I Just Want to Celebrate


"I Just Want to Celebrate" is a song recorded by American rock band Rare Earth. It was the lead single on their 1971 album One World and was the band's fifth single overall. It reached #7 on the pop charts and was Rare Earth's final top 10 single. It was the opening song on their live album, Rare Earth in Concert, released later that year. The song was included on various live and best-of compilations in later years.

Appearances

The song has been included on numerous 1970s compilation albums in the years following its release.
It has been used in national advertising campaigns by Ford Motor Company, AT&T, and Nicoderm. It appeared in the final episode of the television show Six Feet Under and was also featured prominently in the films Three Kings, A Knight's Tale, The Man, and Land of the Lost, in the trailer for the 2008 film Tropic Thunder, and in the end credits music in episode 24 of the television series, Entourage. In 2012, the song was used in advertisements for Nicoderm CQ brand smoking cessation patches, and appeared in the credits of the action film The Expendables 2. In 2013, it appeared in the commercial for the video game .

Reception

The song was among the most popular hits of the 1970s. Joe Viglione at Allmusic noted that without its inclusion on One World, "the album would've been an instant bargain-bin candidate."

Cover versions and samples