e ▁Ge es ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁and ▁ ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁in ▁September ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁It ▁was ▁ultimately ▁used ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁sound track ▁to ▁the ▁film ▁Saturday ▁Night ▁F ever . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁number ▁three ▁hit ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁Australia . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁it ▁to pped ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁( be coming ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁six ▁consecutive ▁US ▁number - one ▁hits ), ▁ended ▁the ▁ 1 0 - week ▁reign ▁of ▁Deb by ▁Bo one ' s ▁" You ▁Light ▁Up ▁My ▁Life " ▁and ▁stayed ▁in ▁the ▁Top   1 0 ▁for ▁a ▁then - record ▁ 1 7 ▁weeks . ▁This ▁record ▁would ▁hold ▁for ▁fifteen ▁years , ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁broken ▁by ▁" End ▁of ▁the ▁Road " ▁by ▁Bo yz ▁II ▁Men . ▁This ▁song ▁spent ▁ 1 9 ▁weeks ▁in ▁the ▁top - ten ▁after ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁N iel sen ▁Sound scan ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁allowed ▁singles ▁to ▁achieve ▁longer ▁runs ▁on ▁the ▁charts . ▁" How ▁Deep ▁Is ▁Your ▁Love " ▁is ▁the ▁Be e ▁Ge es ' ▁signature ▁song . ▁It ▁spent ▁six ▁weeks ▁at op ▁the ▁US ▁adult ▁contemporary ▁chart . ▁It ▁is ▁listed ▁at ▁number ▁ 2 2 ▁on ▁the ▁ 5 5 th ▁anni versary ▁edition ▁of ▁Billboard ' s ▁All ▁Time ▁Top ▁ 1 0 0 . ▁Al ong