Wednesday Week

1980 single by The Undertones

"Wednesday Week"

Single by The Undertones

from the album Hypnotised

Released

5 July 1980 (1980-07-05)

Recorded

January 1980

Genre

Pop^[1]
new wave

Length

2:16

Label

Sire Records

Songwriter(s)

John O' Neill

The Undertones singles chronology

"My Perfect Cousin"
(1980)

"Wednesday Week"
(1980)

"It's Going To Happen!"
(1981)

Alternative cover

Music video

"Wednesday Week" on YouTube

"Wednesday Week" is the seventh single released by the Undertones.^[2] The song was written in December 1979 by the band's rhythm guitarist and principal songwriter, John O' Neill,^[3] during a Christmas break the band had taken while recording their second album, Hypnotised. The song was notably more mellow than each of the six singles the band had released previously, drawing influences from mid-sixties acts such as the Kinks and the Beatles as opposed to punk rock acts such as the Ramones.

The single was released on 5 July 1980 and peaked at #11 on the UK Singles Chart three weeks later, making the song the band's second highest charting single.^[4]

Wednesday Week was the Undertones' final single to be released on the Sire label before the band left the label in December 1980. The Undertones subsequently signed a contract with EMI in March 1981.^[5]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Written by	Length
1.	"Wednesday Week"	John O'Neill	2:16

Side two
No.	Title	Written by	Length
1.	"I Told You So"	John O'Neill	2:07

References

^ Nichols, David (2016). "The Undertones - Hypnotised". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. London: Cassell Illustrated. p. 464.
^ The Undertones.com
^ Anderson, Michael (28 April 2023). "The Undertones Celebrating 45 Years of Teenage Kicks and Friends". Causeway Chronicle. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
^ Official Charts.com. 27 July - 2 August 1980
^ The Encyclopedia of Popular Music ISBN 978-0-857-12595-8 p. 1997