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Weekends (The Black Eyed Peas song)

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Released
  
October 3, 2000

Recorded
  
2000

Format
  
CD single

Length
  
4:47

B-side
  
"Empire Strikes Black", "Magic"

Genre
  
Alternative hip hop funk R&B

"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.

Contents

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)

References

Weekends (The Black Eyed Peas song) Wikipedia
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