"The Weekend" is a song by English DJ Michael Gray, featuring singer Shèna. It was released on 1 November 2004 and peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart, topped the UK and Hungarian dance charts, and reached the top 20 in several other countries, including Australia, Italy, and the Netherlands. It debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart at number 16, peaking at number 5. A music video directed by Mike Harris was made for the song.

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 sample from the 1984 song "Back at Ya" by American group Kerr, who was completely replayed at "Scorccio Sample Replays".

Track listings

UK CD single UK 12-inch single 1 UK 12-inch single 2 German, Austrian, and Swiss CD single Australian CD single

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications