Celebration

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

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

Celebration

Song Information

Sequenced Version

Composition: 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
Original Artist: Kool and the Gang
Album: Celebrate! (1980)
BPM: 132
Length: 1:24
First Music Game Appearance: My First DanceDanceRevolution
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Original Version

Celebration's jacket.

Artist: Kool and the Gang
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
Album: Celebrate! (1980)
BPM: 121
Length: 1:49
First Music Game Appearance: DanceDanceRevolution (2010) / DanceDanceRevolution (PS3)
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

Yahoo!
It's a celebration

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!

Yahoo!
It's a celebration
Celebrate good times, come on!
(Let's celebrate)

We're gonna have a good time tonight
Let's celebrate, it's all right
We're gonna have a good time tonight
Let's celebrate, it's all right, baby

We're gonna have a good time tonight
(Celebration)
Let's celebrate, it's all right
We're gonna have a good time tonight
(Celebration)
Let's celebrate, it's all right

Song Connections / Remixes

• While a sequenced rendition of Celebration is used in My First DanceDanceRevolution, the original version is used in DanceDanceRevolution (2010) and DanceDanceRevolution (PS3).
• Celebration is sampled in LET'S GET DOWN, from DanceDanceRevolution.
• Celebration was covered by Kylie Minogue and released as a single in 1992.
• An orgel version of Celebration can be found in EMI's version of the DanceDanceRevolution 3D Book, a crane game prize made to promote the upcoming Japanese release of DanceDanceRevolution New Moves, which ended up being cancelled.
• A cover of Celebration can be found in Karaoke Revolution.

Trivia

• Celebration is Kool and the Gang's only #1 hit.

Song Production Information

None.

Difficulty & Notecounts

DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2.
As My First DanceDanceRevolution does not use difficulty ratings, the notecounts for the 2STEP, 3STEP, and 4STEP modes will be placed in the BASIC, DIFFICULT, and EXPERT difficulties, respectively.

Sequenced Version

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	- / -	49 / 0	124 / 0	128 / 0	- / - / -	- / -	- / -	- / -	- / - / -
My First DanceDanceRevolution	-	1	4	6	-	-	-	-	-

Original Version

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	102 / 0	147 / 12	231 / 24	289 / 26	- / - / -	- / -	- / -	- / -	- / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution (2010) / hottest party 4	2	4	6	7	-	-	-	-	-
DanceDanceRevolution (PS3) / New Moves	2	4	6	7	-	-	-	-	-