House Every Weekend

"House Every Weekend"
Single by David Zowie
Released 3 July 2015
Format Digital download
Genre
Length
  • 3:02 (radio edit)
  • 4:56 (original mix)
Label Virgin EMI
Writer(s) David Zowie, Zack Toms
Producer(s) David Zowie

"House Every Weekend" is the debut single from British DJ and producer David Zowie.

Background

The song began as an embryo which Zowie produced in his studio[1] – he found some acapellas on his PC from a Nervous Records vinyl containing part of the vocal[2] – and was written with the intent of being a feel-good track based on the lyrics. However, the vocalist initially sung about being trapped in the house during the weekend. Zowie then flipped the lyrics to create a more positive scenario. The track's first play was at a house party with his friends. A DJ who was at the party asked for a copy of the record, and in turn played it out.[3] This was subsequently picked up by other DJs, who used it as a warm-up track, and was used by such clubs and events as Egg, Defected and Audio Rehab. It was then picked up by The Magician and Alex Metric, who used it on their American tours, which in turn brought it to the attention of Pete Tong and Annie Mac, who subsequently used in on their BBC Radio 1 shows.[3]

Commercial performance

On 8 July 2015, the Official Charts Company announced that "House Every Weekend" was number one in the Official Chart Update, and was scheduled to be the Official Charts Company's first Friday number one (they moved the date the chart was announced from Sunday to Friday, giving it five days of sales) since 1960. Prior to being released, the song had made it to #52 entirely on streams,[4] debuting at #80.[5] On 10 July, the song topped the UK Singles Chart, beating "Shine" by Years & Years by less than 1,000 copies.[6]

Music video

A music video was produced for the song.[7] It has been described as "a heartfelt paean to an underground scene that holds the dance as a means of expression as well as a movement".[8] Visuals for the track are currently produced by CRYbaby Media.

Track listing

Digital download – single[9]
No. Title Length
1. "House Every Weekend" (Radio Edit) 3:02
Digital download – EP[10]
No. Title Length
1. "House Every Weekend"   4:56
2. "House Every Weekend" (LuvBug Remix) 4:49
3. "House Every Weekend" (Après Remix) 6:22
4. "House Every Weekend" (Nick Olivetti Remix) 5:43
Digital download – Remixes, Pt. II[11]
No. Title Length
1. "House Every Weekend" (Nero Remix) 4:44
2. "House Every Weekend" (Mike Mago Remix) 4:44
3. "House Every Weekend" (Danny Howard Remix) 5:07
4. "House Every Weekend" (Mandal & Forbes Remix) 7:08
5. "House Every Weekend" (Louie Anderson Remix) 5:51
6. "House Every Weekend" (Loadstar Remix) 3:55

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[12] 64
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[13] 14
Hungary (Single Top 40)[14] 36
Ireland (IRMA)[15] 19
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[16] 4
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[17] 1
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[18] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Gold 400,000double-dagger

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales/streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Ireland 3 July 2015 Digital download Virgin EMI
United Kingdom 5 July 2015

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rising star David Zowie hits the decks at the Macron for 'epic' concert". Theboltonnews.com.
  2. ↑ "House Every Weekend's David Zowie Exclusive Interview". Urbanhousemusic.net.
  3. 1 2 "David Zowie". Dmcworld.net.
  4. ↑ "David Zowie's 'House Every Weekend' set to become first ever Friday Official Chart Number One". NME.
  5. ↑ "DAVID ZOWIE | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  6. ↑ Jones, Alan (10 July 2015). "Official Charts Analysis: Ed Sheeran tops albums, David Zowie nabs No.1 single". Music Week (Intent Media). Retrieved 5 January 2016. (subscription required (help)).
  7. ↑ "This Week's Fresh Music Top 20". This Week's Fresh Music Top 20. 5 July 2015. 4Music.
  8. ↑ "David Zowie 'House Every Weekend' by Joe Alexander". Promonews.tv.
  9. ↑ "House Every Weekend (Radio Edit) - Single". iTunes.
  10. ↑ "House Every Weekend (Remixes) - EP". iTunes.
  11. ↑ "House Every Weekend (Remixes, Pt. II)". iTunes.
  12. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (1 August 2015). "ARIA Singles: Lost Frequencies Is Number One For Second Week". Noise11. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  13. ↑ "Ultratop.be – David Zowie – House Every Weekend" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 34, 2015". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  16. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2015-07-16". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  17. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2015-07-16" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  18. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2015-07-16" UK Dance Chart. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  19. ↑ "British single certifications – David Zowie – House Every Weekend". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 October 2015. Enter House Every Weekend in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
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