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"Spirits" is a song by Canadian indie folk band the Strumbellas. It was produced by Dave Schiffman and was released as a single from the band's third album, Hope, in 2016.
Music video
The official music video was released on January 28, 2016. It depicts the band performing the song at a funeral where all the mourners are wearing masks and costumes. During the procession, it becomes a lively parade based on a jazz funeral.
In popular culture
The song was used in the film Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life in 2016.
The song was featured in the trailer for the 2018 film Midnight Sun, starring Bella Thorne and Patrick Schwarzenegger.
In 2020, the song went viral on TikTok, with a slowed down version, and a remix version made by DragoKG. It has been in more than 289.7K videos on TikTok as of March 23, 2021.
As a result of the viral popularity of "Spirits" on TikTok, on September 10, 2020, the band re-released an official lyric video to the song more than 5 years since it was released to YouTube, which received more than 837K views as of March 23, 2022. A bittersweet nostalgia themed clip comparing then and now footage of famous celebrities has been used on social media websites using this song.
In January 2023, the song was used in the Apple TV+ series Shrinking in Episode 1 ("Coin Flip").
In June 2023, the song was used in the Netflix animated series This World Can't Tear Me Down by Zerocalcare, at the end of episode 6 "No Place for You".