"Saturday Night" is a song by English singer and songwriter Natalia Kills from her second studio album Trouble (2013).
Written by Kills along with American record producer Jeff Bhasker, the song faces the themes of "squandered youth and disenchantment",[1] and talks about moving on while going through a difficult time.
"Saturday Night" was able to peak at number twenty-three at the singles chart of New Zealand, and reached the top 10 of the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs.
[2] This song was deemed by Kills as her life's soundtrack: "When I was almost 14, I left home, got a job, and thought I was going to be a big TV star.
[4] At a length of 4 minutes and 46 seconds (4:46),[5] "Saturday Night" is a mid tempo[6] synth-driven song, styled in the genres of pop and new wave, and is backed up by a "propulsive" synth line.
[9] The autobiographical lyrics depict growing up in a home where domestic violence occurs, while also discussing "poignancy and lived experience".
[7] Some have compared Kills' vocal performance (and respective production) to that of American recording artist Lana Del Rey.
[1][6] Allison from MuchMusic noted a contrast between its "serious subject matter" with an "uptempo, 80s synth beat", which according to the editor, creates a "visceral listening experience".
[29] A music video for "Saturday Night", directed by Guillaume Doubet, was shot in May 2013,[30] and was released onto Kills' Vevo official account on 10 July 2013.
Bradley Stern from MuuMuse thought the music video was a metaphor for Kills' personal life, commenting: "As much as she escapes the room, she always winds up walking back inside.