"Love on the Weekend" is the

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from American musician

John Mayer John Clayton Mayer ( ; born October 16, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Born and raised in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Mayer attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, but left and moved to Atlanta in 1997 with ...

's seventh studio album ''

The Search for Everything ''The Search for Everything'' is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter John Mayer, released on April 14, 2017 by Columbia Records. It is a loose concept album based on the emotions and thoughts of dealing with a break-up: opening ...

''. The song premiered on November 17, 2016.

Live performance

On December 6, 2016, Mayer performed the song on ''

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''.

Reception

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'' Brittany Spanos said the song is "a return to Mayer's pop-rock roots while retaining a bit of bluesy flair Mayer cultivated on his last several studio albums".

Robert Christgau Robert Thomas Christgau ( ; born April 18, 1942) is an American music journalist and essayist. Among the most well-known and influential music critics, he began his career in the late 1960s as one of the earliest professional rock critics and ...

highlighted the song in his review of the album ''

''.

Personnel

– vocals, guitar, piano * Steve Jordan – drums *

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– bass ;Production * Steve Jordan – executive producer *

Chad Franscoviak Chad Franscoviak is a sound engineer and producer based out of Los Angeles, California. He is most well known for his work on John Mayer albums. The two were also roommates. In 2003, Franscoviak helped friend David LaBruyere by engineering his ...

– executive producer, recording engineer *

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– mixing engineer * Chris Galland – mixing engineer * Jeff Jackson – assistant engineer * Robin Florent – assistant engineer * Michelle Mancini – mastering engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

* * {{authority control 2016 singles 2016 songs American pop rock songs John Mayer songs Songs written by John Mayer