"Weekend" is a song by Eddie Cochran

Eddie Cochran

Eddie Cochran , was an American rock and roll pioneer who in his brief career had a small but lasting influence on rock music through his guitar playing. Cochran's rockabilly songs, such as "C'mon Everybody", "Somethin' Else", and "Summertime Blues", captured teenage frustration and desire in the...

. It was recorded in April 1959 and released posthumously as a single in the UK on London HL-G 9362 in June 1961. In the US it was released on Liberty Records

Liberty Records

Liberty Records was a United States-based record label. It was started by chairman Simon Waronker in 1955 with Al Bennett as president and Theodore Keep as chief engineer. It was reactivated in 2001 in the United Kingdom and had two previous revivals.-1950s:...

 55389 in December 1961. The song was written by Bill and Doree Post. This was the last single released in the US with original material by Eddie Cochran.

Personnel

• Eddie Cochran
  Eddie Cochran
  Eddie Cochran , was an American rock and roll pioneer who in his brief career had a small but lasting influence on rock music through his guitar playing. Cochran's rockabilly songs, such as "C'mon Everybody", "Somethin' Else", and "Summertime Blues", captured teenage frustration and desire in the...
  
  : vocal, guitar
• Conrad 'Guybo' Smith or Dave Shriver: electric bass
• Gene Riggio: drums