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"Celebration" is a 1980 song by American band
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. 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
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selected "Celebration" for preservation in the
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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
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and was written as a collaboration by the whole band. The song moves at a
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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
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after winning the
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. 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
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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, ''
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'' (1989). The song peaked at number 11 on the Australian Kent Music Report.


Charts


Kylie Minogue version

"Celebration" was covered by Australian singer and songwriter Kylie Minogue, who originally recorded it for her fourth studio album, ''
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'', but it was not included on the album's release. It later appeared on her 1992 ''
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'' album and was released as its second single on 16 November 1992. It peaked at no. 20 on the
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and at no. 21 in Australia. "Celebration" has been cited many times as one of Minogue's favorite songs, and it was included on her greatest hits albums ''
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'', '' The Best of Kylie Minogue'', and '' Step Back in Time: The Definitive Collection''. The techno-rave mix of the track is featured on the ''
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'' album. It was also Minogue's last single with PWL and
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. The
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was filmed in
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.


Formats and track listings

*7-inch single #"Celebration" #"Let's Get to It" – 3:50 *12-inch 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) '' RPM'' was a Canadian magazine that published the best-performing singles of Canada from 1964 to 2000. A total of sixteen singles reached number one on the ''RPM'' Singles Chart in 1981. The year began with "(Just Like) Starting Over" by John ...
*
List of number-one singles from the 1980s (New Zealand) The following lists the number-one singles on the New Zealand Singles Chart during the 1980s. The source for this decade is the Recorded Music NZ chart, the chart history of which can be found on the Recorded Music NZ website or Charts.nz. A to ...
* List of number-one R&B singles of 1980 (U.S.) *
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References

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