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{{Infobox song

| name = I Just Called to Say I Love You

| cover = StevieWonderIJustCalledToSayILoveYou7InchFrenchSingleCover.jpg

| alt =

| caption = French release sleeve

| type = single

| artist = Stevie Wonder

| album = The Woman in Red

| B-side = "I Just Called to Say I Love You" (instrumental)

| released = August 1, 1984

| format =

| recorded = 1984

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length = 6:17 (album version)
4:25 (single version)
6:44 (12" version)

| label = Motown

| writer = Stevie Wonder

| producer = Stevie Wonder

| prev_title = Front Line

| prev_year = 1983

| next_title = Love Light in Flight

| next_year = 1984

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"'I Just Called to Say I Love You'" is a ballad written, produced, and performed by American R&B singer and songwriter Stevie Wonder. It was a major international hit, and remains Wonder's best-selling single to date, having topped a record 19 charts.

The song was the lead single from the 1984 soundtrack album 'The Woman in Red', along with two other songs by Wonder, and scored number one on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 for three weeks from October 13 to October 27, 1984. It also became his tenth number-one on the R&B chart, and his fourth on the adult contemporary chart; it spent three weeks at the top of both charts, and for the same weeks as on the Hot 100."I Just Called to Say I Love You" topped the 'Billboard' Hot 100, Adult Contemporary, and R&B charts simultaneously from October 13 to 27, 1984:

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The song also became Wonder's only solo UK number-one success, staying at the top for six weeks, in the process also becoming Motown Records' biggest-selling single in the UK, a distinction it still held . In addition, the song won both a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Original Song. 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.

The song's lyrics have Wonder surprising his love interest with an unexpected telephone call. Throughout the song, Wonder lists events in a yearly calendar that might prompt someone to call a loved one. Yet he explains no special annual event such as New Year's Day or Halloween spurred the call. He simply wants to tell her he loves her from the bottom of his heart. 'Cash Box' described the song as "a tender and romantic love letter which captures the ever-present and Wonderous feeling of love and optimism."

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.

Personnel



*Stevie Wonder lead and backing vocals, synthesizers, programming, Roland VP-330, Linn 9000, and Oberheim DMX

Music video



A music video of the song has Wonder, during a concert, singing into a telephone receiver while seated at a piano. By the end of the song, he and the audience are standing and swaying to the music. The video features concert footage recorded in Rotterdam Ahoy, in the Netherlands, on August 10, 1984.NPO Radio 5: [https://www.nporadio5.nl/nieuws/6911/de-max Clip van 'I Just Called To Say I Love You']

Charts



Weekly charts



Year-end charts



Decade-end charts



All-time charts



Sales and certifications



See also



*List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1980s

*List of RPM number-one singles of 1984

*List of European number-one hits of 1984

*List of number-one hits of 1984 (France)

*List of number-one hits of 1984 (Germany)

*List of number-one singles of 1984 (Ireland)

*List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 1984

*List of number-one singles in 1984 (New Zealand)

*List of number-one hits in Norway

*List of number-one hits (Sweden)

*List of number-one hits of 1984 (Switzerland)

*List of number-one singles from the 1980s (UK)

*List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1984 (U.S.)

*List of number-one R&B singles of 1984 (U.S.)

*List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1984 (U.S.)

References



Category:1984 songs

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Category:Cashbox number-one singles

Category:Dutch Top 40 number-one singles

Category:European Hot 100 Singles number-one singles

Category:Irish Singles Chart number-one singles

Category:Number-one singles in Australia

Category:SNEP Top Singles number-one singles

Category:Number-one singles in Germany

Category:Number-one singles in Italy

Category:Number-one singles in New Zealand

Category:Number-one singles in Norway

Category:Number-one singles in South Africa

Category:Number-one singles in Sweden

Category:Number-one singles in Switzerland

Category:Number-one singles in Zimbabwe

Category:RPM Top Singles number-one singles

Category:UK Singles Chart number-one singles

Category:Best Original Song Golden Globe winning songs

Category:Best Original Song Academy Award-winning songs

Category:Songs written by Stevie Wonder

Category:Songs about telephone calls

Category:Motown singles

Category:1980s ballads

Category:Song recordings produced by Stevie Wonder

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