# Weekend (Earth and Fire song)

"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. It was written by keyboard player Gerard Koerts for the album Reality Fills Fantasy.

## Chart performance
### Sales and certifications

Certifications for Weekend :
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Netherlands (NVPI) | Platinum | 150,000$^^$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||

## 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 bästa låtar" that the song became widely available again. The B-Side on the single was the Instrumental track "Tokyo".

### Track listing
## 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.

### 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.

### Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Norway (IFPI Norway) | Platinum | 10,000$^*$ |
| $^*$ Sales figures based on certification alone. |||

### Release history

| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) |
| Germany | 24 February 2003 | CD | Sheffield Tunes |
| United Kingdom | 24 March 2003 | 12-inch vinylCDcassette | Sheffield Tunes |
| Australia | 14 April 2003 | CD | Addiction |

## Other versions

In 1980, the Belgian band De Strangers released a Dutch-language version of the song under the title "Pluchke".
In 1980, Conny Morin released a German version as "Kein Mädchen für das Wochenende". This version later was covered by Daniela Dilow.
In 2002, Kid Q released the single "This Feeling", which contains a sample of "Weekend".
In 2008, Bloodhound Gang released a cover version of the Scooter cover, "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.
In 2019, German DSDS Star Sarah Lombardi released "Weekend", a collaboration with DJ Herzbeat, as Schlager Song. The Song peaked at Number 93 of the GfK Entertainment Charts, and reached Number 1 on ITunes the week after its release.
In 2019, Cordon Rouge released a cover version, "Le Weekend".
In 2020, German DJ LIZOT released a cover version of "Weekend".