"The Weekend" | ||||
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Single by Michael Gray featuring Shena | ||||
Released | 5 November 2004 | |||
Format | CD single | |||
Recorded | 2004 | |||
Genre | Disco house | |||
Length | 3:11 | |||
Label | Altra Moda Music | |||
Writer(s) | Gray, Cheatham, Irvin, Still | |||
Producer(s) | Michael Gray | |||
Michael Gray singles chronology | ||||
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"The Weekend" is a song by British DJ and house music producer Michael Gray. It was released in November 2004 and debuted and peaked at Number 7 in the UK charts, was number-one in Poland and Top 10 in Australia. The main singer is Shena. The dancers in the official video, directed by Mike Harris, are Sarah Merry, Jodie Leigh, Ideta Kimso and Laura Muncey.
The song adapts the line, "I can't wait for Saturday to begin," from "Get Down Saturday Night" by Oliver Cheatham, who is co-credited as a writer. The song also sampled Daft Punk's Voyager from the album Discovery.