<P> a spoof on guys from the' cocaine lounge lizards' of the Saturday Night Fever days . We Rock and Roll guys thought we were dead meat when that movie and the Bee Gees came out . The Bee Gees were brilliant musicians and really nice people . No big egos . Rod, in his brilliance, decided to do a spoof on disco . VERY smart man . There is no such thing as a "dumb" super success in the music business . </P> <P> It has been noted that Stewart created parts of the song through musical plagiarism . A copyright infringement lawsuit by Brazilian musician Jorge Ben Jor claimed the chorus of the song had been derived from his song "Taj Mahal". The case was "settled amicably" according to Jorge Ben Jor, in Ben Jor's favor . Stewart admitted in his 2012 autobiography to "unconscious plagiarism" of the Ben Jor song, which he had heard while attending the Rio Carnival in 1978 . He also admitted that he had consciously lifted the song's signature synthesizer riff from the string arrangement on Bobby Womack's "(If You Want My Love) Put Something Down On It". Stewart contends that it is legal to lift a line from any song's arrangement as long as the core melody line isn't copied . </P> <P> The song was criticised by many in the rock press as a betrayal of Stewart's blues - oriented rock roots, due to its disco - like arrangement, but Stewart and others were quick to point out that other widely respected artists, such as Paul McCartney and the Rolling Stones, had also released disco - flavoured songs . However, the song has since experienced some retrospective acclaim as Rolling Stone placed the song at #308 in its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <H3> Weekly charts (edit) </H3> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Chart (1978--79) </Th> <Th> Peak position </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australia (Kent Music Report) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada Disco 30 (RPM) </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada Top Singles (RPM) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Finland (Finnish Singles Chart) </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France (SNEP) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany (Official German Charts) </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ireland (IRMA) </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Italy (FIMI) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Japan (Oricon) </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Norway (VG - lista) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Portugal Singles Chart </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spain (AFYVE) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> UK Singles (Official Charts Company) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot 100 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot Soul Singles </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard National Disco Action Top 40 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Cash Box Top 100 Singles </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <P> </P> </Td> <Td> <H3> All - time charts (edit) </H3> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Chart </Th> <Th> Position </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) </Th> <Td> 911 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <H3> Certifications (edit) </H3> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Region </Th> <Th> Certification </Th> <Th> Certified units / Sales </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> France (SNEP) </Th> <Td> Gold </Td> <Td> 519,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> United Kingdom (BPI) </Th> <Td> Gold </Td> <Td> 500,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> United States (RIAA) </Th> <Td> Platinum </Td> <Td> 2,000,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> <P> sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone </P> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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