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	Topics Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend) Topic Home "Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend)" is the debut single released by sister duo Mel & Kim Mel and Kim Mel and Kim were an British people musical act that achieved success in the late 1980s.... in 1986. Surprisingly, the song was originally going to be a B-side to the group's first chosen single, "System", but was later flipped to be the A-side of the single and became a smash hit. The song is a fun party song and the music video features the girls dancing and just having a good time, which is how the mood of most of their songs are. ingle "Showing Out" — 3:33 "System" (house mix) — 3:47 12" maxi "Showing Out" — 7:15 "Showing Out" (the mortgage mix) — 6:30 "System" (house mix) — 9:00 le class="wikitable sortable">
Netherlands	Gold	1987	40,000
UK	Silver	November 1, 1986	200,000

song was an instant hit single on release, reaching number three on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine , ChartsPlus , and published online on various sites ....
in November 1986 and also topping the Hot Dance Club Play

Hot Dance Club Play

Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Play chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. nightclubs. It is compiled by Billboard exclusively from playlists submitted by nightclub disc jockeys who must apply and meet certain criteria to become "Billboard-reporting DJs."...
chart in the US.

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Chart (1986-1987)

Peak
position

Austrian Singles Chart

Dutch Singles Chart

French SNEP Singles Chart

German Singles Chart

Swiss Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

U.S.

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"Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend)" is the debut single released by sister duo Mel & Kim

Mel and Kim

Mel and Kim were an British people musical act that achieved success in the late 1980s....
in 1986.

Surprisingly, the song was originally going to be a B-side to the group's first chosen single, "System", but was later flipped to be the A-side of the single and became a smash hit.

The song is a fun party song and the music video features the girls dancing and just having a good time, which is how the mood of most of their songs are.

Track listings

7" single

"Showing Out" — 3:33
"System" (house mix) — 3:47

12" maxi

"Showing Out" — 7:15
"Showing Out" (the mortgage mix) — 6:30
"System" (house mix) — 9:00

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
Netherlands	Gold	1987	40,000
UK	Silver	November 1, 1986	200,000

Charts

The song was an instant hit single on release, reaching number three on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

Hot Dance Club Play

Chart (1986-1987)	Peak position
Austrian Singles Chart	12
Dutch Singles Chart	1
French SNEP Singles Chart	18
German Singles Chart	1
Swiss Singles Chart	1
UK Singles Chart	3
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	78
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	23

End of year chart (1987)	Position
Swiss Singles Chart	11