'But the edges had begun to warp, regrets were forming, and Mac was aware of all of it.' 'Its thesis statement is, essentially, that the weekend is the time to party, and that's when Mac comes alive,' Tirhakah Love and Brendan Klinkenberg write for Rolling Stone.
The song is a banger at heart, but creates tension that reflects Miller's mid-career struggle: to reconcile his 'frat rap' party-boy persona and his awareness of his toxic, self-destructive behavior. Miller's third album 'GO:OD AM' is a bona fide ode to sobriety, and 'Weekend' is Miller at his best.
