I Love Saturday

"I Love Saturday" is a song by British synthpop duo Erasure. It was released as the third single from the band's sixth studio album I Say I Say I Say. An uptempo love song, "I Love Saturday" was written by Vince Clarke and Andy Bell and produced by Martyn Ware.

"I Love Saturday"
UK CD single #2 / U.S. maxi-single cover
Single by Erasure
from the album I Say I Say I Say
B-side	"Dodo"
Released	21 November 1994
Recorded	1994
Genre	Synthpop
Length	4:02 (album version) 3:59 (single version)
Label	Mute (UK) Elektra (U.S.)
Songwriter(s)	Vince Clarke, Andy Bell
Producer(s)	Martyn Ware
Erasure singles chronology
"Run to the Sun" (1994) "I Love Saturday" (1994) "Stay with Me" (1995)

I Love Saturday
EP by Erasure
Released	21 November 1994 (1994-11-21)
Recorded	1994
Genre	Synthpop
Length	24:55
Label	Mute - EPCDMUTE166
Producer	Martyn Ware
Erasure chronology
I Say I Say I Say (1994) I Love Saturday (1994) Erasure (1995)
Erasure singles chronology
"I Love Saturday" (1994) "I Love Saturday (EP)" (1994) "Stay with Me" (1995)

Mute Records issued the single in the UK while Elektra Records released it in the U.S. In addition to the normal vinyl, cassette and CD singles, Mute released the "I Love Saturday EP" in the UK shortly afterwards. The EP contained several new tracks.

"I Love Saturday" peaked at number twenty on the UK Singles Chart and number twenty on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. In Germany, the single stopped at number sixty-nine, Erasure's lowest-charting single in that country up to that point.

Critical reception

AllMusic editor Ned Raggett wrote that the song "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 the track as a "bouncy foray into trance-colored hi-NRG waters." He also complimented Andy Bell's "always striking voice".[2] John Kilgo from The Network Forty noted it as "another fun pop hit".[3]

Track listings

Cassette single (CMUTE166)

1. "I Love Saturday"
2. "Dodo"
3. "Because You're So Sweet" (Session Version)

12" single (12MUTE166)

1. "I Love Saturday"
2. "I Love Saturday" (Beatmasters' Club Mix)
3. "I Love Saturday" (JX Mix)
4. "I Love Saturday" (Flower Mix)

CD Single #1 (CDMUTE166)

1. "I Love Saturday"
2. "I Love Saturday" (JX Mix)
3. "I Love Saturday" (Beatmasters' Dub Mix)
4. "Dodo"

CD Single #2 (LCDMUTE166)

1. "I Love Saturday" (Beatmasters' Club Mix)
2. "I Love Saturday" (Flower Mix)
3. "I Love Saturday" (303 Mix)
4. "Always" (X Dub Cut)

I Love Saturday EP (EPCDMUTE166)

1. "I Love Saturday"
2. "Ghost"
3. "Truly, Madly, Deeply"
4. "Tragic" (Live Vocal)

U.S. maxi-single (66171-2)

1. "I Love Saturday" (JX Mix)
2. "I Love Saturday" (Beatmasters' Dub Mix)
3. "I Love Saturday" (Beatmasters' Club Mix)
4. "I Love Saturday" (Flower Mix)
5. "Dodo"
6. "Because You're So Sweet" (Session Version)

Chart performance

Chart (1994)	Peak position
German Singles Chart[4]	69
Swedish Singles Chart[5]	34
UK Singles Chart[6]	20
US Dance/Club Play Singles[7]	20
US Hot Dance Music Sales[8]	43

References

1. "Erasure - I Say, I Say, I Say". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
2. "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. 7 January 1995. p. 85. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
3. "Mainstream: Music Meeting" (PDF). The Network Forty. 20 January 1995. p. 20. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
4. http://www.musicline.de/
5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/23453/erasure/
7. http://www.billboard.com/
8. http://www.allmusic.com/

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics