Celebration (Madonna song)

"Celebration"
A bluish collage of a number of images, featuring a middle-aged blonde woman with long curls. In the images, she is dancing, smoking cigarettes and the central image is a shot of her face only. On the below-right of the image, the words "Madonna" and "Celebration" are written in bright red capital fonts.
Single by Madonna
from the album Celebration
ReleasedJuly 31, 2009 (2009-07-31)
RecordedApril 2009
StudioWEA Studios
GenreDance-pop
Length3:35
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Madonna
  • Paul Oakenfold
Madonna singles chronology
"Miles Away"
(2008) 		"Celebration"
(2009) 		"Revolver"
(2009)
Music videos

"Celebration" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Madonna for her third greatest hits album of the same name (2009). It was written and produced by Madonna, Paul Oakenfold and Ian Green, with additional writing from Ciaran Gribbin. The song was released digitally on July 31, 2009, by Warner Bros. Records.[1] Madonna collaborated with Oakenfold to develop a number of songs. Amongst all the songs developed by them, two were chosen for the greatest hits album with "Celebration" being released as the first single from it. It is a dance-oriented song with influences of Madonna's singles from the 1980s and 1990s, and consisting of a speak-sing format bridge. The lyrics of the song invite one to come and join a party.

"Celebration" received mixed reviews from contemporary critics. It peaked at number one in Bulgaria, Finland, Israel, Italy, Slovakia and Sweden, while reaching the top five in other nations, including Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom where it debuted at number three on the UK Singles Chart. It became Madonna's 55th entry on the US Billboard Hot 100, where it debuted and peaked at number 71, and her 40th number-one song on the dance chart.

The music video used the Benny Benassi remix of the song. It portrayed Madonna and her tour dancers solo dancing to the song. Cameo appearances were made by model Jesus Luz and in an alternative video by her daughter Lourdes. At the 2010 Grammy Awards, the song received a nomination in the Best Dance Recording category. The song was used as the closing number of The MDNA Tour (2012), in which Madonna energetically danced in a glittery outfit and, at one point, put on a pair of headphones and pantomimed scratching records with colored cubes falling in the backdrop.

  1. ^ Reporter, Icon (July 31, 2009). "Celebration Single – Download Now!". Madonna.com. Retrieved July 31, 2009.