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Stayin' Alive

Bee Gees · Saturday Night Fever · 1977

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Stayin' Alive by Bee Gees

Short Answer

How much money does Stayin' Alive make?

Stayin' Alive by Bee Gees earns an estimated $500K-$1.8M/year per year from streaming, licensing, and long-tail catalog replay value.

The song still reads as an evergreen catalog asset roughly 49 years after release.

Stayin' Alive remains one of the clearest examples of soundtrack-fueled catalog permanence in disco and pop history.

Did You Know?

  • Currently ranks around the top 31% of tracked songs by modeled artist-side earnings
  • Released in 1977 and still shows earnings power roughly 49 years later
  • Ranks #1 among 2 tracked songs for Bee Gees
  • 2 tracks on the linked album page
  • External listening links available
  • low confidence estimate

Stayin' Alive sits in the top 31% of tracked songs on the site by modeled artist-side earnings.

Last updated: April 2026

Stayin' Alive vs Similar Songs

Song Artist Estimated yearly midpoint
Stayin' Alive Bee Gees $1,150,000
How Deep Is Your Love
same artist · same album
Bee Gees $575,000
Heroes
same era · similar earnings band
David Bowie $1,050,000
The Chain
same era · similar earnings band
Fleetwood Mac $1,400,000

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Why It Still Works

  • soundtrack nostalgia
  • catalog streaming
  • film and TV reuse

Bee Gees benefits when one recording stays useful across streaming, memory, and licensing contexts long after the release campaign ends.

More Questions About Stayin' Alive

How much did Stayin' Alive make in total?

Stayin' Alive does not have a public lifetime total, so this page stays focused on modeled annual earnings instead of claiming an audited career total.

How much does Stayin' Alive make per stream?

Stayin' Alive does not have a single public per-stream rate because payouts vary by platform, territory, subscription tier, and contract structure. The estimate here is modeled from aggregate streaming, licensing, and catalog behavior instead.

Who owns Stayin' Alive?

Stayin' Alive by Bee Gees is modeled from the best available catalog and platform signals, but the exact master and publishing splits are not fully public.

Show ownership and assumptions

Stayin' Alive by Bee Gees is modeled from the best available catalog and platform signals, but the exact master and publishing splits are not fully public.

Supporting Revenue Context

  • soundtrack nostalgia
  • catalog streaming
  • film and TV reuse
  • Lifetime estimate: The strongest catalog songs can continue to earn for many years if they remain easy to place, easy to remember, and easy to replay.

Modeled top-line estimate

The headline number is a modeled annual revenue range because a specific artist-side split is not available yet.

  • Gross track revenue is not shown separately here, so the page emphasizes the best available directional estimate.
  • Ownership context is incomplete here, so the estimate should be treated as directional rather than contract-precise.
  • All figures are annual modeled ranges based on streaming behavior, cultural replay value, sync potential, and available ownership information, not public royalty statements.

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