# Weekend Players

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{{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](/source/London), England
| genre           = {{flat list |
*[Electronic](/source/Electronic_music)
*[house](/source/house_music)
*[trip hop](/source/trip_hop)
*[downtempo](/source/downtempo)}}
| years_active    = 2001–2004
| label           = [Multiply](/source/Multiply_Records)
| website         =
| current_members = Rachel Foster<br/>[Andy Cato](/source/Andy_Cato)
}}
'''Weekend Players''' were an [electronic music](/source/electronic_music) duo from England. The musicians were vocalist Rachel Foster, who has provided vocals and songwriting on [Bent](/source/Bent_(band))'s ''[Ariels](/source/Ariels_(album))'' album, and [producer](/source/Record_producer) [Andy Cato](/source/Andy_Cato), one half of [Groove Armada](/source/Groove_Armada).

==Biography==
The duo hit number one on the US [Hot Dance Music/Club Play](/source/Hot_Dance_Music%2FClub_Play) [chart](/source/record_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](/source/CSI%3A_Crime_Scene_Investigation)'' and ''[CSI: Miami](/source/CSI%3A_Miami)''.

Their biggest UK [hits](/source/hit_record) 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](/source/UK_Albums_Chart)<br />
|-
! scope="row"| ''Pursuit of Happiness''
|
*Released: 23 December 2002
*Label: [Multiply](/source/Multiply_Records)
*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](/source/UK_Singles_Chart)<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/11038/weekend-players/|title=Weekend Players {{!}} full Official Chart History|publisher=[Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company)|access-date=26 October 2022}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|[AUS](/source/ARIA_Charts)<br /><ref>{{cite Ryan|page=298}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|[US<br />Dance](/source/Hot_Dance_Club_Songs)
|-
! 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)](/source/List_of_number-one_dance_hits_(United_States))
*[List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart](/source/List_of_artists_who_reached_number_one_on_the_US_Dance_chart)

==References==
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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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