"Spirits" is a song by Canadian indie folk band

The Strumbellas The Strumbellas are a rock band from Lindsay, Ontario, whose music has been described as alternative country, indie rock, farm emo, and gothic folk.

. It was produced by Dave Schiffman and was released as a single from the band's third album, '' Hope'', in 2016.

Music video

The official music video was released on January 28, 2016. It depicts the band performing the song at a funeral where all the mourners are wearing masks and costumes. During the procession, it becomes a lively parade based on a

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In popular culture

The song was used in the film '' Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life'' in 2016. In 2020, the song went viral on

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, with a slowed down version, and a remix version made by DragoKG. It has been in more than 289.7K videos on

as of March 23, 2021. As a result of the viral popularity of "Spirits" on

, on September 10, 2020, the band re-released an official lyric video to the song more than 5 years since it was released to

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, which received more than 837K views as of March 23, 2022. A bittersweet nostalgia themed clip comparing then and now footage of famous celebrities has been used on social media websites using this song.

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