Love on the Weekend explained

Love on the Weekend
Cover:JohnMayerLOTW.jpg
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Type:single
Artist:John Mayer
Album:The Search for Everything
Released:November 17, 2016
Recorded:2016
Genre:Pop rock
Length:3:33
Label:Columbia
Chronology:John Mayer
Prev Title:XO
Prev Year:2014
Next Title:Still Feel Like Your Man
Next Year:2017

"Love on the Weekend" is the lead single from American musician John Mayer's seventh studio album The Search for Everything. The song premiered on November 17, 2016.[1] [2]

Live performance

On December 6, 2016, Mayer performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[3]

Reception

Rolling Stone Brittany Spanos said the song is "a return to Mayer's pop-rock roots while retaining a bit of bluesy flair Mayer cultivated on his last several studio albums".[4] Robert Christgau highlighted the song in his review of the album The Search for Everything.[5]

Personnel

Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016–17)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 65
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[7] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[8] 47
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[9] 23

Notes and References

  1. Taylor Weatherby . John Mayer Reveals New Project 'Love on the Weekend' . Billboard . 2016-11-18.
  2. Web site: Rachel DeSantis. John Mayer releases new single, 'Love on the Weekend' . EW.com . 2016-11-18.
  3. Reed . Ryan. Watch John Mayer Perform Romantic 'Love on the Weekend' on 'Fallon' . . December 7, 2016 . July 12, 2018.
  4. Spanos . Brittany . Brittany Spanos . Hear John Mayer's First New Song in Three Years, 'Love on the Weekend' . . 2016-11-18.
  5. Web site: John Mayer. Robert. Christgau. 7 July 2017. August 22, 2018.
  6. Web site: ARIA CHART WATCH #396. auspOp. November 26, 2016. November 26, 2016.
  7. Web site: NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. November 28, 2016. November 25, 2016.
  8. Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2017. Billboard. September 16, 2019.
  9. Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2017. Billboard. September 16, 2019.