Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend)
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| Single by Mel & Kim from the album F.L.M. |
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| B-side | "System" | ||||
| Released | 1986 | ||||
| Format | 7" single 12" single |
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| Genre | Dance-pop | ||||
| Length | 3:33 | ||||
| Label | Blow Up, RCA | ||||
| Writer(s) | Stock, Aitken & Waterman | ||||
| Producer | Stock, Aitken & Waterman | ||||
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"Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend)" is the debut single released by sister duo Mel & Kim in 1986.
Surprisingly, the song was originally going to be a B-side to the group's first chosen single, "System", but was later flipped to be the A-side of the single and became a smash hit.
The song is a fun party song and the music video features the girls dancing and just having a good time, which is how the mood of most of their songs are.
[edit] Track listings
- 7" single
- "Showing Out" (3:33)
- "System" (house mix) (3:47)
- 12" maxi
- "Showing Out" (7:15)
- "Showing Out" (the mortgage mix) (6:30)
- "System" (house mix) (9:00)
[edit] Charts
The song was an instant hit single on release, peaking at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1986 and also topping the Hot Dance Club Play chart in the US.
| Chart (1987)[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 78 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 23 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 12 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 1 |
| French Singles Chart | 18 |
| German Singles Chart | 1 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart | 3 |
| Preceded by "In the Army Now" by Mel and Kim |
Swiss number-one single January 11, 1987 - February 1, 1987 |
Succeeded by "C'est la vie" by Robbie Nevil |
| Preceded by "Walk Like an Egyptian" by The Bangles |
Media Control number-one single January 16, 1987 - January 30, 1987 |
Succeeded by "Reality" by Richard Sanderson |
| Preceded by "Open Your Heart" by Madonna |
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single February 21, 1987 |
Succeeded by "One Look (One Look Was Enough)" by Paul Parker |
[edit] References
- ^ "Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend)", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
- ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
- ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
- ^ Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
- ^ De Nederlandse Top 40, week 3, 1987. Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
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