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Livin' for the Weekend (The O'Jays song)

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"Livin' for the Weekend"
Single by The O'Jays
from the album Family Reunion
B-side"Stairway to Heaven"
ReleasedFebruary 1976
StudioSigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
GenreR&B, Philly soul, disco
Length2:50 (single edit)
6:35 (album version)
LabelPhiladelphia International
Songwriter(s)Kenny Gamble, Cary Gilbert, Leon Huff
Producer(s)Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
The O'Jays singles chronology
"I Love Music"
(1975)
"Livin' for the Weekend"
(1976)
"Family Reunion"
(1976)

"Livin' for the Weekend" is a song by American R&B vocal group The O'Jays, released as the second single from their 11th album, Family Reunion (1975). It spent two weeks at #1 on the R&B singles chart in the spring of '76. It was also successful on the pop charts, peaking at #20 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] The B-side of the single, "Stairway to Heaven," proved to be just as popular.

Chart positions

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Charts Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 20
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles 1

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 438.
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