I Just Called to Say I Love You

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"I Just Called to Say I Love You"
Single by Stevie Wonder
from the album The Woman in Red soundtrack
Released August 1, 1984 [1]
Genre R&B, soul, synthpop
Length 6:16 (album version)
4:16 (single version)
Label Motown
Writer(s) Stevie Wonder[2]
Producer Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder singles chronology
"Front Line"
(1983)		 "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
(1984)		 "Love Light in Flight"
(1984)

"I Just Called to Say I Love You" is a song written, produced and performed by Stevie Wonder.[2] It was one of Wonder's most commercially successful singles.

The song was first featured in the 1984 comedy The Woman in Red,[2] along with two other songs by Wonder, and scored number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks from October 13, 1984, and also became Wonder's only solo UK number-one success, staying at the top for six weeks.[2] It also became his tenth number-one on the R&B chart, and his fourth number-one on the adult contemporary chart. In addition, the song won both a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Original Song.[2] The song also received three nominations at the 27th Grammy Awards for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Song of the Year and Best Pop Instrumental Performance.

There was a dispute among Wonder, his former writing partner Lee Garrett, and Lloyd Chiate as to who actually wrote the song. Chiate claimed in a lawsuit that he and Garrett wrote the song years before its 1984 release; however a jury ultimately sided with Wonder.[3]

Contents

Versions [edit]

The original album version of the song ends with a robotic voice, while later pressings of the soundtrack contain the radio edit.

Charts and certifications [edit]

Charts [edit]

Chart (1984) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 1
Austrian Singles Chart[4] 1
Danish Singles Chart 1
Dutch Singles Chart[5] 1
European Billboard Hot 100 Singles 1
French Singles Chart[6] 1
German Singles Chart[7] 1
Irish Singles Chart[8] 1
Italian Singles Chart[9] 1
Norwegian Singles Chart[10] 1
New Zealand Singles Chart 1
Spain (AFYVE)[11] 1
Swedish Singles Chart[12] 1
Swiss Singles Chart[13] 1
UK Singles Chart[14] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 1
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[15] 1
US Billboard Hot Black Singles[15] 1

End-of-decade charts [edit]

End of decade (1980–1989) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 53

Year-End charts [edit]

Chart (1984) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 25

Sales and certifications [edit]

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[16] 3× Platinum 300,000^
France (SNEP)[17] Gold 926,000[18]
Germany (BVMI)[19] Gold 250,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[20] Platinum 1,830,000[21]
United States (RIAA)[22] Gold 1,000,000^
Total available sales: 4,326,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Database [1]
  2. ^ a b c d e Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 136. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 
  3. ^ Weinstein, Henry (February 23, 1990). "Wonder Wins Suit Over Song". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 3, 2012. 
  4. ^ Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You - austriancharts.at
  5. ^ "De Nederlandse Top 40, week 41, 1984". Retrieved 2008-02-27. 
  6. ^ lescharts.com - Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You
  7. ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  8. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  9. ^ Italian Single Chart Hit parade Italia (Retrieved May 30, 2008)
  10. ^ norwegiancharts.com - Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You
  11. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. 
  12. ^ swedishcharts.com - Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You
  13. ^ Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You - hitparade.ch
  14. ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 17, 2008)
  15. ^ a b c Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved April 17, 2008)
  16. ^ "Canadian certifications – Stevie Wonder – I Just Called to Say I Love You". Music Canada. Retrieved 29 March 2012. 
  17. ^ "French certifications – Stevie Wonder – I Just Called to Say I Love You" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 29 March 2012.  Select STEVIE WONDER and click OK
  18. ^ "Les Singles en Or :" (in French). Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 29 March 2012. 
  19. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Stevie Wonder; 'I Just Called to Say I Love You')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 29 March 2012. 
  20. ^ "British certifications – Stevie Wonder – I Just Called to Say I Love You". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 29 March 2012.  Enter I Just Called to Say I Love You in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Click Go
  21. ^ Ami Sedghi (4 November 2012). "UK's million-selling singles: the full list". Guardian. Retrieved 4 November 2012. 
  22. ^ "American certifications – Stevie Wonder – I Just Called to Say I Love You". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 29 March 2012. 

External links [edit]
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