Released in 1979 as part of their fifteenth studio album, Spirits Having Flown, the track was written by the frontman along with his late brothers, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb, co-songwriters.

Written for the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever, the song emphasizes the grit of working-class America. The lyrics tell the story of a young man struggling to find a sense of purpose in an unforgiving ...