Part-Time Lover

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"Part-Time Lover" is a 1985 synth-pop and R&B hit single by Stevie Wonder that topped the Billboard Hot 100 and became one of his most commercially successful songs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album In Square Circle
artist Stevie Wonder
B-side Instrumental version of Part-Time Lover
chartPosition number one on Billboard Adult Contemporary
number one on Billboard Hot 100
number one on Billboard Hot R&B Singles
number three on UK Singles Chart
top ten in multiple international charts
composer Stevie Wonder
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
features drum machine rhythm
synthesizer-driven arrangement
featuresBackingVocalsBy Keith John
Luther Vandross
Philip Bailey
Syreeta Wright
followedBy Go Home
format 12-inch single
7-inch single
genre R&B
pop
synth-pop
hasMusicVideo yes
hasType lead single from In Square Circle
includedIn Stevie Wonder compilation albums
ISRC USMO18500477
label Tamla
language English
length approximately 4 minutes
lyricist Stevie Wonder
notableFor being one of Stevie Wonder's most commercially successful singles
crossing over pop, R&B, and adult contemporary charts
partOf In Square Circle
performer Stevie Wonder
precededBy I Just Called to Say I Love You
producer Stevie Wonder
publisher Jobete Music
recordingPeriod 1984–1985
recordLabel Motown
releaseDate 1985-08-24
releaseYear 1985
side A-side
tempo up-tempo
theme secret romantic affair
vocalist Stevie Wonder
writer Stevie Wonder

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Stevie Wonder notableWork Part-Time Lover