"Celebrate" is a song by Australian

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duo Empire of the Sun. It was released as the third and final single from their second studio album, ''

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'', on 14 February 2014. It was co-written by the band's members Luke Steele and

Nick Littlemore Nicholas George Littlemore (born 6 May 1978) is an Australian musician, record producer, singer, songwriter and tour manager. As a musician, he is the frontman of the electronic project Pnau, an ex-member of the art-rock band Teenager and one p ...

with

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Peter Mayes Peter Mayes (born 5 October 1976) is an Australian musician and producer. He is widely known for being a leading member of dance act Pnau. He is a longtime collaborator with Nick Littlemore and has produced and mixed many of his projects, most ...

and Scott Horscroft. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:' It was remixed by various artists and two digital remixes were released in February.

Reception

Marissa Muller from ''

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'' called the song "the highlight" from the ''

'' album. 4ZZZ said, "EOTS hit the dance floor with this electro-pop single. All the pump, falsetto and Ratatat-esque synths to sink your stereosonic-teeth into."

Music video

The

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was filmed in South Korea in 2014 and saw Luke Steele walking around the streets of Seoul. James Grebey from ''Spin'' magazine said: "It's a pretty upbeat look for a pretty upbeat song."

Track listing

# "Celebrate" (radio mix) – 3:25 # "Celebrate" (Tommy Trash Club Mix) – 5:37 # "Celebrate" (Steve Aoki Remix) – 4:30

References

{{authority control Empire of the Sun (band) songs 2013 songs 2014 singles Capitol Records singles Songs written by Luke Steele (musician) Songs written by Nick Littlemore Songs written by Peter Mayes