About The Song
“Celebration” is a 1980 song by American band Kool & the Gang. It was released as the first single from their twelfth album, Celebrate! (1980), and was the band’s first and only single to reach No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Despite having a dozen top 10’s in the US, “Celebration” is Kool & The Gang’s only chart-topper, and their only platinum-selling hit.
The song is about coming together and having a good time and encourages people to celebrate the good times and recognize the importance of coming together. “Celebration” has been described as a song that transcends time and culture, and brings people together in joy and harmony.
Lyrics
Yahoo!
Celebration
Yahoo!
This is your 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!
Yahoo!
It's a celebration
Yahoo!
Celebrate good times, come on!
(It's a celebration)
Celebrate good times, come on!
(Let's celebrate)
There's a party goin' on right here
A dedication to last throughout the years
So bring your good times and your laughter too
We gonna celebrate and party with you
Come on now, celebration
Let's all celebrate and have a good time, yeah yeah
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
Yahoo!
It's a celebration
Celebrate good times, come on!
(Let's celebrate come on now)
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
Yahoo!
Yahoo!
Celebrate good times, come on!
(Let's celebrate)
Celebrate good times, come on!
(It's a celebration)
Celebrate good times, come on!
(Let's celebrate)
(Come on and celebrate tonight)
Celebrate good times, come on!
('Cause everything's gonna be alright, let's celebrate)
Celebrate good times, come on!
(Let's celebrate)
Celebrate good times, come on!