B-side "Morning Star" Format Vinyl record (7") Label De-Lite | Released 1980 Genre Post-disco | |
Length 3:39 (shortened version)
5:00 (album version) | ||
"Celebration" is a song released in 1980 by Kool & the Gang from their album Celebrate!.
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Composition
"Celebration" is in the key A♭ major and was written by Kool & the Gang.
Commercial performance
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's 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 featured heavily on the radio for nearly the entire year and is still heard today at weddings and parties, and is a popular anthem for sporting events, especially at the end of a championship win. It was also an international hit, reaching no. 7 in the United Kingdom on November 29, 1980, overall spending 13 weeks in the chart.