| Livin' for the Weekend | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The O'Jays |
| Album: | Family Reunion |
| B-Side: | Stairway to Heaven |
| Released: | February 1976 |
| Studio: | Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Genre: | R&B, Philly soul, disco |
| Length: | 2:50 (single edit) 6:35 (album version) |
| Label: | Philadelphia International |
| Producer: | Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff |
| Prev Title: | I Love Music |
| Prev Year: | 1975 |
| Next Title: | Family Reunion |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
"Livin' for the Weekend" is a song by American R&B vocal group The O'Jays, released as the second single from their 11th album, Family Reunion (1975). It spent two weeks at #1 on the R&B singles chart in the spring of '76. It was also successful on the pop charts, peaking at #20 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] The B-side of the single, "Stairway to Heaven," proved to be just as popular.
| Charts | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 20 |
| US Billboard Hot Soul Singles | 1 |