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Ready for the Weekend (song)

"Ready for the Weekend"
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Single by Calvin Harris
from the album Ready for the Weekend
Released 9 August 2009 (2009-08-09)
Format
Recorded
Genre Dance
Length 3:37
Label
Songwriter(s) Calvin Harris
Producer(s) Calvin Harris
Calvin Harris singles chronology
"I'm Not Alone"
(2009)
"Ready for the Weekend"
(2009)
"Flashback"
(2009)

"Ready for the Weekend" is a song by Scottish recording artist Calvin Harris. It features uncredited vocals from British singer Mary Pearce. Written and produced by Harris himself, the song was released on 9 August 2009 as the second single from his second studio album of the same name (2009).

The song features guest vocals by British singer Mary Pearce, who previously worked as a backup vocalist for Beverley Knight, Lionel Richie and Chaka Khan. Remixes by High Contrast, Fake Blood and Dave Spoon were also announced. It made its world debut on 12 June 2009 with Pete Tong on BBC Radio 1. On 13 July 2009 it was featured as the Song of the Day on Popjustice. Harris performed the song at the iTunes Festival '09 on 18 July 2009 in London. It debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number three on 16 August 2009.

During an interview for The Sun on 10 April 2009, Harris commented on the song:

"It's different to the first single. It's still happy, dancey, with more singing. The hook's sung by a woman called Mary Pearce, who's a diva. She's got this great big voice and it's like a nod to an old dance classic.

I love underground dance music but I also have an extreme love of commercial dance music. But only the good stuff."

The music video for the song was directed by Ben Ib and premiered on the British channel T4 on 4 July 2009 at 11:00 am.FHM model Lauren Pope makes an appearance in the video. Several dancing females appear wearing red leotards to match Harris' magic portal, shirt and furniture. They next "change into blue and yellow zip-up bathing suits, expanding the palette and multiplying endlessly, just in time for the weekend."


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