Celebration (WaveGroup)

This page is for the WaveGroup cover (and its remix) of Kool and the Gangs Celebration. For the original version of the song, please see Celebration.

Not to be confused with the beatmania IIDX song celebrate by JJ COMPANY.

Celebration

Song Information

Cover Version

Celebration's jacket.

Artist: Wavegroup
Composition/Lyrics: Ronald Nathan, Bell Claydes, Charles Smith, George Melvin Brown, James "J.T." Taylor, Robert Spike Mickens, Earl Eugene Toon Jr., Dennis Ronald Thomas, Robert Earl Bell, Eumir Deodato
Arrangement: WaveGroup
Vocals: Larry Braggs, Darryl Anders
Chorus: Daline Weber, Lisabell, Larry Braggs, Brett Walter
Bass: Darryl Anders
Drums: Bryant Mills
Piano: Will Littlejohn
Keyboards: Will Littlejohn, Scott Dugdale
Guitars: Ken Harrill
Trumpet/Flugelhorn: Rich Armstrong
Saxophone: Charles McNeal
Original Artist: Kool & The Gang
BPM: 121
Length: 1:46 (DanceDanceRevolution), 1:38 (pop'n music)
First Music Game Appearance: DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3 DLC
Other Music Game Appearances:

• pop'n music (Wii)

Remix Version

Artist: WaveGroup/DJ TK-ST
Composition/Lyrics: Ronald Nathan, Bell Claydes, Charles Smith, George Melvin Brown, James "J.T." Taylor, Robert Spike Mickens, Earl Eugene Toon Jr., Dennis Ronald Thomas, Robert Earl Bell, Eumir Deodato
Arrangement: DJ TK-ST
Vocals: Larry Braggs, Darryl Anders
Original Artist: Kool & The Gang
BPM: 121
Length: 2:01
Genre: SOUL MIX
VJ: Unknown
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania (2006)
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

The lines marked with an asterisk (*) are only present on the remixed version of Celebration. Lines marked with ※ are only present on the cover version of the song, and the pop'n music cut fades out once "Yahoo!" is sung towards the end.

* Party with you...
  Everyone around the world
  Come on!

Yahoo!
It's a celebration
Yahoo!
It's a celebration

Celebrate good times, come on!
Let's celebrate
Celebrate good times, come on!
Let's celebrate

There's a party goin' on right here
A celebration to last throughout the years
So bring your good times and your laughter too
We gonna celebrate your party with you, come on now

Celebration
Let's all celebrate and have a good time
Celebration
We gonna celebrate and have a good time

It's time to come together
It's up to you, what's your pleasure
Everyone around the world
Come on!

  Party with you...

※Yahoo!
  It's a celebration
  Yahoo!

  Celebrate good times, come on!
  Woohoo-hoo!
  Celebrate good times, come on!
  It's a celebration

Song Connections / Remixes

• The version of Celebration used in beatmania (2006) is a remix of the cover featured in Karaoke Revolution, cover which is used in DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3.
• A shorter cut of the cover version of Celebration is used in the pop'n music series.

Trivia

• Celebration is Kool and the Gang's only #1 hit.
• In DJ TK-ST's website, his Celebration remix is named Celebration DJ TK-ST REMIX.

Song Production Information

None.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania (2006) difficulty rated from 1 to 10.
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2.
No difficulty ratings are shown for ポップンミュージック and its American/European counterparts.

beatmania

Game	SP Difficulty			DP Difficulty
	Normal	Hard	Another	Normal	Hard	Another
Notecounts	298	-	-	390	-	-
beatmania (2006)	4	-	-	4	-	-

beatmania IIDX

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts	177	220	352	-	329	431	-	{{{8}}}	{{{9}}}
beatmania (2006)	1	3	4	-	3	4	-	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}

DanceDanceRevolution

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	79 / 0	145 / 0	190 / 0	231 / 0	- / - / -	145 / 0	190 / 0	231 / 0	- / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3 DLC	N/A	4	5	7	-	4	5	7	-

pop'n music

Game	Normal Mode				Battle Mode
	5-Buttons	NORMAL	HYPER	EX	NORMAL	HYPER
Notecounts	82	-	-	-	-	-
pop'n music (Wii) / pop'n rhythm	N/A	-	-	-	-	-

Other charts not shown on the above table:

• pop'n music (Wii) and pop'n rhythm Challenge chart: total notes: ?.

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