You Are the Sunshine of My Life

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"You Are the Sunshine of My Life" is a classic 1973 soul and pop ballad by Stevie Wonder, celebrated for its warm, romantic lyrics and smooth, melodic groove.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Talking Book
artist Stevie Wonder
award Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
chartPositionUSAdultContemporary 1
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 1
chartSuccess major hit in the United States
composer Stevie Wonder
countryOfOrigin United States
decade 1970s
genre pop
pop ballad
soul
hasCulturalStatus pop standard
soul classic
hasInstrumentation background vocals
horns
keyboards
rhythm section
hasLyricTheme devotion
romantic love
hasMood romantic
warm
hasMusicalStyle smooth melodic groove
hasOpeningFeature intro sung by backing vocalists before lead enters
hasProductionStyle Motown soul production
hasTempo moderate
hasTimeSignature 4/4
includedIn Stevie Wonder greatest hits compilations
isClassic true
isSignatureSongOf Stevie Wonder
language English
notableFor smooth melodic groove
warm romantic lyrics
partOf Talking Book
performer Stevie Wonder
performerVocal Stevie Wonder
precededBySingleOnAlbum Superstition
recordingPeriod early 1970s
recordLabel Motown
Tamla
releaseYear 1973
writer Stevie Wonder


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