The Weekend (Steve Wariner song)

{{Infobox song

| name = The Weekend

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Steve Wariner

| album = It's a Crazy World

| B-side = Fastbreak

| released = April 25, 1987

| format =

| recorded = 1987

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Country

| length = 3:51

| label = MCA

| writer = {{hlist|Bill LaBounty|Beckie Foster}}

| producer = {{hlist|Jimmy Bowen|Tony Brown}}

| prev_title = Small Town Girl

| prev_year = 1987

| next_title = The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

| next_year = 1987

}}

"The Weekend" is a song written by Bill LaBounty and Beckie Foster, and recorded by American country music artist Steve Wariner. It was released in April 1987 as the second single from the album It's a Crazy World. It was a number-one hit in both the United States and Canada, spending 23 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|pages=248–249|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}

Music video

The music video was directed by Michael Salomon.

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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!align="left"|Chart (1987)

!align="center"|Peak
position

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align="left"|Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart

|align="center"|1

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=Year-end charts=

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!Chart (1987)

!Position

US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1987/hot-country-songs|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1987|work=Billboard|accessdate=June 28, 2021}}

|align="center"|23

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References