Saturday Night (Jessica Mauboy song)

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"Saturday Night"
Saturday Night single cover.jpg
Single by Jessica Mauboy featuring Ludacris
from the album Get 'Em Girls
Released27 October 2010 (2010-10-27)
Recorded2010
Genre Dance-pop [1] [2]
Length3:25
Label Sony
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Brian Kennedy
Jessica Mauboy singles chronology
"Get 'Em Girls"
(2010)
"Saturday Night"
(2010)
"What Happened to Us"
(2011)
Ludacris singles chronology
"I Like"
(2010)
"Saturday Night"
(2010)
"Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)"
(2010)

Certification

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [15] 2× Platinum140,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
Australia27 October 2010 Digital download [10] Sony Music Australia
1 November 2010 Contemporary hit radio [2]
17 December 2010Digital EP [30]

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