Celebration (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Celebration


Artist = Kool & the Gang
from Album = Celebrate!
B-side = "Morning Star"
Released = October, 1980
Format = 7" vinyl single
Recorded =
Genre = Funk
Length = 3:42 (7")5:00 (album)
Label = Mercury Records
Writer = Donna Johnson Kool & the Gang
Producer =
Certification = Gold (US)
Last single = "Hangin' Out" (1980)
This single = "Celebration" (1980)
Next single = "Jones vs. Jones" (1981)

Infobox Single
Name = Celebration


Artist = Kylie Minogue
from Album = Greatest Hits
B-side = "Let's Get to It"
"Too Much of a Good Thing" (Australia)
Released = November 16, 1992
Format = CD single
7" vinyl single
Cassette single
Recorded = London, England
Genre = Pop-dance
Length = 3:57
Label = PWL
Writer =
Producer =
Certification =
Last single = "What Kind of Fool (Heard All That Before)" (1992)
This single = "Celebration" (1992)
Next single = "Confide in Me" (1994)

"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.cite book |title= Rock N' Roll Gold Rush |last= Dean |first= Maury |authorlink= Maury Dean |coauthors= |year= 2003 |publisher= Algora |location= |isbn= 0-87586-207-1 |pages= 287 |url= ] 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.

The song was featured in "Everybody Hates Tattaglia" on the show "Everybody Hates Chris", which aired on October 3, 2008.

The song is featured on the video game Karaoke Revolution.

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.

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

Charts

References