Celebrate Your Life

"**Celebrate Your Life**" is a song by MIIA. It was released on June 22, 2015.

## Background

On April 20, 2022, MIIA was interviewed by the Nordic Natural Beauty Podcast about both beauty standards in the music industry and her upcoming EP. During the interview for the podcast MIIA stated that her first EP, In the Light of Love, was made for TV and films and over the years she drifted further away from it even though she loved it at first. This led to her taking the EP, along with "Celebrate Your Life" off of streaming services, as she wanted to make music that defined her as the person she is.

## Theme

MIIA describes the song by saying the following in the official upload of the audio:

> "*“Celebrate Your Life” is filled with bouncy, Reggae-flavored grooves, lending itself to a carefree, youthful party life, while still maintaining a sophisticated ambience. Bright with the excitement of no tomorrow, this track is a piece of pop candy just waiting to be eaten.*"
>
>

## Lyrics

**[Verse 1]**

Feel the bass in the floor, let it flow right through ya

Everyone at the door, bangin' like they knew ya

Three's a crowd, but a hundred is a party now

Hear the sound of the speakers, bout to blow them out

Don't be shy if ya feel the music, testify

**[Chorus]**

So clap like ya mean it, let's make some noise

Rise like a phoenix to the open skies

And celebrate your life, celebrate your life, celebrate your life, woah

Just stomp till your feet are burning up the ground

Don't stop jumping, keep it moving north and south

And celebrate your life, celebrate your life, celebrate your life, woah

**[Verse 2]**

Everyone has a dream betta live that true, yeah

If ya don't never know what ya coulda been, do ya?

And the beat covering my body head to toe

Hear the sound of the speakers, bout to blow, you know

Don't be shy if ya feel the music, testify

**[Chorus]**

So clap like ya mean it, let's make some noise

Rise like a phoenix to the open skies

And celebrate your life, celebrate your life, celebrate your life, woah

Just stomp till your feet are burning up the ground

Don't stop jumping, keep it moving north and south

And celebrate your life, celebrate your life, celebrate your life, woah

**[Bridge]**

And everyone in the world

Is gonna hear us tonight

Forget yourself at the door

We'll be the ones to make the world unite, unite, unite...

The world unite

**[Chorus]**

So clap like ya mean it, let's make some noise

Rise like a phoenix to the open skies

And celebrate your life, celebrate your life, celebrate your life, woah

Just stomp till your feet are burning up the ground

Don't stop jumping, keep it moving north and south

And celebrate your life, celebrate your life, celebrate your life, woah

## Official versions

* Single version: 3:22
* Instrumental version: 3:22

## Trivia

* The cover art was done by Andreas Kristensen.
* It is unknown why this song was removed from streaming services.
* The instrumental leaked through Position Music's website.
* The song was once on Spotify.
* Oddly enough, MIIA is not credited as a performer on repertory sites.

## References

1. ↑ https://open.spotify.com/episode/32jf4bICMhM0GNW4ttIElQ
2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbAfCwwMzTU
3. ↑ https://open.spotify.com/album/4aZ8JCaR4mFl9iAHaz7lKP?fbclid=IwAR2ymtSBNVDyOgTjCrsrLQOEGtJUnnnkU58yQnhdoStubU-A6Febi9FZa2Q
4. ↑ https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/889234569