A remixed version of the song by Calvin Harris was released on December 15, 2017, with the title, "The Weekend - Funk Wav Remix". SZA also performed the song during her first headlining concert tour, "CTRL". To promote "The Weekend", SZA performed the song on Saturday Night Live and at the 2017 BET Awards. Its accompanying music video, directed by American musician Solange Knowles, was released on December 22, 2017. It also topped the Hot R&B Songs chart and was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on Ma."The Weekend" received a Grammy nomination at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards. The song reached number 29 on Billboard Hot 100, becoming SZA's first and highest chart position with a solo song until " Good Days" reached number nine in 2021. The unexpected popularity of the song prompted RCA Records to release it on September 26, 2017, as the album's second radio single. Prior to its official release, "The Weekend" debuted on some Billboard charts. SZA sings about sharing a lover with other women from the perspective of the main woman who only sees her disloyal partner on the weekends. "The Weekend" is a contemporary R&B and neo soul record that uses a synth-line, hi-hats, drums, a high-pitched vocal sample and clocking key thumps. The song samples "Set the Mood (Prelude)" from FutureSex/LoveSounds (2006), written by Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, and Danja, who also received writing credits for "The Weekend". It was written by SZA and its producer ThankGod4Cody. " The Weekend" is a song by American singer SZA from her debut studio album, Ctrl (2017).