The text was Pierre Billon and Johnny Williams, and the latter also composed the music. The music video, an Outsider Music, was directed by Vincent Egret and shot in Tignes, France. [1] It shows the singer and some of her friends playing in the snow.
The song was performed during Lorie's tours Ween End Tour and Live Tour 2006. It was thus included on the live album Week End Tour (14th track) [2] and on Live Tour 2006 (fifth track). [3] It features also on Lorie's 2004 best of (eighth track).
In France, "Week End" went straight to number two on 14 December 2003 and stayed there for three consecutive weeks, being unable to dislodge the Star Academy 3's "L'Orange" which topped the chart, then it dropped slowly on the chart, totaling ten weeks in the Top 10, 17 weeks in the Top 50 and 22 weeks in the Top 100. [4] It was certified Gold disc by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique, [5] and featured at number 64 (with only three weeks on the chart) [6] and 32 [7] on the Annual Charts of 2003 and 2004. As of July 2014, it was the 98th best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 310,000 units sold. [8]
"Week End" entered the Belgian (Wallonia) at number 12 on 27 December 2003, reached a peak of number 6 for four non-consecutive weeks and remained for seven weeks in the Top 10 and 18 weeks in the top 40. [9] It was the 40th best-selling single of 2004 in this country. [10] In Switzerland, the single was a Top 10 hit from its debut on the chart, starting at number eight on 4 January 2004, featured for 11 weeks in the Top 50, and 14 weeks in the Top 100. [11] It was the 75th best-selling single of the year in the country. [12]
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