"5714dec625ac0d8aee3acc29" . . "5f129a78-842b-4264-8d0a-fee59cf05d3d" . "Songs written by Barry Gibb" . "eng" . "Polydor Records singles" . "GBAKW9800276" . "Bee Gees songs" . "-0.554885"^^ . "Number-one singles in Norway" . "1"^^ . "false"^^ . "1967 singles" . "724958" . "Oricon Weekly number-one singles" . "UK Singles Chart number-one singles" . "Bee Gees" . "Song recordings produced by Barry Gibb" . "105.2"^^ . "false"^^ . . "1967-09-19"^^ . . "-14.0"^^ . "false"^^ . "154000.0"^^ . "Songs written by Robin Gibb" . "-0.346043"^^ . "Number-one singles in Germany" . "Songs about the United States" . "english" . . "1967 songs" . . "--08-17" . "Massachusetts" . "Song recordings produced by Robert Stigwood" . . "Gramophone record" . . . "6"^^ . "Robert Stigwood" . "441753"^^ . "Number-one singles in New Zealand" . . "Song recordings produced by Robin Gibb" . "Atco Records singles" . "Polydor Records" . "1450" . "%22Massachusetts%22 is a song by the Bee Gees, released in 1967. Written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb. Robin Gibb sang lead on this song and it would become one of his staple songs to perform during concerts on both Bee Gees and his solo concerts. It later appeared on their 1968 album, Horizontal.It was their first No. 1 hit in Australia and the UK and eventually became one of the best-selling singles of all time, selling over five million copies worldwide. When the brothers wrote the song, they had never been to Massachusetts. In a UK television special on ITV in December 2011, it was voted third (behind %22How Deep Is Your Love%22 and %22You Win Again%22) in %22The Nation's Favourite Bee Gees Song%22." . . "Massachusetts" . "Bee Gees" . "IBC Studios, Portland Place, London" . . . "Song recordings produced by Maurice Gibb" . "1988-11-03"^^ . "Atco Records" . "Songs written by Maurice Gibb" . . "Number-one singles in Australia" .