{"id":10984,"date":"2025-07-11T10:23:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T10:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/?p=10984"},"modified":"2025-07-11T10:23:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T10:23:43","slug":"duane-stephensons-weekend-dude-track-keeps-it-casual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/?p=10984","title":{"rendered":"Duane Stephenson\u2019s \u2018Weekend Dude\u2019 Track Keeps it Casual"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reggae crooner Duane Stephenson is embracing the laid-back relationship vibe with his latest single\u00a0<strong><em>\u2018Weekend Dude\u2019<\/em>.<\/strong> The single acts as the lead track from his latest album project, also called\u00a0<strong><em>\u2018Weekend Dude,\u2019<\/em><\/strong> that was officially released while the artiste was on his European tour earlier this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Stephenson sees the\u00a0<strong><em>\u2018Weekend Dude\u2019<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0album itself as a quest to not take ourselves so seriously especially after surviving COVID-19. The single amplifies that thought as it talks about a situation-ship or a weekend relationship that is easy and fun, and just for the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter COVID we all needed a break, man, learn to relax and not take everything too seriously. Being a weekend dude isn\u2019t for everyone though, it depends on where you are in life; if you are the reason for a great weekend and that freedom yes, but if you are at the point where you [are] looking to be a picture of growth and seriousness than maybe not so much,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Stephenson also believes that the weekend relationship experience is more common than people are willing to admit, and many have had this experience at some point, especially during their youthful dating.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople will relate to\u00a0\u2018<strong><em>\u2019Weekend Dude\u2019<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0because it is a part of life, and most have had that kind of a relationship. Nowadays, more and more people prefer that hassle-free relationship experience, and even enjoy that on TV and on radio, and are really invested in the freedom, it seems,\u201d Stephenson added<\/p>\n<p>For him, the ultimate weekend date starts with dinner and a movie, followed by experiences that take you away from the routine of everyday life. This concept will be reflected in the visuals for the single, which are expected to be completed later this month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reggae crooner Duane Stephenson is embracing the laid-back relationship vibe with his latest single\u00a0\u2018Weekend Dude\u2019. The single acts as the lead track from his latest album project, also called\u00a0\u2018Weekend Dude,\u2019 that was officially released while the artiste was on his European tour earlier this summer. Stephenson sees the\u00a0\u2018Weekend Dude\u2019\u00a0album itself as a quest to not [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":10976,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[239],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10984"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10984\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10985,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10984\/revisions\/10985"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}