[3] The song subsequently became a hit when Chris Evans heard it at a friend's party and had it played on his radio show the following Monday.
[4] The song itself is about a Lothario who is trying to seduce a woman, but she tricks him by asking him to investigate strange noises in the woodshed.
In an AllMusic review, critic Matthew Greenwald declared "Something for the Weekend" as "easily one of [Neil] Hannon's most breezy recordings", noting the song's musical style "has a hit of R&B in the percussion" with "energetic drum and piano pattern.
"[5] Fellow critic Ned Raggett reviewing Casanova, described the song "at once soaring, cheeky, leering, and truly weird.
"[6] Reviewing the album in 2016, Pop Rescue said: "The song has a distinct 60's feeling to it – something that the video indulges in too.