| "A Celebration" | ||||
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| Single by U2 | ||||
| B-side | "Trash, Trampoline and the Party Girl" | |||
| Released | 22 March 1982[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Rock, post-punk | |||
| Length | 2:57 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | U2 | |||
| Producer(s) | Steve Lillywhite | |||
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| "A Celebration" on YouTube | ||||
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"A Celebration" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It was released as a non-album single in March 1982, between the records October (1981) and War (1983). The song's music video was filmed at the Kilmainham Gaol former prison in Dublin. The single reached number 47 on the UK Singles Chart and number 15 on the Irish Singles Chart. "Trash, Trampoline and the Party Girl", commonly shortened to "Party Girl", was released on the single's B-side. It later became a live favourite with fans.
U2 have re-released "A Celebration" on a few occasions: in 2004 with the digital box set The Complete U2; in 2008 on a bonus disc with the remastered edition of October; and in 2022 on vinyl for Record Store Day.
- ^ Sams, Aaron; Kantas, Harry. "U2 – "A Celebration" Single". U2songs.com. Retrieved 22 April 2016.