Composition
The song uses the lyric "I can't wait for Saturday to begin", from the 1983 single " Get Down Saturday Night" by American singer Oliver Cheatham, but changing the word "Saturday" with "the weekend"; Cheatham is credited as co-writer, accordingly. The track also contains in the hook a reworked sample from the 1984 song "Back at Ya" by American group Kerr.Track listings
UK CD single # "The Weekend" (radio edit) # "The Weekend" (extended vocal mix) # "The Weekend" (original 12-inch mix) # "The Weekend" (Nic Fanciulli vocal mix) # "The Weekend" (video) UK 12-inch single 1 :A. "The Weekend" (extended vocal mix) :B. "The Weekend" (original 12-inch mix) UK 12-inch single 2 :A. "The Weekend" ( Nic Fanciulli vocal mix) :B. "The Weekend" (Nic Fanciulli dub mix) German, Austrian, and Swiss CD single # "The Weekend" (radio mix) – 3:12 # "The Weekend" (vocal 12-inch version) – 8:09 # "The Weekend" (original 12-inch version) – 7:52 # "The Weekend" (Nic Fanciulli vocal mix) – 8:52 # "The Weekend" (Da Loop Brothers Meets Sunloverz remix) – 6:49 # "The Weekend" (video) – 3:12 Australian CD single # "The Weekend" (radio edit) # "The Weekend" (extended vocal mix) # "The Weekend" (original 12-inch mix) # "The Weekend" (Nic Fanciulli vocal mix)Charts
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Weekend, The 2004 songs 2004 singles 2005 singles Michael Gray (DJ) songs Songs about occupations Songs written by Jim Irvin Universal Music Group singles