"Ready for the Weekend" is a song by Scottish recording artist
Calvin Harris. It features uncredited vocals from British singer Mary Pearce. Written and produced by Harris himself, the song was released on 9 August 2009 as the second single from his
second studio album of the same name (2009).
The
music video for the song was directed by
Ben Ib[6] and premiered on the British channel
T4 on 4 July 2009 at 11:00 am.[7]FHM model
Lauren Pope and dancer
Funda Önal make an appearance in the video.[7] Several dancing females appear wearing red leotards to match Harris' magic portal, shirt and furniture. They next "change into blue and yellow zip-up bathing suits, expanding the palette and multiplying endlessly, just in time for the weekend."[8]
On 23 July 2009, it was reported that the video was removed from
YouTube due to a copyright claim from another party. Harris stated that he was upset it had occurred and believed that the
British Phonographic Industry had prompted the removal.[9] On 14 December 2010, the video was re-uploaded on Harris' official channel.