Ebony and Ivory

E64395

single song

"Ebony and Ivory" is a 1982 duet by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder that became a major international hit and is known for its message of racial harmony.

Aliases (1)

The Ebony and Ivory Reprise ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single → song →
albumArtist	Paul McCartney →
associatedWithSocialIssue	race relations →
bSide	Rainclouds →
chartPositionBillboardAdultContemporary	1 →
chartPositionUKSinglesChart	1 →
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100	1 →
composer	Paul McCartney →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom →
creditedTo	Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder →
decade	1980s →
featuresInstrument	piano →
followedBySingle	Take It Away →
format	12-inch single → 7-inch single →
genre	pop → soft rock →
hasCoverArtFeaturing	piano keys →
hasISRC	GBAYE8200007 →
hasMusicVideo	true →
includedOn	Tug of War →
language	English →
length	3:42 →
lyricalMessage	people of different races living together in harmony →
lyricist	Paul McCartney →
metaphor	piano keys →
musicVideoFeatures	Paul McCartney → Stevie Wonder →
notableFor	message of racial harmony →
partOf	Paul McCartney discography → Stevie Wonder discography →
performer	Paul McCartney → Stevie Wonder →
precededBySingle	Coming Up →
producer	George Martin →
recordedIn	1981 →
recordLabel	Columbia Records → Parlophone →
releaseDate	1982-03-29 →
releaseYear	1982 →
tempo	slow →
theme	racial equality → racial harmony →
timeSignature	4/4 →
usesWordplayOn	ebony and ivory piano keys →
vocalType	duet →
weeksAtNumberOneUK	3 →
weeksAtNumberOneUS	7 →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Tug of War → Tug of War ("The Ebony and Ivory Reprise") →	hasTrack
Tug of War →	hasNotableSong
Stevie Wonder →	notableWork