Celebration (song)
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| Single by Kool & the Gang from the album Celebrate! |
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| Released | 1980 | ||||
| Format | 7" vinyl single | ||||
| Genre | Funk | ||||
| Length | 5:00 | ||||
| Label | Mercury Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Donna Johnson Kool & the Gang |
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| Certification | Gold (US) | ||||
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| Single by Kylie Minogue from the album Greatest Hits |
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| B-side | "Let's Get to It" "Too Much of a Good Thing" (Australia) |
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| Released | November 16, 1992 | ||||
| Format | CD single 7" vinyl single Cassette single |
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| Recorded | London, England | ||||
| Genre | Pop-dance | ||||
| Length | 3:57 | ||||
| Label | PWL | ||||
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"Celebration" is a song released in 1980 by Kool & the Gang from their album Celebrate!. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on February 7, 1981 and held that position until February 20, 1981. The song dominated the radio for nearly the entire year, and is still heard today at weddings and parties. It was also an international hit, reaching number 7 in the UK. It is also a popular anthem for sporting events; for example, it was prominently associated with the 1982 World Series victory by the St. Louis Cardinals and is played over the PA system after Detroit Tigers and Oakland Athletics victories. The song is also notable for having played when the remaining American hostages returned home following the 1979-1981 Iran Hostage Crisis. It was also rewritten in 1984 as the jingle for Diet Orange Crush, now saccharin-free and sweetened with Nutrasweet.
The song has been remade by Dragon, by Kylie Minogue and by Jump 5 for the Kim Possible soundtrack.
The song was one of the big musical numbers in the film Muppets from Space, where it was sung by Gonzo's family.
[edit] Kylie Minogue version
"Celebration" was also covered as a 1992 single by Australian singer Kylie Minogue, a cover of the Kool & the Gang song. It was recorded by Minogue in 1991 for her fourth studio album, Let's Get To It, but it was not included, later appearing on Minogue's 1992 Greatest Hits LP. It was released as a single, peaking at number 20 in the UK and number 21 in Australia with the music video filmed in Rio de Janeiro. It remains a live favourite; Minogue performed it on her On a Night Like This tour in 2001 as well as at the opening ceremony of the Paralympics in 2000. Minogue's rendition of the song was used in commercials for Ford Motor Company truck commercials in the United States in 2005 and 2006.
One of Minogue's least commercially popular singles, it has been cited many times as one of her favourite songs, and unlike "Finer Feelings" and "What Kind of Fool (Heard All That Before)", "Celebration" was included on her greatest-hits compilation Ultimate Kylie. The techno-rave mix of the track is a highlight of her Kylie's Non-stop History 50+1 album, included as a bonus.
[edit] Formats
- Australian CD Single
- "Celebration"
- "Celebration" - Have a Party Mix
- "Too Much of a Good Thing"
- UK CD Single
- "Celebration"
- "Celebration" - Have a Party Mix
- "Let's Get to It" - 4:52
- UK 7-inch Record
- "Celebration"
- "Let's Get to It" - 3:50
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 21 |
| UK Singles Chart | 20 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 11 |
| Israel Singles Chart | 4 |
| Preceded by "The Tide Is High" by Blondie |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single (Kool & the Gang version) February 7, 1981 |
Succeeded by "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton |
| Preceded by "The Tide Is High" by Blondie |
ARC Weekly Top 40 number one single (Kool & the Gang version) February 7, 1981 |
Succeeded by "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton |
| Preceded by "Master Blaster (Jammin)" by Stevie Wonder |
Billboard Hot Soul number one single (Kool & the Gang version) December 20, 1980 - January 24, 1981 |
Succeeded by "Fantastic Voyage" by Lakeside |
| Preceded by "Lovely One" / "Can You Feel It" / "Walk Right Now" by The Jacksons |
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single (Kool & the Gang version, with "Take It to the Top") December 20, 1980 - January 17, 1981 |
Succeeded by "You're Too Late" by Fantasy |
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