Song list of the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack
Updated: June 2025
The song list for the “Saturday Night Fever” double-album soundtrack, and details about when those songs are heard in the movie. Songs are listed in their order on the vinyl album, distributed by RSO Records. On CD, the album is on two discs, with the first disc featuring vinyl Sides 1 and 2 and the second disc featuring Sides 3 and 4. Movie times for when the songs are first heard are approximate. For this site’s review of “Saturday Night Fever,” click here.
Side 1
1. “Stayin’ Alive” (Bee Gees), written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb, 4:45 — Opens the movie, but not precisely at the beginning, just a few moments after the shots of the Manhattan skyline. It is interrupted for mini-drama at Tony’s paint store, then resumes. Is heard again at 1:40:49, as Tony and Stephanie are announced as the winners of the dance contest, to Tony’s displeasure. At the end of the movie, it is shown in credits with a “g” at the instead of an apostrophe. The most famous song associated with the film, it was used as the title — with a “g” at the end — of the movie’s 1983 sequel.
2. “How Deep Is Your Love” (Bee Gees), written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb, 4:03 — Is heard as an instrumental at 1:19:14 as Tony drives Stephanie to Manhattan to begin moving into her apartment. It is heard at 1:51:20 as Tony is on the subway thinking of heading to Stephanie’s apartment. It is heard once again at 1:55:52 as Tony and Stephanie agree to be friends, concluding the film.
3. “Night Fever” (Bee Gees), written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb, 3:33 — The 2nd song heard in the movie, it begins around the 6:35 mark as Tony prepares in his room for his night out. Fades out as the family dinner scene begins. Resumes at 23:13 as Tony re-enters 2001 and plays as Tony and the others perform a group dance amid lights and smoke, and the scene cuts away to Tony waking up the next day.
4. “More Than a Woman” (Bee Gees), written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb, 3:17 — Two versions of this song are heard in the film. This Bee Gees version is heard at 1:34:15 as Tony and Stephanie compete in the dance contest.
5. “If I Can’t Have You” (Yvonne Elliman), written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb, 3:00 — Starts about 20:20, immediately after “Salsation” ends and Tony has stopped watching Stephanie and is entering the bar/striptease area of 2001. Tony negotiates a dance-contest agreement with Annette while the song plays and striptease occurs. The song restarts at 58:12 when Tony is walking Stephanie home, then cuts away to a series of crowd scenes at 2001, as Tony will arrive with his brother and friends. It is heard again at 1:26:12 as Tony regains his job at the paint shop, and there’s a cutaway to Tony going to the studio and finding Stephanie dancing with the studio manager.
An ad in the Chicago Tribune for the broadcast of the “Saturday Night Fever” “Premiere party,”
airing on Chicago’s ABC Channel 7 at 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10, 1977.
Side 2
1. “A Fifth of Beethoven” (Walter Murphy), based on Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, 3:02 — Heard barely around 12:50 as the gang arrives at the door of 2001, then is heard at full volume as the gang walks into 2001 and, in one of the greatest scenes of 1970s cinema, Tony is greeted as a conquering hero.
2. “More Than a Woman” (Tavares), written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb, 3:16 — There are two versions of this song in the film; this one is heard first. It begins at 53:17, as Stephanie (arriving late) meets Tony at the practice studio, and they practice together for the first time. After some impressive early work, Tony abruptly stops the record and suggests they find a bigger room, grabs the record and Stephanie, and they dash off to a bigger room, where Tony restarts the record. The song plays during the famous sequence where Tony and Stephanie spin each other around, looking directly into the camera.
3. “Manhattan Skyline” (David Shire), written by David Shire, 4:44 — It begins at 39:40, cutting off “Disco Duck” as Tony approaches Stephanie in a practice room at the dance studio and asks her to have coffee and to be his dance partner. There is a cut to Tony and Stephanie walking to the diner for coffee, and the song is no longer heard. Tony and Stephanie will conduct one of the greatest first-date conversations in filmdom, as Stephanie tries to impress Tony at the same time she tries to convince herself that Tony is cultured enough for her, but without music.
4. “Calypso Breakdown” (Ralph MacDonald), written by William Eaton, 7:50 — One of the more obscure songs on the soundtrack, and 1 of 2 that is not heard in the movie.
Side 3
1. “Night on Disco Mountain” (David Shire), written by Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky and adapted by David Shire, 5:12 — Is heard at 1:09:12 as the gang drives away from 2001 and up to the Verrazzano-Narrows bridge, where they try to fool Annette into thinking they fall off the bridge.
2. “Open Sesame” (Kool & the Gang), written by Robert Bell and Kool & the Gang, 4:01 — Is heard at 1:32:45 as another couple performs at the dance contest at 2001.
3. “Jive Talkin’ ” (Bee Gees), written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb, 3:45 — A well-known hit of the Bee Gees, it’s 1 of 2 songs on the soundtrack album not heard in the movie. Is said to have been used in a scene that was cut, but such a scene is not included in the DVD’s deleted scenes.
4. “You Should Be Dancing” (Bee Gees), written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb, 4:17 — is heard at 1:01:38, as Tony is on the dance floor with the character Connie, played by Fran Drescher, hears this song and says “Oh forget this” and performs his famous solo routine as the 2001 crowd gathers and cheers around the stage. The song continues after the dance as Tony’s brother, Father Frank, talks with Bobby C. about “special dispensation.”
5. “Boogie Shoes” (KC and the Sunshine Band), written by Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch, 2:16 — Is heard around 1:06:55, as Tony’s brother leaves and Tony asks the doorman a second time if Stephanie is at 2001. Tony is not concerned at all about how his brother will get home.
Side 4
1. “Salsation” (David Shire), written by David Shire, 3:50 — Begins at 18:33 as Tony and Doreen, played by Denny Dillon, have just entered the dance floor. Tony cuts short the dance and says “You can’t dance to this s---.” Tony confronts deejay Monti Rock III about the music; Monti points to how Stephanie is on the floor and “groovin’ ” as the song picks up steam. The song showcases Stephanie’s moves as Tony watches in admiration.
2. “K-Jee” (M.F.S.B.), written by Charles Hearndon, Harvey Fuqua, 4:12 — The most sizzling song in the movie, it is heard at 1:38:05, as the Puerto Rican couple dazzle in their contest performance.
3. “Disco Inferno” (The Trammps), written by Leroy Green, Ron Kersey, 10:52 — Heard at 14:42 as the gang is getting settled in to their table at 2001, begins immediately after the end of “A Fifth of Beethoven.” Tony and Annette join the crowded dance floor. The deejay Monti surveys the crowd. The song is still playing as Tony returns to the table, insults Bobby C. and is greeted by Doreen. It will be heard again at 1:00:07 as Tony, his brother and friends are at a table at 2001 and Connie approaches.
Songs heard in the movie — but not on soundtrack album
“Dr. Disco” (Rick Dees And His Cast Of Idiots), written by Rick Dees, Bobby Manuel, 4:50 — It is heard at the 12:05 mark as Tony’s gang drives up to 2001. It is spelled in the movie’s closing credits as “Dr. Disco” but is seen elsewhere as “Doctor Disco.”
Instrumental — Starting at 32:03, an instrumental is heard as Tony and Annette practice at the dance studio. John Badham explains in director’s commentary that this scene was filmed to Boz Scaggs’ “Lowdown,” but after the scene was filmed, Scaggs decided against allowing the song in the film. So David Shire was enlisted to write this short piece of music, which according to Badham, “was then picked up by all the networks in- it used to open and close all the National Football League, uh, games for years.” (That cannot be completely true, as CBS, NBC and ABC all used different music for pro football coverage. Most likely, this bit of music would’ve been used by CBS when cutting to commercial breaks during NFC games.) Opening credits in the movie show “Additional music and adaptation by David Shire.” Not listed in the closing credits.
“Disco Duck” (Rick Dees And His Cast Of Idiots), written by Rick Dees — This satirical hit, which briefly was No. 1 on pop charts, is heard at 39:08, when Tony returns to the dance studio to practice and finds the manager teaching a class. It is listed in the closing credits.
“Barracuda Hangout” (David Shire), length unknown — An instrumental that is briefly heard at 1:27:52, as Tony’s gang drives up to the Barracuda hangout, and Double J gets out of the car to look inside. It continues after the gang has driven into the hangout. It is listed in the closing credits.