“Working for the Weekend” peaked at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1982 and reached #2 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart in November of 1981. It is one of Loverboy’s best-known songs.
Originally titled “Waiting for the Weekend”, the song was conceptualized when guitarist Paul Dean was wal...
[Verse 1]
Everyone's watchin' to see what you will do
Everyone's lookin' at you, oh
Everyone's wonderin', will you come out tonight?
Everyone's tryin' to get it right
Get it right
[Chorus]
Everybody's workin' for the weekend
Everybody wants a new romance
Everybody's goin' off the deep end
Everybody needs a second chance
Oh
[Post-Chorus]
You want a piece of my heart?
You better start from the start
You wanna be in the show?
Come on, baby, let's go
[Verse 2]
Everyone's lookin' to see if it was you
Everyone wants you to come through
Everyone's hopin' it'll all work out
Everyone's waitin', they're holdin' out
[Chorus]
Everybody's workin' for the weekend
Everybody wants a new romance (Hey hey, hey hey)
Everybody's goin' off the deep end
Everybody needs a second chance
Oh
[Post-Chorus]
You want a piece of my heart?
You better start from the start
You wanna be in the show?
Come on, baby, let's go
Hey
[Post-Chorus]
You want a piece of my heart?
You better start from the start
You wanna be in the show?
Come on, baby, let's go
[Post-Chorus]
You want a piece of my heart?
You better start from the start
You wanna be in the show?
Come on, baby, let's go
Working for the Weekend was written by Matt Frenette & Mike Reno & Paul Dean.
Working for the Weekend was produced by Paul Dean & Bruce Fairbairn.
Loverboy released Working for the Weekend on Wed Oct 07 1981.