Celebrate (Ingrid Michaelson song)

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[3]

"Celebrate (feat. AJR)"
Single by Ingrid Michaelson featuring AJR
from the album Alter Egos
Released	May 12, 2017 (2017-05-12)
Length	3:17
Label	Cabin 24 Mom + Pop
Songwriters	Cason Cooley Ingrid Michaelson Katie Herzig
Producers	Cason Cooley Katie Herzig Ryan Met
AJR singles chronology
"It's On Us" (2017) "Celebrate" (2017) "Drama" (2017)
Music video
Celebrate (feat. AJR) on YouTube

On May 8, 2017, a version of the song featuring American indie pop band AJR was released as the only single for Michaelson's Alter Egos, an EP of five re-recorded tracks featuring new artists. A music video for the song featuring both groups was later released on June 13, 2017.

In support of It Doesn't Have to Make Sense, Michaelson toured in 2016 while featuring AJR as an opening act.^[4] During the development of Alter Egos, Michaelson recalled the experience as fun and picked AJR as a remixer.^[5] The band added various instruments to the song with lead singer Jack Met additionally re-recording the second verse.^[4] Their remix of "Celebrate" is the only song on the EP to feature elements of the original song, with other collaborators re-recording all portions of the song.^[6]

An official video directed by Andrew Elvis Miller was released on June 13, 2017.^[7] The video features Michaelson and various dancers in medieval themed clothing and large powdered wigs inspired by Hamilton, using modern objects while in solid black and white backgrounds.^[4] AJR later appears in the same attire, with band member Adam carrying a bass guitar and Ryan carrying a sample machine.^[8] The song's video was filmed at YouTube Space in New York City, with choreography done by Stacey Tookey.^[9]

AJR's success with their 2016 single "Weak" commercially boosted their remix of "Celebrate",^[10] out-performing Michaelson's original song and other remixes appearing on Alter Egos. The remix tipped on the Ultratop 50 Flanders,^[11] contributing to the EP reaching number 13 on Billboard's Independent Albums and number 96 on Billboard's Top Album Sales chart.^[12][13]