It samples the beat and melody from Reel 2 Real's "I Like to Move It",[1] written by Erick Morillo and Mark Quashie.

[citation needed] On 14 May 2010, it was officially announced that "Saturday" would be the first single from Basshunter's forthcoming fourth studio album.

[2] Basshunter said of the song: "It's about Saturdays in general: going out with friends, drinking, clubbing, dancing, meeting girls and then hopefully doing something else when the sun goes down.

[5] Robert Copsey of Digital Spy gave the song three out of five stars and wrote: "The production has a hint of RedOne-ness to it, and the chorus features a suspiciously Natalie Horler-esque vocal, but this change of tack still feels fundamentally Basshunter.

[4] The music video was choreographed by Mihran Kirakosian, directed by Alex Herron and filmed by Ketil Dietrichson.