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, in which the word "Saturday" is spelled out in a rhythmic, enthusiastic 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 hit the number-one 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. This is the band's sole No. 1 hit in the United States.
The song was recently used in Netflix's Umbrella Academy series.

Charts

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Chart Rank
Canada33
US Billboard Hot 10064

Cover versions

The song was covered by English rock band Ned's Atomic Dustbin for the Mike Myers 1993 romantic comedy film So I Married an Axe Murderer. The song also appears on the soundtrack album.
Japanese punk rock band Hi-Standard released a fast paced cover of the song on their 1996 debut album Growing Up.
Canadian hard rock band Monster Truck covered the song for the 2017-2018 season of Hockey Night in Canada.

Sampling

The 'Hey! Ho! Let's Go' chant in "Blitzkrieg Bop" by the Ramones was, according to Tommy Ramone, inspired by "Saturday Night".
Canadian rock band Simple Plan's 2015 song "Saturday" interpolates the opening "S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y Night" chant from the Bay City Rollers song in several parts.

Credits and personnel