--- description: A group of celebrities performed an a cappella version of Hillary Clinton's campaign song for a video showed at the Democratic convention. title: Watch Celebrities Sing 'Fight Song' at the Convention image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2d4bcf96fc5a0bd9/69889f9e0b72e3458b6ea65d/elizabeth-banks.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Democratic National Convention](/tag/democratic-national-convention/) ## Democratic National Convention Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Celebrities Sing 'Fight Song' at the Democratic Convention by [Will Drabold](/author/will-drabold/) ## Will Drabold Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 27, 2016 4:56 AM CUT  Actress Elizabeth Banks delivers remarks on day two of the 2016 Democratic National Convention at Wells Fargo Center on July 26, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Actress Elizabeth Banks delivers remarks on day two of the 2016 Democratic National Convention at Wells Fargo Center on July 26, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Paul Morigi—WireImage by [Will Drabold](/author/will-drabold/) ## Will Drabold Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 27, 2016 4:56 AM CUT A group of celebrities performed an a cappella version of Hillary Clinton’s campaign song for a video showed at the Democratic national convention Tuesday night, though it was not exactly pitch perfect. Introduced by actress Elizabeth Banks, [who also hosted the second night of the convention](http://time.com/4425388/dnc-elizabeth-banks-donald-trump/ "undefined"), the three-minute video featured actors and musicians—not all of whom could hit the notes exactly—performing [Rachel Platten’s “Fight Song,”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo1VInw-SKc "undefined") a popular pop song adopted by the Clinton campaign at its rallies. The video drew on Banks’ role in the a cappella “Pitch Perfect” movies while referencing the popular [will.i.am-produced “Yes We Can” video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjXyqcx-mYY "undefined") from 2008 featuring celebrities singing along to a Barack Obama speech. A number of the “Pitch Perfect” cast pitched in, including singer-songwriter [Ester Dean](http://time.com/3900440/ester-dean-interview/ "undefined"), [Ben Platt](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4805317/ "undefined"), [Kelley Jakle](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4275908/ "undefined"), [Hana Mae Lee](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2443438/ "undefined"), [Shelley Regner ](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4708985/ "undefined")and [John Michael Higgins](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0383422/ "undefined"). Actresses America Ferrera and Eva Longoria, two Clinton surrogates who [spoke at the Democratic convention](http://time.com/4425328/dnc-democratic-convention-america-ferrara-lena-dunham-transcript/ "undefined"), also make appearances. Here are some other celebrities in the video: **Musicians:** Platten, Dean, pop singer [Mandy Moore](https://www.instagram.com/mandymooremm/?hl=en "undefined"), a cappella singer [Mike Tompkins](http://www.tompkins.fm "undefined"), musical theater singer Ellen Greene, [singer-songwriter Sia](http://time.com/4209769/sia-best-songs-written-for-other-artists-ranked/ "undefined"), Broadway star [Kristin Chenoweth](http://www.officialkristinchenoweth.com "undefined") and _Frozen_‘s Idina Menzel. **Actors and actresses:** _Modern Family_‘s Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Jane Fonda, _Friday Night Lights_‘ Connie Britton, talk show host Aisha Tyler, Kathy Najimy, _The West Wing_‘s Mary McCormack and director Rob Reiner. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4425688/dnc-fight-song-elizabeth-banks-rachel-platten-ester-dean-mandy-moore-sia/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4425688/dnc-fight-song-elizabeth-banks-rachel-platten-ester-dean-mandy-moore-sia/"},"headline":"Watch Celebrities Sing 'Fight Song' at the Democratic Convention","datePublished":"2016-07-27T04:56:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T23:34:40.383Z","description":"A group of celebrities performed an a cappella version of Hillary Clinton's campaign song for a video showed at the Democratic convention.","url":"https://time.com/4425688/dnc-fight-song-elizabeth-banks-rachel-platten-ester-dean-mandy-moore-sia/","keywords":["Democratic National Convention","Hillary Clinton","2016 Election topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2d4bcf96fc5a0bd9/69889f9e0b72e3458b6ea65d/elizabeth-banks.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Will Drabold","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/will-drabold/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2d4bcf96fc5a0bd9/69889f9e0b72e3458b6ea65d/elizabeth-banks.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Actress Elizabeth Banks delivers remarks on day two of the 2016 Democratic National Convention at Wells Fargo Center on July 26, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.","caption":"Actress Elizabeth Banks delivers remarks on day two of the 2016 Democratic National Convention at Wells Fargo Center on July 26, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.","creditText":"Paul Morigi—WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/democratic-national-convention/","name":"Democratic National Convention"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4425688/dnc-fight-song-elizabeth-banks-rachel-platten-ester-dean-mandy-moore-sia/","name":"Watch Celebrities Sing 'Fight Song' at the Democratic Convention"}}]}] ```