"Celebration" - Playing For Change
Celebration – Playing For Change, is in “celebration” of Universal Children’s Day, we are proud to release this Song Around The World featuring children from all across the globe. Children are our hope for the future and it is up to us to pave the way so that their future is bright. Come one, come all and join together to make this world a better place for us and the generations to follow. This video was produced in partnership with Okaïdi children’s clothing stores. We thank them for continued support of the Playing For Change Movement!
“Celebration” is a song released in 1980 by Kool & the Gang from their album Celebrate!. It was the band’s first and only single to reach number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. In 2021, Library of Congress selected “Celebration” for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being “culturally, historically, or artistically significant”.
“Celebration” is in the key of A♭ in common time and was written as a collaboration by the whole band.[4] The song moves at a tempo of 123 beats per minute.[5] The group’s vocals span from A♭3 to E♭5.
“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“.[6] It remains 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 was featured heavily on the radio throughout the year and is still heard today at weddings and parties,[6] and is a popular anthem for sporting events. It was commonly played by radio stations in honor of the release of US hostages from captivity in Iran.[7] It was also an international hit, reaching No. 7 in the United Kingdom on November 29, 1980, spending 13 weeks in the chart.
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