Fired Up (Single)

"Fired Up" is the third single from Australian-British-Irish boyband Weekend. The single is taken from their debut album of the same name. The song was released on June 5th 2012 via CD single and digital download. It was released through Chaos Records. It was written by G2L member, Stefani Vola. It was produced by WuTwo. The video was directed by Emil Nava.
==Background==
The song was written by Stefani Vola in mid-2011 originally planned to be a song for G2L however the group went on a hiatus, leaving the song unrecorded. In October 2011, fellow G2L band mate Lyrica Ocha formed Weekend. The group got acquianted with Stefani and she offered the track to the boys. Weekend were reluctant at first as the track was a dance oriented one and they wanted to stay clear of that genre however after hearing a demo of it, they admitted they adored the song and recorded it. The recording of the song took numerous hours as the band were tired and admitted they just couldn't get it to sound right. They originally recorded it with Oscar Ward singing the chorus to the song but after hearing it, they decided that Dustyn's voice would suit the fast and powerful chorus better. They then re-recorded it and were eventually finished at 6am after an 8 hour session.
==Critical Reception==
'Fired Up' received positive reviews from critics and fans worldwide. Many fans created polls as to what song they woud like to be released as a single and this track topped almost all of them. It has became a fan favourite and pop star Mandy Williams stated that it is 'the best song by Weekend'. Halle Buchanan of MetaCritic gave the song (and album) a glowing review;
"Fired Up is by far the best track on this uplifting pop gem of an album. Though they say 'they don't do dance', Weekend should really rethink that as this song is just perfect in every way and in fact, this genre is actually what they do best. From the moment it starts you're drawn in by it's dominating and attention grabbing synths and mixture of electro beats. Oscar opens the song wonderfully with his rocky vocals followed by the honey like voice of Mr Billy Khan. Dustyn then comes in with the pre-chorus and sings all of the chorus on his own. His unique sweet voice is just amazing to the ears as he can do so many things with his voice, plus his cute accent comes through when he sings too! Scott also gets a decent part too for a change. Riley shines out in his part as we usually only hear him in the ballads. Overall, the production, vocals and lyrics all come together nicely to make this piece of pop perfection."
==Chart Performance==
The single was released on 5th June 2012 and is expected to become a commercial success like the previous tracks. It has so far reached No.4 in Australia due to high downloads from the album alone.
==Video==
The video was directed by Emil Nava and will premiere on 9th June 2012. It is said to be different from the previous two videos, as it contains choreography, special effects, dancers and was filmed in a studio rather than outdoors like Everything About You and Smile About It. The video cost more than the previous two combined.
Weekend (edit)
Dustyn Blue Scott Wellington Oscar Ward Riley Hamilton Billy Khan	
Singles: Everything About You | Smile About It | Fired Up	
Studio Albums: Fired Up 	
Category:Singles