For Whom the Bell Tolls (Bee Gees song)

"For Whom the Bell Tolls" is a song by the Bee Gees, released as the second single from their album Size Isn't Everything in 1993. It peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart and number six in Ireland. This song would be the band's highest-charting single in the UK in the 1990s, giving them a UK top-five single in four consecutive decades: the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. A music video was also released for this song. The song is part of the international soundtrack of the Brazilian soap opera Sonho Meu in 1993.

"For Whom the Bell Tolls"
Single by Bee Gees
from the album Size Isn't Everything
B-side"Decadance [You Should Be Dancing Mix]"
ReleasedNovember 1993
Format7" single, CD
Recorded1993
GenreRock, pop
Length
  • 5:06 (album)
  • 3:56 (single edit)
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb[1]
Producer(s)Bee Gees[1]
Bee Gees singles chronology
"Paying the Price of Love"
(1993)		 "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
(1993)		 "How to Fall in Love, Part 1"
(1994)

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1993–1994) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 13
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3] 30
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[4] 15
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] 10
Germany (Official German Charts)[6] 52
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[7] 40
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] 34
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] 20
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[11] 4
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[12] 9
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[13] 29

Year-end charts
Chart (1993) Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14] 33

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] Silver 200,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. "BEE GEES - FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS (SONG)". Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  2. "Ultratop.be – Bee Gees – For Whom the Bell Tolls" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  3. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2428." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  4. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 2429." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  5. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11 no. 3. 15 January 1994. p. 15. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  6. "Offiziellecharts.de – Bee Gees – For Whom the Bell Tolls". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  7. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (23.–29.12.'93)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 23 December 1993. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  8. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – For Whom the Bell Tolls". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  9. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 8, 1994" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Bee Gees – For Whom the Bell Tolls" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  11. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  12. "Bee Gees Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  13. "Bee Gees Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  14. "Top 100 Singles 1993". Music Week. 15 January 1994. p. 24.
  15. "British single certifications – Bee Gees – For Whom the Bell Tolls". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 August 2019. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type For Whom the Bell Tolls in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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