Working for the Weekend
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"Working for the Weekend" was a song released in 1981 on the now famous rock band Loverboy's second album Get Lucky. The song contained more of a pop feel than the other songs that the band produced, but this new sound proved to generate a lot of success, as the song reached #9 on the charts in January 1982. [citation needed]
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"Working for The Weekend" was featured in a Saturday Night Live sketch involving Chris Farley and Patrick Swayze auditioning for Chippendales.
"Working for The Weekend" was also featured in the movie Click as Terry Crews' character can be seen in his car happily singing along with it. It was also featured in the Ben Stiller vehicle Zoolander.
"Working for The Weekend" is featured on the bestselling video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on the V-Rock radio station.
"Working for The Weekend" is played after the Philadelphia Phillies win on Friday nights at home.
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| Loverboy |
| Mike Reno | Paul Dean | Scott Smith | Doug Johnson | Matt Frenette |
| Studio Albums |
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| Loverboy | Get Lucky | Keep It Up | Lovin' Every Minute of It | Wildside | Six |
| Compilations |
| Big Ones | Loverboy Classics | Temperature's Rising | Super Hits | Live, Loud, and Loose |
| Singles |
| Turn Me Loose | The Kid Is Hot Tonight | Working for the Weekend | When It's Over | Hot Girls in Love | Queen of the Broken Hearts | Lovin' Every Minute of It | Dangerous | This Could Be the Night | Lead a Double Life | Heaven in Your Eyes | Notorious | Too Hot |
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"working for the weekend" was also featured on the 2006 movie "click". in one of the shorter scenes in the movie , a man sings and dances along to adam sandlers "michael newman" character when "working for the weekend" is played on his car radio.
