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Celebration (Kool & the Gang song)

"Celebration"
Celebration single.jpg
Single by Kool & the Gang
from the album Celebrate!
B-side "Morning Star"
Released 1980
Format Vinyl record (7")
Genre Post-disco
Length
  • 3:39 (shortened version)
  • 5:00 (album version)
Label De-Lite
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
  • Eumir Deodato
  • Kool & the Gang
Kool & the Gang singles chronology
"Hangin' Out"
(1980)
"Celebration"
(1980)
"Jones vs. Jones"
(1981)
"Celebration"
Kylie Minogue - Celebration.png
Single by Kylie Minogue
from the album Greatest Hits
B-side
  • "Let's Get to It"
  • "Too Much of a Good Thing"
Released 1992
Format
Length 3:57
Label PWL
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
  • Phil Harding
  • Ian Curnow
Kylie Minogue singles chronology
"What Kind of Fool (Heard All That Before)"
(1992)
"Celebration"
(1992)
"Confide in Me"
(1994)

"Celebration" is a song released in 1980 by Kool & the Gang from their album Celebrate!. The song encourages the listener to celebrate good times.

"Celebration" is in the key A♭ major and was written by Kool & the Gang.

"Celebration" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on February 7, 1981, and held that position for two weeks before being ousted by Dolly Parton's "9 to 5". It remains the band's only 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 and is still heard today at weddings and parties, and is a popular anthem for sporting events. It was also an international hit, reaching No. 7 in the United Kingdom on November 29, 1980, spending 13 weeks in the chart.

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

"Celebration" was covered as a 1992 single by Australian singer-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 and The Best of Kylie Minogue. 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 . The music video was filmed in Rio de Janeiro.


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