21 November, 2013.

Well isn’t this just perfect? It’s Friday, the weekend beckons and you feel a little lighter on your feet, knowing the week will soon be over and the alarm can be switched off for a few days. Happy indeed! Don’t get me wrong, I love my job, but I also love weekends.

Written by Pharrell Williams this was originally intended for US rapper CeeLo Green. However, Green’s record label declined the song as he was due to release his Christmas album – so Williams just recorded it himself. It first appeared on the soundtrack for the 2013 film Despicable Me 2 and later as the lead single on William’s 2014 album Girl.

On it’s release the song gave Williams a global number one, reaching the top of the charts pretty much everywhere you can think of. In the UK alone it spent ninety-two weeks on the charts including four weeks at number one.