Stayin' Alive - Appearances in Other Media

Appearances in Other Media

Though Stayin Alive is heavily guarded by the Bee Gees for licensing, it has appeared in numerous movies and television shows including:

• The 1978 Chevy Chase/Goldie Hawn film Foul Play.
• A 1978 episode of Hawaii Five-O entitled "Number One with a Bullet", along with "Night Fever" and "More Than a Woman".
• Two 1979 episodes of Mork & Mindy.
• A sped up version (with permission) was used in the 1980 comedy Airplane!
• In the thirteenth episode of the third season of The Muppet Show, Miss Piggy and other pigs cover the song as the opening number.
• The 1981 John Belushi comedy Neighbors.
• The movie Look Who's Talking featuring John Travolta.
• A 1987 Disney special DTV Doggone Valentine set to clips featuring the cats of Disney.
• The 1991 David Tyler CKBE-FM.
• The 1992 Rick Moranis comedy Honey I Blew Up the Kid.
• A 1994 episode of The Simpsons entitled "Bart's Girlfriend", in which Bart struts down the street in a manner similar to John Travolta in the opening sequence of Saturday Night Fever. Homer also performs a parody version of the song highlighting 'Table Five' in a neighborhood garage sale in the episode "Two Bad Neighbors".
• Used in a flashback scene in the 1994 comedy Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult.
• Five movies in 1995 used the song: A Goofy Movie, Bushwhacked, Virtuosity, Let It Be Me, and Grumpier Old Men.
• During the "Swamp Karaoke Dance Party" which tied into the Shrek film, Lord Farquaad was heard singing this song in the Dragon's stomach since he was eaten by her.
• The Jack Nicholson and Glenn Close 1996 action/comedy Mars Attacks!.
• Song was used as part of an NBA on TNT intro from a 1997 playoff game between the Seattle SuperSonics and the Houston Rockets.
• A 1997 episode of the BBC drama This Life.
• A 1997 television commercial for Pentium MMX Processors by Intel.
• The 1998 comedy A Night at the Roxbury.
• On That 70's Show on an episode "The Velvet Rope" season 2, episode 3, 1999.
• The 2005 animated feature Madagascar.
• The song is briefly used in the Disney film Chicken Little.
• Episodes of CSI: NY and Entourage in 2007.
• BBC show Top Gear season 15, episode 5 in 2010, the song was played while the Stig was driving the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport for power lap.
• The song was made available to download on November 16, 2010 for use in the Rock Band 3 music gaming platform in both Basic rhythm, and PRO mode which allows use of a real guitar / bass guitar, and MIDI compatible electronic drum kits / keyboards in addition to three-part vocal harmonies.
• Was the ringtone of Jim Moriarty in the BBC show Sherlock in its series two premiere on New Year's Day, 2012. Had a darker reprisal in the series two finale, when Moriarty tells Sherlock that their final problem is 'Stayin' Alive', whilst playing the song on his phone.
• The 2012 comedy Ted.
• The opening ceremony for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
• Popular darts player Steve Beaton uses this song as his walk-on.