Weekends (The Black Eyed Peas song)

"Weekends"
Single by Black Eyed Peas featuring Esthero
from the album Bridging the Gap
B-side	"Empire Strikes Black", "Magic"
Released	October 3, 2000
Format	CD single
Recorded	2000
Genre	Alternative hip hop
Length	4:47
Label	Interscope
Writer(s)	Will Adams, Allan Pineda. Jaime Gomez, Tony Butler, Sylvester Stewart
Producer(s)	will.i.am
The Black Eyed Peas singles chronology
"BEP Empire/Get Original" (2000) "Weekends" (2000) "Request + Line" (2001)

"Weekends" is the first single taken from American hip hop group Black Eyed Peas' second studio album, Bridging the Gap. The song features vocals from Esthero.^[1]

Background

A remix of the song was featured on the deluxe edition of the group's fifth studio album, The E.N.D. The song samples the intro of "Family Affair" by Sly & the Family Stone, while the intro samples "Lord of the Golden Baboon" by Mandrill. The song's chorus is an interpolation of the chorus to Debbie Deb's "Lookout Weekend". This was the last single they released before Kim Hill left the group.

Music video

The video starts with members of the band at a work place. and continues by showing the band leaving. Arriving home, they start planning what they are going to do at the weekend. This is later followed by scenes of the band at a party. Cameos in the video include Esthero, Blood of Abraham and Kim Hill.

Track listings

Australia

1. "Weekends" - 4:47
2. "Empire Strikes Black" - 3:53
3. "Magic" - 3:58
4. "Joints & Jam" (The Billion Mix) - 3:23
5. "Weekends" (Live Version) - 5:43
6. "BEP Empire" (Music Video)

Europe

1. "Weekends" - 4:47
2. "Empire Strikes Black" - 3:53
3. "Magic" - 3:58
4. "BEP Empire" (Music Video)

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
ARIA Singles Chart	93[2]
German Singles Chart	100
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	73

References

1. "Weekends" at Discogs
2. "The ARIA Report" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-09-30.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics