I Love Saturday

"I Love Saturday" is a 1994 song by British synthpop duo Erasure, released as the third single from their sixth studio album, I Say I Say I Say. It was written by Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, and produced by Martyn Ware. The single peaked at number twenty on the UK Singles Chart and number twenty on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play. In Germany, it stopped at number sixty-nine, Erasure's lowest-charting single in that country up to that point. Mute Records issued the single in the UK while Elektra Records released it in the U.S. In addition to the normal vinyl, cassette and CD singles, Mute released the "I Love Saturday EP" in the UK shortly afterwards. It contained several new tracks.

"I Love Saturday"
UK CD single #2 / U.S. maxi-single cover
Single by Erasure
from the album I Say I Say I Say
B-side"Dodo"
Released21 November 1994
Recorded1994
GenreSynthpop
Length4:02 (album version)
3:59 (single version)
LabelMute (UK)
Elektra (U.S.)
Songwriter(s)Vince Clarke, Andy Bell
Producer(s)Martyn Ware
Erasure singles chronology
"Run to the Sun"
(1994)		 "I Love Saturday"
(1994)		 "Stay with Me"
(1995)
I Love Saturday
EP by
Erasure
Released21 November 1994 (1994-11-21)
Recorded1994
GenreSynthpop
Length24:55
LabelMute - EPCDMUTE166
ProducerMartyn Ware
Erasure chronology
I Say I Say I Say
(1994)		 I Love Saturday
(1994)		 Erasure
(1995)
Erasure singles chronology
"I Love Saturday"
(1994)		 "I Love Saturday (EP)"
(1994)		 "Stay with Me"
(1995)
Music video
"I Love Saturday" on YouTube

Critical reception

AllMusic editor Ned Raggett wrote that "I Love Saturday" "neatly balances pepped up energy on Clarke's part with a lower-key delivery from Bell", and called it a "striking combination".[1] Larry Flick from Billboard described the track as a "bouncy foray into trance-colored hi-NRG waters." He also complimented Bell's "always striking voice".[2] Chris Gerard from Metro Weekly said the song is "great" and "infectious", adding that it "features Bell showing off his falsetto in the verses."[3] John Kilgo from The Network Forty called it "another fun pop hit".[4]

Music video

A music video was made to accompany the song. It was published on YouTube in September 2014. As of November 2020, the video has got more than 509 000 views.[5]

Track listings

Charts
Chart (1994) Peak
position
Germany (Official German Charts)[6] 69
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 34
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8] 20
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[9] 20
US Billboard Hot Dance Music Sales[10] 43

References
  1. "Erasure - I Say, I Say, I Say". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  2. "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. 7 January 1995. p. 85. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  3. Gerard, Chris (17 September 2014). "Erasure's 40 Greatest Tracks". Metro Weekly. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  4. "Mainstream: Music Meeting" (PDF). The Network Forty. 20 January 1995. p. 20. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  5. "Erasure - I Love Saturday (Official HD Video)". YouTube. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  6. http://www.musicline.de/
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/23453/erasure/
  9. http://www.billboard.com/
  10. http://www.allmusic.com/
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