Saturday Night (Bay City Rollers song)

"Saturday Night" is a song recorded by the Scottish pop rock band Bay City Rollers. It was written and produced by Bill Martin and Phil Coulter. The tune is an upbeat pop rock number with a memorable hook: the word "Saturday" spelled out in a rhythmic chant.

The original version of the song was recorded and released in the UK in 1973, but did not hit the charts. The original version was sung by Nobby Clark. At the end of 1975, Saturday Night was released In America and it hit the no. 1 spot in January 1976. It was the first Billboard #1 of the US Bicentennial year. The song had been re-recorded for the Rollers' 1974 UK album Rollin' with lead vocals by Les McKeown, Nobby's replacement. The single also reached number one on the RPM Canadian Singles Chart listing on 10 January 1976.^[1] This is the band's sole No. 1 hit in the United States

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1975–76)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[2]	45
Canadian RPM Top Singles^[1]	1
Belgium	5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[3]	2
Germany (Official German Charts)^[4]	10
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[5]	7
US Billboard Hot 100^[6]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1975)	Rank
Canada^[7]	106

Chart (1976)	Rank
Canada^[8]	33
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[9]	64

Covers

The 'Hey Ho Let's Go' chant in "Blitzkrieg Bop" by the Ramones was according to Tommy Ramone inspired by "Saturday Night."^[10]

Credits

Producer - Bill Martin & Phil Coulter (tracks: A), Phil Wainman (tracks: B)

References

1 2 "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
↑ "Australian-charts.com – Bay City Rollers – Saturday Night". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Bay City Rollers search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
↑ "Musicline.de – Bay City Rollers Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
↑ "Charts.org.nz – Bay City Rollers – Saturday Night". Top 40 Singles.
↑ "Bay City Rollers – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Bay City Rollers.
↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
↑ Billboard 25 December 1976: TIA-6
↑ "The Story Behind The Song: Blitzkrieg Bop by The Ramones". 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2016-07-18.

External links

"Saturday Night" at Discogs (list of releases)
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
Ned's Atomic Dustbin cover

Preceded by "Let's Do It Again" by The Staple Singers	Billboard Hot 100 number-one single January 3, 1976 (one week)	Succeeded by "Convoy" by C.W. McCall
Preceded by "That's The Way I Like It" by KC and the Sunshine Band	RPM Canadian Top Singles Survey number-one single January 10, 1976 (one week)	Succeeded by "Fly, Robin, Fly" by Silver Convention

Bay City Rollers

Eric Faulkner Alan Longmuir Derek Longmuir Les McKeown Stuart "Woody" Wood Nobby Clark John Devine Duncan Faure Billy Lyall Archie Marr Eric Manclark Pat McGlynn Ian Mitchell Neil Henderson David Paton

Albums	Rollin' Once Upon a Star Bay City Rollers Wouldn't You Like It? Rock n' Roll Love Letter Dedication It's a Game Strangers in the Wind Elevator Voxx Ricochet Breakout

Singles	"Keep on Dancing" "We Can Make Music" "Mañana" "Remember (Sha-La-La)" "Shang-A-Lang" "Summerlove Sensation" "All Of Me Loves All Of You" "Bye Bye Baby" "Give a Little Love" "Saturday Night" "My Teenage Heart" "Money Honey" "Love Me Like I Love You" "Rock and Roll Love Letter" "Don't Stop the Music" "Maybe I'm a Fool to Love You" "I Only Want To Be With You" "Yesterday's Hero" "Dedication" "You're a Woman" "Don't Worry Baby" "It's a Game" "You Made Me Believe in Magic" "The Way I Feel Tonight" "Don't Let the Music Die" "Where Will I Be Now" "Another Rainy Day in New York City" "All of the World Is Falling in Love"

Related articles	Shang-a-Lang The Krofft Superstar Hour Burning Rubber Tam Paton

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