Long Live the Weekend

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"Long Live the Weekend"
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Single by The Living End
from the album State of Emergency
Released 20 May 2006
Format Single
Recorded 2005
Genre Rock
Length2:59
Label EMI
Songwriter(s)

Chris Cheney

Producer = Nick Launay
The Living End singles chronology
"Wake Up"
(2006)
"Long Live the Weekend"
(2006)
"Nothing Lasts Forever"
(2006)

"Long Live the Weekend" is the third single from The Living End's fourth album, State of Emergency . It was released on 20 May 2006 in Australia. The song was one of the most added to Australian radio during April. Despite this, "Long Live the Weekend" did not enter the top twenty – whilst the earlier two singles from the album entered the top ten – peaking on the ARIA charts at twenty-three.

Single (music) type of music release usually containing one or two tracks

In the music industry, a single is a type of release, typically a song recording of fewer tracks than an LP record or an album. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, a single is a song that is released separately from an album, although it usually also appears on an album. Typically, these are the songs from albums that are released separately for promotional uses such as digital download or commercial radio airplay and are expected to be the most popular. In other cases a recording released as a single may not appear on an album.

The Living End Australian band

The Living End are an Australian punk rock band, which formed in 1994. Since 2002 the line up consists of Chris Cheney, Scott Owen and Andy Strachan (drums). The band rose to fame in 1997 after the release of their double A-sided single, "Second Solution" / "Prisoner of Society", which peaked at No. 4 on the ARIA Singles Chart. They have released six studio albums and two reached the No. 1 spot on the ARIA Albums Chart: self-titled album and State of Emergency. They have also gained chart success in the United States and United Kingdom.

<i>State of Emergency</i> (The Living End album) 2006 studio album by The Living End

State of Emergency is the fourth studio album by Australian punk rock band The Living End. It was released in Australia on 4 February 2006, in New Zealand on 6 February and in Japan in May 2006. The album was released in the United States and Canada on 11 July 2006. It debuted in the number one position on the ARIA charts. The first single off the album was "What's on Your Radio" which was released on 20 November 2005. The follow-up single, "Wake Up" was released on 18 February 2006, and debuted at number 5 on the ARIA charts, making it the highest single debut position for The Living End.

Track listing

  1. "Long Live the Weekend" (C. Cheney) - 2:59
  2. "Flood the Sky" (S. Owen) - 2:56
  3. "Ape Face" (instrumental) (C. Cheney) - 3:00
  4. "Blue Moon of Kentucky" (acoustic cover) (Bill Monroe) - 1:54


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