Which 1975 Bee Gees song is considered their first disco hit?

The 1975 Bee Gees song commonly considered their first disco hit was “Jive Talkin’.” Released in May 1975, it was the lead single from the album Main Course and marked a dramatic change from the group’s earlier soft-rock and pop-ballad sound.

The song’s rhythm was inspired by the sound of the Bee Gees’ car crossing Miami’s Julia Tuttle Causeway on the way to Criteria Studios. Its working title was “Drive Talkin’,” but the brothers later changed it to “Jive Talkin’.” Producer Arif Mardin helped shape the recording, while keyboardist Blue Weaver added an early, distinctive synthesizer-bass part using an ARP 2600.

“Jive Talkin’” became a major comeback: it reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and returned the group to the US top 10 for the first time since 1971. Later songs such as “Stayin’ Alive” and “Night Fever” became even more closely associated with the Saturday Night Fever era, but they were released in 1977 and were not the Bee Gees’ first move into disco.