Uptight (Everything's Alright)

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single song

"Uptight (Everything's Alright)" is a 1965 Motown hit single by Stevie Wonder that became one of his breakthrough songs, showcasing his energetic vocal style and helping establish him as a major soul and R&B artist.

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instanceOf single →
song →
albumArtist Stevie Wonder →
artist Stevie Wonder →
certification RIAA Gold →
chartPositionUKSingles 14 →
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 3 →
chartPositionUSRB 1 →
composer Henry Cosby →
Stevie Wonder →
Sylvia Moy →
countryOfOrigin United States of America →
surface form: United States
era 1960s Motown →
featuresBackingVocalsBy The Andantes →
featuresInstrumentation bass →
drums →
horn section →
piano →
genre Motown →
R&B →
soul →
hasBside Purple Rain Drops →
helpedEstablish Stevie Wonder as a major R&B artist →
Stevie Wonder as a major soul artist →
includedOnAlbum Up-Tight →
isPartOf Motown →
surface form: Motown catalog
labelImprint Tamla →
surface form: Tamla T-54124
language English →
length 2:53 →
lyricalTheme optimism despite poverty →
notableFor being one of Stevie Wonder's breakthrough hits →
energetic vocal performance by Stevie Wonder →
performer Stevie Wonder →
producer Henry Cosby →
William Stevenson →
recordedAt Hitsville U.S.A. →
surface form: Hitsville U.S.A. studio
recordedBy Stevie Wonder →
recordedInCity Detroit →
recordedInCountry United States of America →
surface form: United States
recordedInState Michigan →
recordLabel Motown →
Tamla →
releaseDate 1965-11-22 →
releaseFormat 7-inch single →
releaseYear 1965 →
tempo up-tempo →
vocalist Stevie Wonder →
writer Henry Cosby →
Stevie Wonder →
Sylvia Moy →

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