"Weekends" is a song recorded by American group

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for their second studio album '' Bridging the Gap'' (2000). It features vocals from Canadian singer

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. The song was released as the second single from ''Bridging the Gap'' on August 29, 2000, by

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. A modest commercial success, it peaked at number 73 on the US

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Background

A remix of the song was featured on the deluxe edition of the group's fifth studio album, '' The E.N.D.'' The song samples the intro of "

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" by

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, while the intro samples "Lord of the Golden Baboon" by

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. The song's chorus is an interpolation of the chorus to

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's "Lookout Weekend". This was the last single they released before Kim Hill left the group.

Music video

The video starts with members of the band at a work place. and continues by showing the band leaving. Arriving home, they start planning what they are going to do at the weekend. This is later followed by scenes of the band at a party. Cameos in the video include

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and Kim Hill.

Track listings and formats

; Australian maxi CD single # "Weekends" – 4:47 # "Empire Strikes Black" – 3:53 # "Magic" – 3:58 # "

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" (The Billion Mix) – 3:23 # "Weekends" (live) – 5:43 # " BEP Empire" (music video) ; European maxi CD single # "Weekends" – 4:47 # "Empire Strikes Black" – 3:53 # "Magic" – 3:58 # "BEP Empire" (music video)

Charts

Release history

References

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