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"Ewok Celebration", known commonly as "Yub Nub", is a 1983 song that appears in the end of the Star Wars film Return of the Jedi, during the celebration of the Ewoks on Endor with members of the Rebel Alliance after the destruction of the second Death Star. The song was replaced with a different orchestral piece in the 1997 special edition re-release.

Credits

See also: Return of the Jedi (soundtrack)

"Ewok Celebration" was composed by John Williams, the lyrics in the Ewok language were written by ILM sound designer Ben Burtt. The English lyrics were written by Joseph Williams, who also wrote "Lapti Nek" from the same film.[1] It was published by Bantha Music and is administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corporation.

Other uses

In the 1997 Special Edition of the film, a different song ("Victory Celebration") composed by Williams with no lyrics replaces the original version. The song has been used in various other Star Wars media, including the video games Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy and Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike.[citation needed]

Other versions

In 1983, Meco recorded a version of the song "Ewok Celebration" which reached No. 60 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]

In the Return of the Jedi arcade game released in 1984, the song plays when the player makes the high score list.

The song appears in an episode of the sitcom Spaced; the producers could not acquire the rights to use the original recording, so Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg performed and recorded their own version.[3]

In the movie Vision Quest the song makes an uncredited appearance during one of Louden's matches, being played by a school band.

The original song and Meco's version are remixed and mashed up with Limp Bizkit's "Nookie" in the song "Limp Wicket" on Neil Cicierega's 2020 mashup album Mouth Dreams.

References

  1. ^ Traynor, Cian (December 15, 2016). "Jabba the Hutt's favourite disco song". Little White Lies. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "The Hot 100: The Week of August 20, 1983". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  3. ^ Wright, Edgar (September 8, 2018). "edgarwright on Twitter: 'Well that was me and Simon singing and multi-tracked several times.'". Twitter. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
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