Format 7", 45 rpm Length 2:52 | Genre Baroque pop | |
B-side "Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You" (US and Australia)
"Red Chair, Fade Away" (Germany, France and Scandinavia) Released September 1967 (United States)
October 1967 (Australia) Recorded 21 April 1967
IBC Studios, London | ||
"Holiday" is a song released by the Bee Gees. It was not released as a single in their native United Kingdom as Polydor UK released the single "World" from their next album Horizontal, but was released in the United States in September 1967. It appeared on the album Bee Gees' 1st.
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The song was prominently featured in the Korean films Nowhere to Hide and Holiday.
One of the robots sung this song in the Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode "Mitchell".
Composition and recording
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.
Release
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. The song's music video, consisted of footage of the band enjoying traveling a city bus in Paris. Their footage visiting Paris is also used as the music video for "Words". Another promotional film, filmed in black and white, featured the group performing the song.
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 a 1989 "One for all Tour" concert video where Maurice takes a camera from a film cameraman standing nearby and films Barry and Robin as they sing the song.