Celebration (WaveGroup)
This page is for the WaveGroup cover (and its remix) of Kool and the Gang's Celebration. For the original version of the song, please see Celebration.
Celebration
Song Information
Cover Version
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
Album: Celebrate! (1980)
BPM: 121
Length: 1:46 (DanceDanceRevolution), 1:41 (pop'n music)
First Music Game Appearance: DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3 DLC
Other Music Game Appearances:
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
Album: Celebrate! (1980)
BPM: 121
Length: 2:01
Genre: SOUL MIX
Movie: 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
- A short version of the original Celebration can be found in DanceDanceRevolution (2010).
- 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 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.
- In pop'n music (Wii) and pop'n rhythm, Celebration does not display an artist.
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 | - | - |
| beatmania (2006) | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | 3 | 4 | - | - |
DanceDanceRevolution
| Game | Single | Double | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | |
| Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows | 72 / 7 | 132 / 13 | 183 / 17 | 231 / 10 | - / - / - | 132 / 13 | 183 / 17 | 231 / 10 | - / - / - |
| DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3 DLC | N/A | 4 | 5 | 7 | - | 4 | 5 | 7 | - |
Other charts not shown on the above table:
- DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3 DLC Double BEGINNER chart: Total notes: 72 / 7.
pop'n music
| Game | Game Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Player | 2 Player | |||
| Standard | Challenge | 1P | 2P | |
| Notecounts | 82 | 141 | 98 | 98 |
| pop'n music (Wii) / pop'n rhythm | N/A | N/A | N/A | |