K-Jee

"K-Jee" is a 1971 instrumental song by American soul and funk band the Nite-Liters.^[1][2] Written by Harvey Fuqua and Charlie Hearndon, it charted in 1971 at No. 17 on the US Billboard R&B chart.^[3] It spent 16 weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100,^[4] debuting at number 93 the week of July 3, 1971 and peaking at No. 39 the week of September 11, 1971.^[5][6] The song gained some notoriety again when it was included on the successful Saturday Night Fever soundtrack in 1977, from the eponymous film.

"K-Jee"
Single by the Nite-Liters
from the album Morning, Noon & the Nite-Liters
Released	1971
Recorded	1971
Studio	RCA Mid-America Center, Chicago
Genre	Soul, funk, proto disco
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Harvey Fuqua, Charlie Hearndon
Producer(s)	Harvey Fuqua

Charts

Year	Single	Chart positions
		US	US R&B
1971	"K-Jee"	39	17

Cover versions

• In 1975, MFSB covered the song on their Universal Love album, charting at No. 18 on the Disco File Top 20 chart.^[7] This version was used briefly in the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever and was featured on the accompanying soundtrack.

Use in other media

The instrumental has also appeared as a theme for newscasts presented on KMSP-TV in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, WKAB in Montgomery, Alabama, and WMAR-TV in Baltimore, Maryland.^[8] It also used for Today In Chicago on WMAQ-TV in Chicago. It was also used by WTVM in Columbus, GA as the opening theme for their Action 9 News broadcast in the late 70s. In the early 80s, the start of the song was used as "bumper" music (going into the commercial break) on WICZ-TV 40 in Binghamton, NY.