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Weekend (Earth and Fire song)
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Wikipedia article
"'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, Germany, Denmark and Portugal. It was written by keyboard player Gerard Koerts for the album 'Reality Fills Fantasy'.
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Chips version
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 bsta ltar" that the song became widely available again. The B-Side on the single was the Instrumental track "Tokyo".
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Scooter version
"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.
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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, 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
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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]
The song was released in German version as "Kein Mdchen fr das Wochenende" which was first sung by Conny Morin and later was covered by Daniela Dilow.[http://www.michas-schlagerbox.de/ZDF-Hitparade/1980.pdf ZDF-Hitparade (Live - Berliner Union Film Studios) Sendung Nr. 125]
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 for "Weekend!"
In 2012, Belgian electro producer Mickey released a cover version of the original track featuring Sylvie 'Billie' Kreusch.
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-Debt] from 20. March 2019 The Song started on place 93 of the GfK Entertainment Charts and reached in the ITunes charts the Number 1, after only one week.[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 2020, German DJ LIZOT released a cover version of 'Weekend'.
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Category:Number-one singles in Hungary
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Category:Scooter (band) songs
Category:UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles
Category:Vertigo Records singles
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