You Are the Sunshine of My Life

E64389

single song

"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.

Statements (44)

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 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Stevie Wonder → Talking Book →	notableWork
Stevland Hardaway Judkins →	notableSong
Stevie Wonder →	notableSongwriterFor
Talking Book →	track