Party People...Friday Night

"Party People...Friday Night"
Single by 911
from the album Moving On
Released	20 October 1997 (1997-10-20)[1]
Length	4:10
Label	Virgin
Songwriters	Jimmy Constable Lee Brennan Spike Dawbarn John McLaughlin Tim Lever Eliot Kennedy Mike Percy
Producers	Eliot Kennedy Tim Lever Mike Percy
911 singles chronology
"The Journey" (1997) "Party People...Friday Night" (1997) "All I Want Is You" (1998)

"Party People...Friday Night" is a song by English boy band 911. It was released through Virgin Records in 1997 as the lead single from their second studio album, Moving On (1998). The song reached number five on the UK Singles Chart, becoming their fifth consecutive UK top-10 hit.

Critical reception

British magazine Music Week rated "Party People...Friday Night" four out of five, adding, "The petite trio's party anthem creates all the right vibes. This will cement their status among the boy band elite."^[2]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3]	39
Scotland Singles (OCC)[4]	5
UK Singles (OCC)[5]	5
UK Airplay (Music Week)[6]	25

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)	Position
UK Singles (OCC)[7]	143

References

1. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 18 October 1997. p. 35.
2. "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 11 October 1997. p. 8. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
3. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 46. 15 November 1997. p. 25. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
4. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
5. "911: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
6. "The Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. 8 November 1997. p. 19. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
7. "Najlepsze single na UK Top 40–1997" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2025.