Thank God It's Friday (Love & Kisses song) explained

Thank God It's Friday
Cover:	Thank God It's Friday Love & Kisses.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Love & Kisses
Album:	Thank God It's Friday
B-Side:	You're the Most Precious Thing in My Life
Released:	1978
Genre:	Disco
Length:	4:14
Label:	Casablanca

"Thank God It's Friday" is a 1978 disco song by the studio disco group Love & Kisses, popularized as the theme song of the film by the same name. It was written by European composer and producer Alec R. Costandinos. Along with the tracks: "Last Dance" by Donna Summer, "After Dark" by Pattie Brooks, and "Take it to the Zoo" by Sunshine, "Thank God It's Friday", peaked at #1 on Billboards Disco charts.^[1] On other US charts, "Thank God It's Friday" went to #23 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and #22 on the Hot 100.^[2]

Chart performance

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[3]	56
US Billboard Hot 100	22
	1
	23

Popular culture

• Over the years some radio stations would play the song at 5:00 p.m. on Fridays to mark the end of the work week and get its audience pumped-up for the weekend.

Notes and References

1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 160.
2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 362.
3. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 181.