Ready for the Weekend (3:37)

The song features guest vocals by British singer Mary Pearce, who previously worked as a backup vocalist for Beverley Knight , Lionel Richie and Chaka Khan. Remixes by High Contrast, Fake Blood and Dave Spoon were also announced. It made its world debut on June 12, 2009 with Pete Tong on BBC Radio 1. On July 13, 2009 it was the Popjustice song of the day. Harris performed the song at the iTunes Live Festival ‘09 on July 18, 2009 in London. It debuted in the UK Singles Chart at #3 on 16 August 2009.

On April 10, 2009, Harris was interviewed by The Sun and commented on the song:

“It’s different to the first single. It’s still happy, dancey, with more singing. The hook’s sung by a woman called Mary Pearce, who’s a diva. She’s got this great big voice and it’s like a nod to an old dance classic. I love underground dance music but I also have an extreme love of commercial dance music. But only the good stuff.”

Calvin followed up his No.1 smash ‘I’m Not Alone’ with the upbeat ‘Ready For The Weekend’, which hit the top 3 in August 2009. The track features the formidable lungs of a lady called Mary Pearce, who’s been backing singer for the likes of Beverley Knight and Chaka Khan, and fulfils his ambition of doing a song with a diva!