A Fifth of Beethoven

Name: A Fifth of Beethoven
Duration: 3 min 3 s

~ Recording by Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band

Annotation

Is based on Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.

Annotation last modified on 2009-09-20 19:08 UTC.

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.4	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:05	The Walter Murphy Band	A Fifth of Beethoven	The Walter Murphy Band	Album	US1976	Private Stock	PS 2015
1.4	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:05	The Walter Murphy Band	A Fifth of Beethoven	The Walter Murphy Band	Album	CA1976	Private Stock	PS 2015
1.1	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:02	Walter Murphy	A Fifth of Beethoven / California Strut	Walter Murphy	Single	US1976	Private Stock	PS 45,073
1.12	A Fifth of Beethoven	?:??	Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band	Disco Dynamite	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1976	K‐tel (international budget record label)	TU 2490
1.12	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:04	Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band	Hit Machine	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1976	K-Tel International (USA), Inc.	TU 2480
1.6	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:02	Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band	Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	US1977-11-07	RSO	RS-2-4001
1.6	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:02	Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band	Saturday Night Fever (The Original Movie Sound Track)	Bee Gees	Album + Soundtrack	FR1977	RSO	2658 123
1.6	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:01	Walter Murphy	Saturday Night Fever (The Original Movie Sound Track)	Bee Gees	Album + Soundtrack	NL1977	RSO	2658 123
1.6	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:02	Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band	Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	GB1977	RSO	2658 123
1.6	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:02	Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band	Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	DE1977	RSO	2658 123
1.6	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:02	Walter Murphy	Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	CA1977	RSO	RS-2-4001
1.10	A 5th of Beethoven	?:??	Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band	Disco Double	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1978-06	K‐tel (international budget record label)	NE 1024
1.10	A Fifth of Beethoven	?:??	Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band	Disco Fever	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1978	Ronco	R2180
1.6	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:02	Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band	La febbre del sabato sera: colonna sonora originale del film	Bee Gees	Album + Soundtrack	IT1978	RSO	2658 123
1.6	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:05	Walter Murphy	Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (Red CD face)	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	XE1983	RSO	800 068-2
1.6	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:02	Walter Murphy	Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	DE1983	RSO	800 068-2
1.6	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:05	Walter Murphy	Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (Silver CD face)	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	XE1986	RSO	800 068-2
1.11	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:03	Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band	Instrumental Magic	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1991	CEMA Special Markets (a division of Capitol‐EMI Music, Inc.)	CD2L-57386-1, CD2L-57386-2
2.18	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:03	Walter Murphy	The 70’s Preservation Society Presents: Disco Fever	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1991	Razor & Tie	A2 22496
1.1	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:04	Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band	Discomania	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1993-05-04	K‐tel (international budget record label)
1.1	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:04	Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band	Discomania	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1993	K‐tel (international budget record label)	3126-2
1.6	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:02	Walter Murphy	Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (made in France by PMDC)	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	US1993	Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)	800 068-2
1.12	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:06	Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band	Rock Instrumental Classics, Volume 3: The Seventies	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1994	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 71603
3.12	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:06	Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band	Rock Instrumental Classics, Volumes 1–5	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1994	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 72035
4.14	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:03	Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band	Disco Top 100	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE1995	Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint)	0010212
1.6	Fifth of Beethoven	3:05	Walter Murphy	Get Up and Disco	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1995	K‐tel (international budget record label)	3470-2
1.6	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:03	Walter Murphy	Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	CA1995	Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)	422 825 389-2
1.6	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:03	Walter Murphy	Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	XE1995	Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)	00042282538925
1.6	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:03	Walter Murphy	Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	AU1995	Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)	825 389-2
1.6	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:03	Walter Murphy	Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	FR1995	Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)	825 389-2
1.2	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:01	Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band	Sounds of the Seventies: A Loss for Words	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1995	Time–Life Music	R840-04
2.24	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:03	Walter Murphy	Top 100 Summer Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-1995	Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint)	01.10091
1.6	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:03	Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band	Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (CRC club edition)	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	US1996-02-06	Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)	P2 25389
1.6	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:03	Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band	Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (BMG club edition)	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	US1996-02-06	Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)	42282 5389 2, D111927
1.6	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:03	Walter Murphy	Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	US1996-02-06	Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)	42282 5389 2
1.1	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:04	Walter Murphy	The Best of Walter Murphy	Walter Murphy	Album + Compilation	US1996-07-16	Hot Productions	HTCD 105-2
1.20	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:04	Walter Murphy & Big Apple Band	Los 100 mayores éxitos de la música disco	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	ES1996	Arcade Music Company España, S.A. (not for release label use! ES branch of Dutch "Arcade" label)	32 00 934
1.23	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:03	Walter Murphy	De Pre Historie 1976, Volume 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE1997	EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only. See annotation)	74321 46295 2
1.1	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:04	Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band	Discomania	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1997	K‐tel (international budget record label), PolyGram Special Markets (US only)	3126-2
2.4	A Fifth Of Beethoven	3:04	Walter Murphy & Big Apple Band	Seventies Chart Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU1997	Rajon Entertainment Pty Ltd.	RJN70
1.11	A Fifth Of Beethoven	3:05	Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band	Sounds of the Seventies: 70s Dance Party 1976-1977	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1997	Time–Life Music	R840-07
1.6	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:04	Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band	Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	US1998-01-13	Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab	UDCD 716
1.5	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:05	Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band	Chart Toppers: Dance Hits of the 70s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1998-05-28	Priority Records (US hip hop)	P2 51055
2.17	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:02	Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band	Rockin’ Instrumentals	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-1998	Cornerstone Promotions (Put out compilation CDs w/ Sony Music Special Products), Universal Music Special Markets	MSD2-37280
1.9	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:05	Walter Murphy	VH1 Disco Party	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1998	Moving Sounds (label launched by music television channel VH1)	VH!CD002
2.3	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:04	Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band	The Disco Box	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1999-02-16	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 75595
1.5	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:01	Walter Murphy	Disco Mania, Volume 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1999-02-23	Platinum Disc Corporation (La Crosse, WI)	S21-18430
1.3	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:04	Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band	Pop Complete	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU1999	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	4 98608 2, 4 98609 2
2.14	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:02	Walter Murphy	Simply the Best 70s Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	ZA1999	Gallo Record Company	CDESP 034
1.6	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:05	Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band	AM Gold: #1 Hits of the '70s: '75-'79	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2000	Universal Music Special Markets, Time–Life Music	314545760-2, R984-30
4.12	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:04	Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band	Greatest Hits of Soul and R&B	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL2000	Disky	DB 250402
2.8	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:01	Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band	I ♥ Disco	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2001-11-12	Virgin TV	VTDCD 395
2.9	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:03	Walter Murphy	Temas Inesquecíveis	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BR2001	Som Livre
6.14	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:04	Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band	Disco Super Stars	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL2002	Disky	CB 792282
2.5	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:04	Walter Murphy	Monster Disco	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2002	Razor & Tie	6983681047-2
2.13	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:03	Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band	Ultimate Disco: 30th Anniversary Collection	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2003-04-15	Universal Music Special Markets, Madacy Records	B0000077-02, MEG24981
1.2	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:04	Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band	Disco Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2003-06-24
1.12	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:03	Walter Murphy	Ulli Wengers One Hit Wonder, Volume 5	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2003-12-29	Ganser & Hanke Media	770 411-2
1.9	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:03	Walter Murphy	Disco Fever	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2003	Compass Productions (budget compilations), Universal Music Special Markets	440068545-2
1.1	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:04	Walter Murphy	One Shot Disco, Volume 6	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	IT2003	Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)	980 840-8
1.4	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:04	Walter Murphy	Sounds of the 70s: Hit Wonders	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE2003	Time‐Life Books B.V.	TL 469/33
2.8	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:03	Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band	Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2004-11-16	Shout! Factory	30341
1.6	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:04	Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band	More 70’s: 144 More Greatest Hits of the 70’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2005	Disky	DB 902733
1.6	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:04	Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band	More Greatest Hits of the 70’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2005	Disky
1.13	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:03	Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band	More Ultimate Disco	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2005	Madacy Entertainment	MUS2 51249
1.8	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:04	Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band	Disco Fever: Get Up and Boogie	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE2006	Time–Life Music	TL FDC/02
1.63	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:02	Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band	100 mp3 Original Hits 70’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL2007	Disky	MPR 904809
1.6	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:03	Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band	Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	XW2007	Reprise Records	8122-79983-3
1.6	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:03	Walter Murphy	Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	AU2007	Reprise Records	8122799833
4.12	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:02	Walter Murphy	100% Disco	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE2008	EMI Music Belgium	2425322, 2425332, 2425342, 2425352, 2425362
5.11	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:02	Walter Murphy	100 Hits: Movies	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2009-02-16	100 Hits	DMG 100 028
1.9	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:04	Walter Murphy	Anthems: Disco	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2010-11-08	Ministry of Sound	MOSCD237
2.1	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:02	Walter Murphy	100 Hits: Disco Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2011-02-21	100 Hits	DMG 100 076
2.16	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:04	Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band	We Love the Nightlife: Get Up and Boogie	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2011	Time–Life Music	26450-D
1.15	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:02	Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band	Die Hit-Giganten: Best of Disco	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2013-01-11	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	88765413972
1.4	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:03	The Walter Murphy Band	A Fifth of Beethoven	The Walter Murphy Band	Album	-2014-04-03	Hot Shot Records (UK reissue, sub label of BBR / Cherry Red)	HSR010
1.4	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:04	Walter Murphy	A Fifth of Beethoven	Walter Murphy	Album	XW2015 AF- (show 206 more) ZW-	Private Stock
5.6	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:04	Walter Murphy	A342 Central Questions in the Study of Music (audio CDs 3-6)	The Open University	Other + Compilation	GB2015	The Open University	A342XP2-1, CDA6157, CDA6158, CDA6159, CDA6160
1.1	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:03	Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band	American Made	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	NL2017-08-29
1.1	A Fifth Of Beethoven	3:03	Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band	American Made	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	XW2017-09-29	Varèse Sarabande
1.6	A Fifth Of Beethoven	3:03	Walter Murphy	Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (deluxe edition)	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	XE2017-11-17 US2017-11-17	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises)	0602557837773
1.6	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:03	Walter Murphy	Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (40th anniversary deluxe edition)	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	US2017-11-26	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises)	B002719602
1.6	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:03	Walter Murphy	Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	US2017	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)
1.6	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:03	Walter Murphy	Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (deluxe edition)	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	US2017	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)
1.6	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:03	Walter Murphy	Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	JP2018-07-11	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)	UICY-15743
1.14	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:03	Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band	House of Gucci: Music From the Motion Picture	Various Artists	Album + Compilation + Soundtrack	XW2021-12-08	Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue‐over‐red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only)
1.14	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:03	Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band	House of Gucci: Music From the Motion Picture	Various Artists	Album + Compilation + Soundtrack	AI2021-12-08 AG2021-12-08 (show 119 more) ZW2021-12-08	Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue‐over‐red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only)
1.10	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:04	Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band	Instrumental Collection 02	Various Artists	Album + Compilation
1.14	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:06	Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band	Oldies, Volume 1: Disco	Various Artists	Album + Compilation
1.6	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:05	Walter Murphy	Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (made in Germany)	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	XE-	Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)	800 068-2
1.6	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:02	Walter Murphy	Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (2-Disc BMG Club Edition)	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	US-	Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation), BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions)	800 068-2, D 234687
1.6	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:02	Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band	Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (SRC pressing)	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	US-	RSO	RS-2-4001
1.6	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:05	Walter Murphy	Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (made in France by PRS)	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	XE-	Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)	800 068-2
Bootleg
1.114	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:02	Walter Murphy	The Best of Instrumental Music	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	RU2008
1.114	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:02	Walter Murphy	Шедевры Инструментальной Музыки	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	RU2008
1.1	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:02	Walter Murphy	Gold Instrumental Collection, Volume 3	Various Artists	Album + Compilation
(unknown)
1.14	A fitfh of beethoven	3:04	Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band	Disco @Planet Earth	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL2000
2.11	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:02	Walter Murphy	The Disco Generation	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2003	Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present)
1.6	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:02	Walter Murphy	Saturday Night Fever – The Original Movie Sound Track	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	CA2007	Reprise Records	R2 162748
1.10	A Fifth of Beethoven	3:06	Walter Murphy	Pottery Barn - Disco	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US-	Rock River Communications	PB33

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producer:	Thomas J. Valentino
guitar:	Mike Caruso (EP and manager)

phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Private Stock Records, Ltd. (not for release label use, for company relationships only) (in 1976)

sampled by:	Enjoy Yourself (album version) by A+ (90s rapper Andre Levins, “Enjoy Yourself”) Enjoy Yourself (instrumental) by A+ (90s rapper Andre Levins, “Enjoy Yourself”) Enjoy Yourself (radio edit) by A+ (90s rapper Andre Levins, “Enjoy Yourself”) When I Get You Alone by Thicke
mash-ups:	Welcome to Jamrock vs. A Fifth of Beethoven (Damian Marley vs. Walter Murphy) by RZA (American rapper and actor)

recording of:	A Fifth of Beethoven

A Fifth of Beethoven

composer:	Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer)
arranger:	Walter Murphy (American score composer)

publisher:	Boosey & Hawkes (Aust.) R.F.T. Music Publishing Corp.

is based on:	Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
is the basis for:	Enjoy Yourself

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