{{Short description|English electronic music duo}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Use British English|date=August 2015}} {{More citations needed|date=February 2011}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Weekend Players | image = | caption = | image_size = | background = group_or_band | origin = London, England | genre = {{flat list | *Electronic *house *trip hop *downtempo}} | years_active = 2001–2004 | label = Multiply | website = | current_members = Rachel Foster<br/>Andy Cato }} '''Weekend Players''' were an electronic music duo from England. The musicians were vocalist Rachel Foster, who has provided vocals and songwriting on Bent's ''Ariels'' album, and producer Andy Cato, one half of Groove Armada.
==Biography== The duo hit number one on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 2003 with "I'll Be There".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2003-05-17/dance-club-play-songs|title=Hot Dance Club Songs |magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc |date= 17 May 2003|accessdate=26 May 2014}}</ref> Tracks from their debut album, ''Pursuit of Happiness'', have been featured in numerous episodes of the television series ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' and ''CSI: Miami''.
Their biggest UK hits were "21st Century" and "Into the Sun".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Weekend Players Albums and Discography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/weekend-players-mn0000816692/discography |access-date=2022-07-01 |publisher=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref>
==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions |- !style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|UK<br /> |- ! scope="row"| ''Pursuit of Happiness'' | *Released: 23 December 2002 *Label: Multiply *Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 155 |}
===Singles=== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Year ! scope="col" colspan="3"|Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Album |- !style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|UK<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/11038/weekend-players/|title=Weekend Players {{!}} full Official Chart History|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=26 October 2022}}</ref> !style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|AUS<br /><ref>{{cite Ryan|page=298}}</ref> !style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|US<br />Dance |- ! scope="row" | "21st Century" |2001 | 22 | 86 | — |rowspan="4"|''Pursuit of Happiness'' |- ! scope="row" | "Into the Sun" |rowspan="2"|2002 | 42 | — | 1 |- ! scope="row" | "Jericho" | — | — | — |- ! scope="row" | "I'll Be There" |2003 | — | — | 1 |}
==See also== *List of number-one dance hits (United States) *List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
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Category:English electronic music duos Category:Downtempo musicians Category:Trip hop groups Category:Musical groups established in 2001 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2004 Category:Groove Armada Category:2001 establishments in England Category:2004 disestablishments in England Category:Electronic music groups from London Category:Multiply Records artists Category:Male–female musical duos
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