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Celebration (Kool & the Gang song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Celebration
| image = Celebration by kool and the gang US single, mark 19 (copy 1).png
| alt =
| caption = One of side-A labels of 1980 US single
| type = single
| artist = Kool & the Gang
| album = Celebrate!
| B-side = Morning Star
| released = 1980
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Post-disco
| length = 3:39 (Edited Version)
4:17 (Video Version)
5:00 (Album Version)
| label = De-Lite
| writer =
| producer =
| prev_title = Hangin' Out
| prev_year = 1980
| next_title = Jones vs. Jones
| next_year = 1981
| misc =
}}
"'Celebration'" is a 1980 song by American band Kool & the Gang. Released as the first single from their twelfth album, 'Celebrate!' (1980), it was the band's first and only single to reach No. 1 on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100.
In 2021, the Library of Congress selected "Celebration" for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally historically or aesthetically significant".
Origins
Co-founder Ronald Bell, the group's saxophonist and musical arranger, explained the origins of the song;
Composition
"Celebration" is in the key of A in common time and was written as a collaboration by the whole band. The song moves at a tempo of 123 beats per minute. The group's vocals span from A3 to E5.
Commercial performance
"Celebration" reached No. 1 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart on February 7, 1981, and held that position for two weeks before Dolly Parton's "9 to 5" overtook it. It remains the band's only 'Billboard' No. 1 hit.
By late 1980, the song had also reached No. 1 on both the 'Billboard' Dance and R&B charts. The song was featured heavily on the radio throughout the year. It has since been frequently used in weddings and parties, and is a popular anthem for sporting events, including serving as the theme song for the St. Louis Cardinals after winning the 1982 World Series. In 1981, it was commonly played by radio stations in honor of the release of US hostages from captivity in Iran. It was also an international hit, reaching No. 7 in the United Kingdom on November 29, 1980, spending 13 weeks in the chart.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Dragon version
"Celebration" was covered in 1987 and released as a single by New Zealand-Australian band Dragon. It was released as the lead single from the band's ninth studio album, 'Bondi Road' (1989). The song peaked at number 11 on the Australian Kent Music Report.
Charts
Kylie Minogue version
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| cover = Kylie Minogue - Celebration.png
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| type = single
| artist = Kylie Minogue
| album = Greatest Hits
| B-side =
| released = 1992
| recorded =
| studio = PWL Studios
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| length = 4:06
| label = PWL
| writer =
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| prev_title = What Kind of Fool (Heard All That Before)
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = Confide in Me
| next_year = 1994
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"Celebration" was covered as a 1992 single by Australian singer and songwriter Kylie Minogue. It was recorded by Minogue in 1991 for her 4th studio album, 'Let's Get to It', but it was not included on the album's release. However, it later appeared on the 1992 'Greatest Hits' album and was released as the second single. It peaked at no. 20 in the UK Singles Chart and at no. 21 in Australia. One of Minogue's least commercially popular singles, it has been cited many times as one of her favorite songs, and unlike "Finer Feelings" and "What Kind of Fool (Heard All That Before)", "Celebration" was included on her greatest hits compilation albums 'Ultimate Kylie', 'The Best of Kylie Minogue' and 'Step Back in Time: The Definitive Collection'. The techno-rave mix of the track is featured on the 'Kylie's Non-Stop History 50+1' album. It was also Minogue's last single with PWL and Stock Aitken Waterman. The music video was filmed in Rio de Janeiro.
Live performances
Minogue performed the song on the following concert tours:*On a Night Like This Tour
*Kylie Summer 2015 Tour
*A Kylie Christmas 2015
The song was also performed on:
*2000 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony
*'An Audience with Kylie Minogue' a 2001 TV special
*2003 NBA All-Star Game introductions
*British Summer Time 2015
Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of Minogue's version of "Celebration".*'7" single'
#"Celebration"
#"Let's Get to It" 3:50
*'12" single'
#"Celebration"
#"Let's Get to It" 4:52
*'CD single'
#"Celebration"
#"Celebration"
#"Let's Get to It" 4:52
*'Australian CD single'
#"Celebration"
#"Celebration"
#"Too Much of a Good Thing"
*'Japanese CD maxi single'
#"Celebration"
#"Celebration"
#"Celebration"
#"Let's Get To It"
#"Let's Get To It"
Charts
See also
*List of 'Billboard' Hot 100 number-one singles of 1981
*List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1981
*List of number-one dance singles of 1980 (U.S.)
*List of number-one singles of 1981 (Canada)
*List of number-one singles from the 1980s (New Zealand)
*List of number-one R&B singles of 1980 (U.S.)
*List of post-disco artists and songs
References
Category:1980 songs
Category:1980 singles
Category:1987 singles
Category:1992 singles
Category:De-Lite Records singles
Category:Kool & the Gang songs
Category:Kylie Minogue songs
Category:Dragon (band) songs
Category:Pete Waterman Entertainment singles
Category:Songs written by Claydes Charles Smith
Category:Songs written by Eumir Deodato
Category:Songs written by Ronald Bell (musician)
Category:Songs written by Robert "Kool" Bell
Category:Songs written by James "J.T." Taylor
Category:Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
Category:Cashbox number-one singles
Category:RPM Top Singles number-one singles
Category:Number-one singles in New Zealand
Category:Post-disco songs
Category:Songs about dancing
Category:Songs about parties
Category:Songs about music
Category:RCA Records singles
Category:United States National Recording Registry recordings
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