Bodyguard (Bee Gees song)

"Bodyguard"
Single by the Bee Gees
from the album One
B-side	"Will You Ever Let Me"
Released	January 1990
Recorded	November to December 1988, Mayfair Studios, London
Genre	R&B
Length	5:20 (album) 4:20 (promo single edit)
Label	Warner Bros. Records, Warner Music
Songwriter(s)	Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb
Producer(s)	Bee Gees, Brian Tench
The Bee Gees singles chronology
"One" (1989) "Bodyguard" (1990) "Secret Love" (1991)
Music video
"Bodyguard" on YouTube

"Bodyguard" is a song by the Bee Gees released in 1990 as the second American single from the One album. "Bodyguard" was a cassette-only single released in early 1990. In Europe and Asia, the A-side was "Tokyo Nights" instead of "Bodyguard". In Brazil, it was "Wish You Were Here". Lead vocals are provided by Robin Gibb.

Music video

The original video was deemed too sexual and was subsequently toned down. The controversy of the video hurt airplay of the single, though it charted well in the Adult Contemporary market reaching number 9 on Billboard and number 5 on Radio & Records.[1]

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[2]	48
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[3]	9

References

1. "Bee Gees – Awards: AllMusic". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
2. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9015." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
3. "Bee Gees Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 December 2023.