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I Wish (Stevie Wonder song)

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B-side
  
"You and I"

Format
  
7"

Label
  
Tamla

Released
  
November 1976

Genre
  
Funk soul disco

Length
  
3:37 (Single edit) 4:12 (Album version)

"I Wish" is a hit song by Stevie Wonder. It was released in 1976 as a single and included on the album Songs in the Key of Life. Written and produced by Wonder, the song focuses on his childhood from the 1950s into the early 1960s. The single hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and soul singles chart.

For the television series Classic Albums, Wonder recreated a small section from the song to demonstrate how he composed and arranged it. He played the keyboards and drums himself, and used most of the musicians that appeared on the original recording.

  • Will Smith sampled "I Wish" for his 1999 hit "Wild Wild West".
  • The song is heavily referenced in the movie Happy Feet.
  • References

    I Wish (Stevie Wonder song) Wikipedia


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