The Weekend (Brantley Gilbert song)

"The Weekend"
An image of a smiling bearded man, sporting a black toque and earring.
Single by Brantley Gilbert
from the album The Devil Don't Sleep
ReleasedAugust 8, 2016 (2016-08-08)[1]
Recorded2016
GenreCountry
Length3:10
LabelValory
Songwriter(s)
  • Brantley Gilbert
  • Andrew DeRoberts
Producer(s)Dann Huff[2]
Brantley Gilbert singles chronology
"Stone Cold Sober"
(2015) 		"The Weekend"
(2016) 		"The Ones That Like Me"
(2017)

"The Weekend" is a song co-written and recorded by American country rock singer Brantley Gilbert. The song is written by Gilbert together with Andrew DeRoberts, and produced by Dann Huff. It was released to radio on August 8, 2016, as the first single from his fourth studio album The Devil Don't Sleep (2017).[1][2] "The Weekend" peaked at numbers seven and nine on both the Billboard Country Airplay and Hot Country Songs charts respectively. It also reached number 64 on the Hot 100 chart. The song was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and has sold 303,000 copies in that country as of May 2017. The accompanying music video for the single, directed by Shane Drake, features both his wife and his band.

  1. ^ a b Vinson, Christina (July 22, 2016). "Brantley Gilbert Reveals New Single, 'The Weekend' [Listen]". The Boot. Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Hear Brantley Gilbert's Raucous 'The Weekend'". Rolling Stone. July 22, 2016. Archived from the original on July 23, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2017.