Tragedy (Bee Gees song)
1979 hit song by the Bee Gees
"Tragedy" is a song from 1979. It was written by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb. It was performed by the Bee Gees. The band released as a single from their 15th studio album Spirits Having Flown and went to number 1 in Canada, France, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States.
| "Tragedy" | ||||
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| Single by Bee Gees | ||||
| from the album Spirits Having Flown | ||||
| B-side | "Until" | |||
| Released | February 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Dance-rock,[1] synth-metal, disco, hard rock | |||
| Length | 5:03 | |||
| Label | RSO | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb | |||
| Producer(s) | Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Tragedy (Live in Las Vegas, 1997 - One Night Only)" on YouTube | ||||
Steps version
change| "Tragedy" | ||||
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| Single by Steps | ||||
| from the album Steptacular | ||||
| A-side | "Heartbeat" | |||
| B-side | "Stay with Me" (US) | |||
| Released | 9 November 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Studio | PWL (Manchester, England) | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 4:31 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Tragedy" on YouTube | ||||
"Tragedy" was covered by English pop group Steps and was issued as an A-side to Heartbeat. It went to number 1 in the United Kingdom and New Zealand, number 2 in Ireland, number 4 in Sweden and number 10 in Australia and Greece.
References
change- ↑ Eder, Bruce. "Spirits Having Flown - Bee Gees | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
