''Ready for the Weekend'' is the second studio album by Scottish musician

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. It was released on 14 August 2009 by Fly Eye and

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. The album debuted atop the

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and was certified gold by the

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(BPI). It spawned the singles " I'm Not Alone", " Ready for the Weekend", " Flashback" and " You Used to Hold Me".

Background

Harris had been working on the album since the release of his debut album, ''

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'', with the first tracks being recorded in 2008. In April 2008, Harris stated that the only existing copy of his then-upcoming album was lost when his laptop was misplaced during the baggage handling problems at the opening of

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. He later stated on the

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coverage that he got his baggage back including the album within a few days. However, Harris ultimately admitted in April 2009 that this was a lie as the album was not in his luggage at all, and that he hoped that what he said would give him more time to finish recording the album. "Yeah Yeah Yeah La La La" was used in a

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advertisement in mid-2009.

Singles

" I'm Not Alone" was released as the album's lead single on 6 April 2009. The song debuted at number one on the

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, knocking off

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's " Poker Face". It spent two weeks atop the chart, before dropping to number three in its third week. " Ready for the Weekend" was released as the album's second single on 9 August 2009. The song peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart. " Flashback" was released as the third single from the album on 2 November 2009. The track reached number 18 on the UK Singles Chart. The album's fourth and final single, " You Used to Hold Me", was released on 8 February 2010, peaking at number 27 on the UK chart. An extended version of Harris's 2008 chart-topping collaboration with

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", is also included on the album.

Commercial performance

''Ready for the Weekend'' debuted at number one on the

, selling 36,308 copies in its first week. The album was certified gold by the

(BPI) on 16 October 2009, and by November 2014, it had sold 274,786 copies in the United Kingdom. The album was also successful in Ireland, where it peaked at number six on the

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. In the United States, it reached number 12 on the

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chart and number 22 on the

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chart. ''Ready for the Weekend'' attained moderate success elsewhere, reaching number 39 in Australia, number 74 in Belgium (Wallonia) and number 139 in France.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Ready for the Weekend''. *

– production, arrangement, vocals, instruments, design concept * Snake Davis – saxophone * Mary Pearce – additional vocals *

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– additional vocals *

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– vocals * Mark Irving – guitar *

– vocals * Chrome – vocals *

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– mastering * Matthew Shave – sleeve photography * Spiros Politis – inside photography * Steve Stacey – design

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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