I Just Called to Say I Love You

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"I Just Called to Say I Love You" is a 1984 pop and R&B ballad by Stevie Wonder that became one of his biggest international hits and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ballad
single
song
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Original Song
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song
certification gold in multiple countries
platinum in the United Kingdom
platinum in the United States
chartPosition number one on numerous international charts
number one on the UK Singles Chart
number one on the US Billboard Hot 100
composer Stevie Wonder
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decade 1980s
genre R&B
pop
soul
hasISRC USMTD0473160
hasMusicVideo I Just Called to Say I Love You music video
includedIn Stevie Wonder compilation albums
instrumentation drum machine
synthesizers
language English
length approximately 4 minutes 20 seconds
lyricist Stevie Wonder
musicGenrePeriod 1980s pop
nominatedFor Grammy Award for Song of the Year
notableFor being one of Stevie Wonder's biggest international hits
winning the Academy Award for Best Original Song
originalMedium film soundtrack
partOfSoundtrack The Woman in Red
performer Stevie Wonder
performerCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
producer Stevie Wonder
recordLabel Motown
Tamla
releaseFormat 12-inch single
7-inch single
releaseYear 1984
tempo slow
theme love
romantic confession
usedInFilm The Woman in Red
vocalist Stevie Wonder
writer Stevie Wonder

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Stevland Hardaway Judkins notableSong I Just Called to Say I Love You
Stevie Wonder notableSongwriterFor I Just Called to Say I Love You
Stevie Wonder notableWork I Just Called to Say I Love You
Part-Time Lover precededBy I Just Called to Say I Love You