Weekender (Flowered Up song)
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| Single by Flowered Up | |
| A-side | "Weekender" |
| Released | April 1992 |
| Genre | Madchester |
| Length | 12:53 |
| Label | Heavenly |
| Producer(s) | Clive Langer |
"Weekender" is a 1992 single by the band Flowered Up. The band had performed the song as early as 1991. The song has been described as denouncing people who only go to clubs on the weekend and advocating a party-all-the-time philosophy of the group. The group originally wanted it to be released through their current label London Records. The single was turned down by the label and released later in April 1992 by Heavenly Recordings.
"Weekender" charted in the United Kingdom for five weeks, peaking at number 20 on the charts. The song received positive reviews on its initial release and was later referred to by The Guardian as the group's masterpiece.
London Records dropped Flowered Up a few months after the release of their album A Life With Brian when they refused to release their 12 minute long single for "Weekender". The song was released by Heavenly Recordings and produced by Clive Langer. Jeff Barrett, owner of Heavenly Recordings stated that "Weekender" came from the groups "love of drugs and Pink Floyd."
Heather Phares of AllMusic described "Weekender" as denouncing "weekend club-goers" and "advocating a party-all-the-time philosophy that distilled Flowered Up's appeal and ultimate downfall." The song opens and closes with dialogue samples from the film Quadrophenia which Simon Reynolds described as their "rave-as-mod" analogy. The samples include part of Jimmy's resignation speech where he tells Fulford to shove "that mail and that franking machine and all that other rubbish I have to go about with" up his arse.
The "Weekender" single was released by Heavenly Recordings in April 1992. A second 12" featured two mostly instrumental remixes by Andrew Weatherall, both even longer than the original song. The song charted on the UK Singles Chart for five weeks, where it peaked at number 20.
A 28-minute video was released for the song directed by W.I.Z. and starring Lee Whitlock. The video focuses on imagery of scooters, bath tubs, girls and supermarket check outs and has a narrative involving clubbing fueled by ecstasy.
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