Higher Ground

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"Higher Ground" is a 1973 funk-soul song by Stevie Wonder, renowned for its clavinet-driven groove and spiritually themed lyrics about personal transformation and second chances.

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Higher Ground canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
artist Stevie Wonder
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 4
chartPositionUSRB 1
composer Stevie Wonder
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverVersionIncludedInAlbum Mother's Milk
coverVersionReleaseYear 1989
criticalReception widely acclaimed
genre funk
funk rock
soul
hasBassist Stevie Wonder
hasBPM approx. 120
hasCoverVersionBy Red Hot Chili Peppers
hasDrummer Stevie Wonder
hasInstrument clavinet
surface form: Hohner Clavinet

bass guitar
drums
hasKey E minor
hasKeyboardist Stevie Wonder
hasLength 3:42
hasSpiritualInterpretation reflection on life, death, and rebirth
hasTimeSignature 4/4
includedInAlbum Innervisions
influencedArtist Red Hot Chili Peppers
influencedGenre funk rock
isClassicOf 1970s funk
Stevie Wonder repertoire
language English
lyricist Stevie Wonder
notableFeature clavinet-driven groove
use of wah-wah effects
partOf Stevie Wonder
surface form: Stevie Wonder discography
performer Stevie Wonder
producer Stevie Wonder
recordingDate 1973-05
recordLabel Motown
Tamla
releaseDate 1973-07-03
releaseYear 1973
sideAOrB A-side
theme personal transformation
reincarnation
second chances
spirituality
vocalStyle lead vocal by Stevie Wonder

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Stevie Wonder notableWork Higher Ground
Innervisions hasTrack Higher Ground
Stevland Hardaway Judkins notableSong Higher Ground
The Blind Boys of Alabama notableWork Higher Ground
Mother's Milk hasPart Higher Ground
Mother's Milk coverOf Higher Ground
UB40 notableWork Higher Ground