Israel (Bee Gees song)

"Israel"
Official single cover for "Israel" (1972)
Single by Bee Gees
from the album Trafalgar
B-side	"Dearest"
Released	May 1972 (Belgium)
Recorded	7 April 1971
Length	3:54
Label	Polydor Atco (United States/Canada)
Songwriter(s)	Barry Gibb
Producer(s)	Robert Stigwood, Bee Gees

"Israel" is an enigmatic ballad track written by Barry Gibb. It appeared on the Bee Gees' 1971 album, Trafalgar.

This track was recorded and finished on 7 April 1971 at the IBC Studios in London, with the two Maurice Gibb composition, "Trafalgar", "It's Just the Way", the Robin Gibb 1970 compositions "Engines, Aeroplanes" and another Barry composition, the ballad "Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself".

"Israel" was later released as a single in May 1972 in Belgium, the Netherlands, where it reached No. 22, and in New Zealand. "Dearest" was chosen as the B-side.