, 1998 on Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings. The album featured four singles with music videos, "Get at Me Dog", "Stop Being Greedy", "How's It Goin' Down" and the "Ruff Ryders Anthem"...
.
In 2008, the song was sampled by hip-hop producer Jake One
Jake One
Jacob Dutton, better known as Jake One, is an American hip hop record producer from Seattle, Washington.-Biography:Dutton grew up in Capitol Hill and moved to the North End of Seattle when he was 15. He started making music on a Casio keyboard in 1992. He attended the University of Washington and...
for his song How We Ride for his album White Van Music
White Van Music
White Van Music is the debut album of hip-hop producer Jake One. The album is entirely produced by Jake One and features appearances by rappers such as Freeway, DOOM, Brother Ali, Young Buck, and co-executive producer and label head Slug.-Track listing:...
.
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
uses the song as the theme to its sketch, "The Barry Gibb Talk Show
Barry Gibb Talk Show
The Barry Gibb Talk Show is a recurring sketch on Saturday Night Live about a talk show starring Barry Gibb, lead singer for the Bee Gees, and his brother, Robin Gibb . It features Jimmy Fallon as Barry Gibb and Justin Timberlake as Robin Gibb...
", but with different lyrics.
Chart performance
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada | 2 |
| United States | 7 |
| Netherlands | 8 |
| Belgium | 12 |
| New Zealand | 14 |
| Germany | 17 |