I Love Saturday

"I Love Saturday"
Single by Erasure
from the album I Say I Say I Say
B-side"Dodo"
Released18 November 1994 (1994-11-18)
GenreSynth-pop
Length
  • 4:02 (album version)
  • 3:59 (single version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Martyn Ware
Erasure singles chronology
"Run to the Sun"
(1994) 		"I Love Saturday"
(1994) 		"Stay with Me"
(1995)
Music video
"I Love Saturday" on YouTube
I Love Saturday
EP by
Erasure
Released21 November 1994 (1994-11-21)
GenreSynth-pop
Length24:55
LabelMute
ProducerMartyn Ware
Erasure EPs chronology
Abba-esque
(1992) 		I Love Saturday
(1994) 		Rain: Plus
(1997)

"I Love Saturday" is an EP and song by English synth-pop duo Erasure, released as the third single from their sixth studio album, I Say I Say I Say (1994), on 18 November 1994 in Japan. The track was written by Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, and produced by Martyn Ware. In the United Kingdom, Mute credited the first CD single as the I Love Saturday EP, which contains several new tracks; it was released on 21 November 1994.

"I Love Saturday" was issued via Mute Records in the UK and Elektra Records in the US. The single peaked at number 20 on both the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. The song also reached number 34 in Sweden and number 69 in Germany. Its music video was directed by Caz Gorham and Francis Dickenson.

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 it as a "bouncy foray into trance-colored hi-NRG waters." He complimented Bell's "always striking voice".[2] Ross Jones from The Guardian commented, "Every melancholic pop hook from the last 10 years lovingly stitched together with asphyxiating grace."[3] Chris Gerard from Metro Weekly said the song is "great" and "infectious", adding that it "features Bell showing off his falsetto in the verses."[4]

Mario Tarradell for The Miami Herald called it "bouncy fun" and "ideal summer fare – light, bubbly and innocuous."[5] A reviewer from Music & Media wrote, "Saturday night fever is ruling again. Only the musical format has changed from disco to camp electro pop with, as ever, a high sing-along quotient."[6] John Kilgo from The Network Forty declared it "another fun pop hit".[7] Johnny Cigarettes from NME viewed it as "a low-calorie, caffeine-free, dilute-to-taste slush about some non-existent lost love, set to a Bontempi automatic beat."[8] Dejan Kovacevic from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette praised the song as "an instant Erasure classic",[9] while David Sinclair from The Times named it the best number of the album.[10]

Music video

A music video was produced to promote the single. It was directed by Caz Gorham and Francis Dickenson and was released on November 21, 1994. The video is made as a jaunty holiday clip shot in Bell's Majorcan home.[11]

Track listings

Charts

Chart (1994–1995) Peak
position
Belgium (BRT Top 30)[23] 27
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[24] 76
Germany (GfK)[25] 69
Israel (IBA)[26] 18
Lithuania (M-1)[27] 15
Scotland (OCC)[28] 20
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[29] 34
UK Singles (OCC)[30] 20
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[31] 51
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[32] 20
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[33] 43

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Japan 18 November 1994 Mini-CD Mute [34]
United Kingdom 21 November 1994
  • CD1
  • CD2
  • cassette
 [35]
28 November 1994 CD3 [36]

References

  1. ^ Raggett, Ned. "Erasure - I Say, I Say, I Say". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  2. ^ Flick, Larry (7 January 1995). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 85. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  3. ^ Jones, Ross (12 November 1994). "Reviews: Singles". p. 28. The Guardian.
  4. ^ Gerard, Chris (17 September 2014). "Erasure's 40 Greatest Tracks". Metro Weekly. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  5. ^ Tarradell, Mario (6 July 1994). "Album Reviews: Erasure, I Say I Say I Say". p. 7E. The Miami Herald.
  6. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 12 November 1994. p. 16. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  7. ^ Kilgo, John (20 January 1995). "Mainstream: Music Meeting" (PDF). The Network Forty. p. 20. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  8. ^ Cigarettes, Johnny (3 December 1994). "Singles". NME. p. 34. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  9. ^ Kovacevic, Dejan (10 June 1994). "Recording Review". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 16
  10. ^ Sinclair, David (13 May 1994). "Pop On Friday". The Times.
  11. ^ "Promos In Production" (PDF). Music Week. 5 November 1994. p. 10. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  12. ^ I Love Saturday (UK CD1 liner notes). Erasure. Mute Records. 1994. EPCdMute 166.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ I Love Saturday (UK CD2 liner notes). Erasure. Mute Records. 1994. Cd Mute 166.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ^ I Love Saturday (Australian CD single liner notes). Erasure. Liberation Records. 1994. D11867.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  15. ^ I Love Saturday (Australian cassette single sleeve). Erasure. Liberation Records. 1994. C11867.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  16. ^ I Love Saturday (Japanese mini-CD single liner notes). Erasure. Liberation Records. 1994. PCDY-00128.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  17. ^ I Love Saturday (UK CD3 liner notes). Erasure. Mute Records. 1994. Lcd Mute 166.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  18. ^ I Love Saturday (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Erasure. Mute Records. 1994. 12 Mute 166.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  19. ^ I Love Saturday (UK cassette single sleeve). Erasure. Mute Records. 1994. C Mute 166.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  20. ^ I Love Saturday (US maxi-CD single liner notes). Erasure. Mute Records, Elektra Records. 1994. 66171-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  21. ^ I Love Saturday (US 12-inch single sleeve). Erasure. Mute Records, Elektra Records. 1994. 0-66171.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  22. ^ I Love Saturday (US cassette single sleeve). Erasure. Mute Records, Elektra Records. 1994. 4-64485.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  23. ^ "BRT Top 30". BRT Top 30. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  24. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 51. 17 December 1994. p. 27. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  25. ^ "Erasure – I Love Saturday" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  26. ^ 6 December 1994
  27. ^ "M-1 TOP 40". M-1.fm. 6 November 1994. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  28. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  29. ^ "Erasure – I Love Saturday". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  30. ^ "Erasure: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  31. ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 12 November 1994. p. 6. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  32. ^ "Erasure Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  33. ^ "Erasure Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  34. ^ "アイ・ラブ・サタデイ | イレイジャー" [I Love Saturday | Erasure] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  35. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 19 November 1994. p. 39. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  36. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 26 November 1994. p. 27.