Weekend (Earth and Fire song)
{{short description|1979 single by Earth and Fire}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Weekend
| cover = Earth and Fire Weekend single cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Earth and Fire
| album = Reality Fills Fantasy
| B-side = Answer Me
| released = {{Start date|1979|11|df=yes}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Disco
| length = 3:35
| label = Vertigo
| writer = Gerard Koerts
| producer = Earth and Fire
Gerrit-Jan Leenders
| prev_title = 7, 8th Avenue
| prev_year = 1977
| next_title = Fire of Love
| next_year = 1980
}}
"Weekend" is a song by Dutch band Earth and Fire. It was released by Earth and Fire as a single in November 1979 and reached the number one spot in the singles charts in the Netherlands, Switzerland, West Germany, Denmark and Portugal.{{cite web |url=http://www.earth-and-fire.nl/about/about4.htm |title=earth-and-fire.nl - biografieën (Dutch) |access-date=15 April 2009}} It was written by keyboard player Gerard Koerts for the album Reality Fills Fantasy.
Track listing
{{track listing
| headline = Side one
| title1 = Weekend
| writer1 = Gerard Koerts
| length1 = 3:35
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Side two
| title2 = Answer Me
| writer2 = Chris Koerts, Bert Ruiter
| length2 = 5:16
}}
Chart performance
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=Weekly charts=
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!Chart (1979–1980) !align="center"|Peak |
| {{single chart|Austria|14|artist=Earth & Fire|song=Weekend}} |
| {{single chart|Flanders|1|artist=Earth & Fire|song=Weekend}} |
| Denmark (IFPI)
|align="center"|1 |
| {{single chart|Dutch40|1|artist=Earth & Fire|song=Weekend}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch100|1|artist=Earth & Fire|song=Weekend}} |
| Portugal (AFP)
|align="center"|1 |
| {{single chart|Switzerland|1|artist=Earth & Fire|song=Weekend}} |
| {{single chart|West Germany|1|artist=Earth & Fire|song=Weekend|songid=633}} |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1979) !Position |
| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1979|title=Jaaroverzichten 1979|publisher=Ultratop|access-date=March 29, 2020}}
|align="center"|61 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1979|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1979|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=March 29, 2020}}
|align="center"|66 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1979&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1979|website=dutchcharts.nl|access-date=March 29, 2020}}
|align="center"|28 |
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=Sales and certifications=
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for Weekend}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Netherlands|artist=Earth and Fire|title=Weekend|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=1979|certyear=1979|access-date=July 16, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
Chips version
{{Infobox song
| name = Weekend
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Chips
| album = Chips and 20 bästa låtar
| released = January 1997
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 3:35
| label = Mariann Grammofon AB
| writer = Gerard Koerts
| producer = Chips
| prev_title = Dag efter dag
| prev_year = 1982
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
"Weekend" was first covered by the Swedish group Chips on their eponymously titled debut-album. Originally, the version was recorded in 1980, but was only available on the album's first printed issues, as all subsequent releases (now called "Sweets'n Chips") replaced the song with the track "Good Morning". It wasn't until the release of the 1997 Greatest Hits-album "20 bästa låtar" that the song became widely available again. The B-Side on the single was the Instrumental track "Tokyo".
=Track listing=
{{track listing
| headline = Side one
| title1 = Weekend
| writer1 = Gerard Koerts
| length1 = 3:35
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Side two
| title2 = Tokyo
| writer2 = Lasse Holm
| length2 = 3:00
}}
{{Clear}}
Scooter version
{{Infobox song
| name = Weekend!
| cover = Scooter Weekend! single cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Scooter
| album = The Stadium Techno Experience
| B-side = Curfew
| released = {{start date|2003|2|24|df=yes}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 3:35
| label = Sheffield Tunes
| writer = Gerard Koerts, H. P. Baxxter, Rick J. Jordan, Jay Frog, Jens Thele
| producer = Scooter
| prev_title = Nessaja
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title = The Night
| next_year = 2003
}}
"Weekend" was also covered by German techno group Scooter as "Weekend!". It was released on 24 February 2003 as the first single from their ninth studio album, The Stadium Techno Experience (2003). The single reached number two in Germany and was a top-10 hit in Austria, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. In Norway, the song is certified Platinum for sales exceeding 10,000.
=Music video=
The video for the song takes place on an illuminated part of a loam-covered floor encircled by dark. While Scooter are performing the song, there are Buddhist and Christian monks, nuns, Asian martial artists, topless women dancing and making out, traditional Indian female dancers and Ganesha dancing around them. H. P. Baxxter can also be seen wearing a costume resembling those worn by the Roman centurions. The video was censored in the multimedia part of the CD single released in Germany.
=Track listing=
{{track listing
| title1 = Weekend!
| note1 = Radio Edit
| length1 = 3:35
| title2 = Weekend!
| note2 = Extended
| length2 = 5:10
| title3 = Weekend!
| note3 = Club Mix
| length3 = 6:02
| title4 = Curfew
| length4 = 3:14
}}
=Charts=
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==Weekly charts==
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==Year-end charts==
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=Certifications=
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2003|certyear=2003|access-date=December 5, 2018}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|noshipments=true}}
=Release history=
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!scope="col"|Region !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Format(s) !scope="col"|Label(s) !scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row"|Germany
|24 February 2003 |CD |rowspan="2"|Sheffield Tunes |
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| scope="row"|United Kingdom
|24 March 2003 |{{hlist|12-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}} |{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2003/Music-Week-2003-03-22.pdf|title=Scooter Flourishes Under Radar of Taste Police|magazine=Music Week|page=19|date=22 March 2003|access-date=2 September 2021}} |
| scope="row"|Australia
|14 April 2003 |CD |Addiction |{{cite web|url=http://www.shock.com.au/artists/releases.asp?artist_ID=56179|title=Scooter|publisher=Shock Records|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030624143944/http://www.shock.com.au/artists/releases.asp?artist_ID=56179|archive-date=24 June 2003|access-date=7 June 2023}} |
Other versions
In 1980, the Belgian band De Strangers released a Dutch-language version of the song under the title "Pluchke".[http://www.destrangers.org/v6/discografie/showalbum.php?Album=17 De Strangers - Troef]
In 1980, Conny Morin released a German version as "Kein Mädchen für das Wochenende".[http://www.michas-schlagerbox.de/ZDF-Hitparade/1980.pdf ZDF-Hitparade (Live - Berliner Union Film Studios) Sendung Nr. 125] This version later was covered by Daniela Dilow.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}
In 2002, Kid Q released the single "This Feeling", which contains a sample of "Weekend".[http://www.discogs.com/Kid-Q-This-Feeling/master/126366 Kid Q - This Feeling at Discogs.com]
In 2008, Bloodhound Gang released a cover version of the Scooter cover, "Weekend!"{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}
In 2012, Belgian electro producer Mickey released a cover version of the original track, featuring Sylvie 'Billie' Kreusch.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}
In 2017, Dutch artist De Ambassade released a New wave/Synth-pop rendition of the song under the title "Jerney", after the lead singer of Earth and Fire Jerney Kaagman.[https://www.discogs.com/De-Ambassade-Verloren/release/10600749 De Ambassade - Verloren at Discogs.com]
In 2019, German DSDS Star Sarah Lombardi released "Weekend", a collaboration with DJ Herzbeat, as Schlager Song.VIP: [https://www.vip.de/cms/sarah-lombardi-gibt-mit-weekend-cover-ihr-schlager-debuet-4310591.html Sarah Lombardi gibt mit „Weekend“-Cover ihr Schlager-Debüt] from 20. March 2019 The Song peaked at Number 93 of the GfK Entertainment Charts, and reached Number 1 on ITunes the week after its release.[https://www.berliner-woche.de/friedrichshain/c-kultur/sarah-lombardi-erobert-mit-berliner-club-dj-den-schlagerolymp_a206356 Sarah Lombardi erobert mit Berliner Club-DJ den Schlagerolymp]
In 2019, Cordon Rouge released a cover version, "Le Weekend".{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wqM-rDF0ts|title = 'Le Weekend' LYRIC VIDEO by Cordon Rouge|website = YouTube| date=5 November 2019 }}
In 2020, German DJ LIZOT released a cover version of "Weekend".{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXyb9xYzaI8|title = LIZOT - Weekend (Official Video)|website = YouTube| date=8 May 2020 }}
References
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