Celebration (Fun Factory song) explained

Celebration
Cover:Fun_Factory-Celebration.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Fun Factory
Album:Fun-Tastic
Released:August 17, 1995
Genre:
Length:3:26
Label:
  • Scorpio Music
  • Regular Records
  • Victor
Producer:Team 33
Prev Title:I Wanna B with U
Prev Year:1995
Next Title:Do Wah Diddy
Next Year:1996

"Celebration" is a song by German Eurodance band Fun Factory, released in August 1995 by various labels as the second single from the band's second album, Fun-Tastic (1995). The song is performed by Marie-Anett Mey and the rap parts is by Smooth T (a.k.a. Toni Cottura). A sizeable hit in Europe, it was a top 10 hit in Spain (10), and a top 20 hit in France (19) and Germany (12). Outside Europe, the single reached number nine on the RPM Dance/Urban chart in Canada and number 88 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. The accompanying music video for "Celebration" was directed by Marcus Adams. In 1997 the song was sampled by French Electronic Duo Daft Punk on their song Revolution 909

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "Speaking of musical calls for peace and unity, this red-hot Euro-dance act drops its standard rapid pace down to a per-cussive pop/reggae groove for this engaging plea for racial harmony. The result is the act's most appealing single to date. Do not be surprised if this is also Fun Factory's biggest hit, too. You are likely to be humming the chorus for hours after the first time you hear it."[1]

Track listing

  1. "Celebration" (Radio Party Rap) — 3:26
  2. "Celebration" (Radio Party Vocal) — 4:03
  1. "Celebration" (Radio Party Vocal) — 4:03
  2. "Celebration" (Radio Party Rap) — 3:26
  3. "Celebration" (Slam Rap Extended) — 4:28
  4. "Celebration" (Mousse T's Back To The Old School) — 4:32
  5. "Celebration" (Black Zone Remix) — 5:09
  1. "Celebration" (Radio Party Rap) — 3:29
  2. "Celebration" (Radio Party Vocal) — 4:05
  3. "Celebration" (Slam Rap Extended) — 4:30
  4. "Celebration" (Black Zone Remix) — 5:06

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1995)Peak
position
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)9
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[2] 90
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[3] 39
Spain (AFYVE)10
US Billboard Hot 10088

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Larry. Flick. Single Reviews. Billboard. 82. 2 December 1995. 2 February 2020. Larry Flick.
  2. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 3 February 1996. 16 January 2020.
  3. Íslenski Listinn Nr. 144 vikuna 18.11 '95 - 24.11. '95. Dagblaðið Vísir. 15 July 1995. 25 January 2020.
  4. Web site: Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts. German. GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. 6 May 2020.