Saturday Night (Suede song)

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"Saturday Night"
Saturdaynight cd1.jpg
Single by Suede
from the album Coming Up
B-side
  • "W.S.D."
  • "Jumble Sale Mums"
  • "This Time"
  • "Picnic by the Motorway" (live)
Released13 January 1997 (1997-01-13)
Length4:32
Label Nude
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Ed Buller
Suede singles chronology
"Beautiful Ones"
(1996)		"Saturday Night"
(1997)		"Lazy"
(1997)

"Saturday Night" is the third single from English rock band Suede's third studio album, Coming Up (1996), released on 13 January 1997 through Nude Records. The single continued the success of Suede's previous two hits by entering the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number six. Outside the UK, the song peaked at number one in Iceland, number seven in Finland, number eight in Denmark, and number 11 in Sweden.

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Critical reception

A reviewer from Music Week rated the song three out of five, adding, "Evoking the melody of Elton John's Song For Guy, this slowie lacks the anthemic quality of many of their previous ballads, but fans will buy for the bonus tracks." [1] Ben Marshall in The Guardian was unforgiving in his review of the song. He said that [Anderson's] "lyrics are a dreary and breathtakingly desperate attempt to prove that he's had it and done it." Noting the similarity with the song's melody to Eric Clapton's "Wonderful Tonight", he said that "Suede are as mindless and self-serving as an ancient, arid sponge." [2] Music writer James Masterton said that "the plaintive Saturday Night evokes memories of their 1994 hit Wild Ones and surely ranks alongside it as one of the best singles they have ever released." [3]

Music video

The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Pedro Romhanyi, who previously made videos for the band's songs "Animal Nitrate" and "Beautiful Ones". The clip stars British actress Keeley Hawes. [4] It was shot in the London Underground at a disused Piccadilly line platform at Aldwych station. Aldwych station is notable as the only platform in London's underground network where filming is allowed.

Track listings

All songs were written by Brett Anderson and Richard Oakes except where noted.

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom13 January 1997
  • CD
  • cassette
 Nude [20]
27 January 19972×7-inch vinyl [21]
Japan26 February 1997CD [22]

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References

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