| For Whom the Bell Tolls | |
| Cover: | For Whom the Bell Tolls (Bee Gees song).jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Bee Gees |
| Album: | Size Isn't Everything |
| B-Side: | Decadance |
| Length: |
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| Label: | Polydor |
| Producer: | Bee Gees |
| Prev Title: | Paying the Price of Love |
| Prev Year: | 1993 |
| Next Title: | How to Fall in Love, Part 1 |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
"For Whom the Bell Tolls" is a song by the Bee Gees, released on 15 November 1993 by Polydor Records as the second single from their 20th studio album, Size Isn't Everything (1993). It was both written and produced by the brothers, peaking 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 during the 1990s, giving them a UK top-five single in four consecutive decades: the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. A music video, filmed in New York, was also released for this song.
Alan Jones from Music Week gave the song three out of five, complimenting it as a "pleasant ballad".[1]
"For Whom the Bell Tolls" made its debut on the UK Singles Chart at number 38 on 27 November. The song continued to climb the chart, entering the top 10 on 11 December. The song reached a peak of number 4 on Christmas Day 1993, where it remained for two consecutive weeks. "For Whom the Bell Tolls" spent six weeks within the UK top 10 and 14 weeks in the top 100.[2] In terms of its length of stay on the chart and its peak position, "For Whom the Bell Tolls" was the bands most successful single since their 1987 number one "You Win Again".
| Chart (1993–1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[12] | 10 |
| Europe (European Hit Radio)[13] | 11 |
| Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[14] | 40 |
| UK Airplay (Music Week)[15] | 10 |
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 15 November 1993 | Polydor | [17] | |
| Japan | 20 December 1993 | Mini-CD | [18] |