Party People...Friday Night
{{Short description|1997 single by 911}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Party People...Friday Night
| cover = Party People...Friday Night.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = 911
| album = Moving On
| released = {{Start date|1997|10|20|df=yes}}{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=35|date=18 October 1997}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=10}}
| label = Virgin
| writer =
- Jimmy Constable
- Lee Brennan
- Spike Dawbarn
- John McLaughlin
- Tim Lever
- Eliot Kennedy
- Mike Percy
| producer =
- Eliot Kennedy
- Tim Lever
- Mike Percy
| prev_title = The Journey
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = All I Want Is You
| next_year = 1998
}}
"Party People...Friday Night" is a song by English boy band 911. It was released through Virgin Records in 1997 as the lead single from their second studio album, Moving On (1998). The song reached number five on the UK Singles Chart, becoming their fifth consecutive UK top-10 hit.
Critical reception
British magazine Music Week rated "Party People...Friday Night" four out of five, adding, "The petite trio's party anthem creates all the right vibes. This will cement their status among the boy band elite."{{cite magazine|first=|last=|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-10-11.pdf|title=Reviews: Singles|magazine=Music Week|date=11 October 1997|page=8|access-date=17 September 2022}}
Charts
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| scope="col"|Chart (1997)
!scope="col"|Peak |
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| scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-11-15.pdf|magazine=Music & Media|volume=14|issue=46|page=25|date=15 November 1997|access-date=1 January 2025}}
|align="center"|39 |
| {{single chart|Scotland|5|date=19971026|rowheader=true|access-date=6 February 2025}} |
| {{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|5|artist=911|artistid=32786|rowheader=true|access-date=6 February 2025}} |
=Year-end charts=
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!Chart (1997) !Position |
| scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=http://hosting1642755.az.pl/sp%20uk%20best%201997.html|title=Najlepsze single na UK Top 40–1997|language=pl|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150604144848/http://hosting1642755.az.pl/sp%20uk%20best%201997.html|archive-date=4 June 2015|access-date=4 June 2025}}
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{911}}
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Category:911 (English group) songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Eliot Kennedy
Category:Songs written by Lee Brennan
Category:Songs written by Eliot Kennedy
Category:Songs written by Mike Percy (musician)
Category:Songs written by Tim Lever
Category:Virgin Records singles
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