"Saturday"
Single by Basshunter
from the album Calling Time
Released18 July 2010 (2010-07-18)
Recorded2010
GenreDance-pop
Length3:02
LabelDance Nation
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Cutfather
  • Thomas Troelsen
Basshunter singles chronology
"I Promised Myself"
(2009)		 "Saturday"
(2010)		 "Fest i hela huset"
(2011)
Music video
"Saturday" on YouTube

"Saturday" is a song by Swedish musician Basshunter. It was released in the United Kingdom on 18 July 2010 as the lead single from his forthcoming fifth studio album. The song samples Reel 2 Real's "I Like to Move It". "Saturday" peaked at number twenty-one on the UK Singles Chart and number five on the UK Dance Chart. In Ireland, it peaked at number thirty-seven.

Background and production

"Saturday" was written by Danish songwriters Cutfather, Thomas Troelsen and Engelina, and produced by Cutfather, Thomas Troelsen, and Wez Clarke. It samples the beat and melody from Reel 2 Real's "I Like to Move It",[1] written by Erick Morillo and Mark Quashie.

On 14 May 2010, it was officially announced that "Saturday" would be the first single from Basshunter's forthcoming fourth studio album. It premiered on BBC Radio 1 with Scott Mills that same night.[2]

Basshunter said of the song: "It's about Saturdays in general: going out with friends, drinking, clubbing, dancing, meeting girls and then hopefully doing something else when the sun goes down."[3]

Composition

The song is composed in the key of A minor and is set in time signature of common time with a fast tempo of 128 beats per minute. At the bridge, it transposes to A Dorian (Relative key of E minor). After the bridge, it transposes back to A minor.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
BBC[4]
Digital Spy[1]

Pete Cashmore from The Guardian described the single as "entirely aggregational Euroguff".[5] Robert Copsey of Digital Spy gave the song three out of five stars and wrote: "The production has a hint of RedOne-ness to it, and the chorus features a suspiciously Natalie Horler-esque vocal, but this change of tack still feels fundamentally Basshunter."[1] The BBC's Fraser McAlpine also gave it three stars, commenting that "this represents a development in the Basshunter sound. Where once he seemed to be making dance tracks to sing to, now he seems to be writing with a full song in mind".[4]

Music video

The music video was choreographed by Mihran Kirakosian, directed by Alex Herron and filmed by Ketil Dietrichson.[6] The video discontinues the fictional love story between Basshunter and Aylar Lie; a feature of all previous Basshunter music videos. This was due to his jealousy over Aylar Lie’s new relationship. He described her boyfriend as ‘a problem’ [7]

Instead it features Basshunter singing in a night club surrounded by attractive dancers. He is also shown controlling the girls with a holographic computer, which is a possible reference to Basshunter's personal interest in computer games, and an echo of the music video "DotA", Basshunter's second single, which is based on playing computer games.

Live performances

Basshunter performed "Saturday" on Big Brother's Little Brother on 3 July 2010, and a day later as part of Channel 4's music event T4 on the Beach.

Chart performance

"Saturday" debuted on the Irish Singles Chart at number thirty-seven on 23 July 2010. Two days later it debuted at number twenty-one on the UK Singles Chart, marking Basshunter's seventh Top 40 single in the UK and fifth most successful single to date, as well as reaching number five on the UK Dance Chart.

Track listing

  1. "Saturday" (Radio Edit) – 3:03
  2. "Saturday" (Digital Dog Edit) – 3:14
  3. "Saturday" (Almighty Edit) – 3:39
  4. "Saturday" (Extended Mix) – 5:22
  5. "Saturday" (Digital Dog Remix) – 6:05
  6. "Saturday" (Almighty Remix) – 6:59
  7. "Saturday" (Mark Breeze Remix) – 5:50
  8. "Saturday" (Payami Remix) – 4:43

Personnel

Source:[8]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Saturday"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[20] Gold 7,500*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Label Format
United Kingdom 18 July 2010[21] Dance Nation Digital download
19 July 2010[22] CD single
United States[23] 27 July 2010 CD single, digital download

References

  1. 1 2 3 Robert Copsey (13 July 2010). "Basshunter: 'Saturday'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Dance Nation | Basshunter - 'Saturday'". Mydancenation.com. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  3. ↑ Gentry, Colin (20 July 2010). "Basshunter Interview". 4Music. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
  4. 1 2 Fraser McAlpine (13 July 2010). "Basshunter - 'Saturday'". BBC. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  5. ↑ Pete Cashmore (10 July 2010). "This week's new single reviews". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "What's Basshunter Up To Now? Well…", Female First, 17 Jun 2010
  7. ↑ "Basshunter Drops Porn Star From Video". Digital Spy. 23 March 2009.
  8. ↑ Saturday (CD liner notes). Basshunter. Dance Nation. 2010.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ↑ Basshunter — Saturday. TopHit. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "Basshunter Album & Song Chart History". European Hot 100 for Basshunter. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  11. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 29, 2010". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "Basshunter – Saturday". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  13. ↑ "Top 5 Video". Polish Video Chart. ZPAV. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  14. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201043 into search. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  15. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  16. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  17. ↑ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  18. ↑ "Basshunter". Billboard. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  19. ↑ "Популярные хиты 2010" [Popular hits 2010]. Tophit (in Russian). Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  20. ↑ "Latest Gold / Platinum Singles". Radioscope. 21 August 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-08-31. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  21. ↑ "Saturday: Basshunter: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
  22. ↑ "Saturday: Basshunter: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
  23. ↑ "Amazon.com: Saturday: Basshunter: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
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