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I Just Called to Say I Love You

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1984 song by Stevie Wonder
"I Just Called to Say I Love You"
French release sleeve
Single byStevie Wonder
from the albumThe Woman in Red
B-side"I Just Called to Say I Love You (Instrumental)"
ReleasedAugust 1, 1984[1]
StudioFrank Farian's FAR STUDIOS (Rosbach vor der Höhe, Germany)[2]
GenreR&B[3]
Length6:17(album version)
4:25(single version)
6:44(12" version)
LabelMotown – MOT-684
SongwriterStevie Wonder[4]
ProducerStevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder singles chronology
"Front Line"
(1983)		"I Just Called to Say I Love You"
(1984)		"Love Light in Flight"
(1984)
Official audio
"I Just Called To Say I Love You" onYouTube

"I Just Called to Say I Love You" is aballad written, produced, and performed by AmericanR&B singer and songwriterStevie Wonder.[4] It was a major international hit, and remains Wonder's best-selling single to date, reaching number one in 28 countries worldwide.

The song was the lead single from the 1984 soundtrack albumThe Woman in Red,[4] along with two other songs by Wonder, and scored number one on theBillboardHot 100 for three weeks from October 13 to 27, 1984. It also became his tenth number-one on theR&B chart, and his fourth on theadult contemporary chart; it spent three weeks at the top of both charts, and for the same weeks as on the Hot 100.[5] The song also became Wonder's only soloUK number-one success, staying at the top for six weeks, in the process also becomingMotown Records' biggest-selling single in the UK, a distinction it still held as of 2018[update].[4] In addition, the song won both aGolden Globe and anAcademy Award for Best Original Song.[4] The song also received three nominations at the27th Grammy Awards forBest Male Pop Vocal Performance,Song of the Year, andBest Pop Instrumental Performance.

Composition

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The song's lyrics have Wonder surprising someone in his life with an unexpected telephone call. Throughout the song, Wonder lists various events in a yearly calendar that might prompt someone to call a loved one. Yet he explains no special annual event such asNew Year's Day orHalloween spurred the call. He simply wants to say that he loves them 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."[6]

There was a dispute among Wonder, his former writing partnerLee 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.[7]

Personnel

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Mixing atFrank Farian's FAR STUDIOS in Germany, 1984

Music video

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Amusic video of the song has Wonder, during a concert, singing into a telephone receiver while seated at a piano.[8] By the end of the song, he and the audience are standing and swaying to the music. The video features concert footage recorded inRotterdam Ahoy, in theNetherlands, on August 10, 1984.[9]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
Chart (1984–1985)Peak
position
Argentina (CAPIF)[10]2
Australia (Kent Music Report)[11]1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[12]1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[13]1
Brazil (ABPD)[14]1
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[15]1
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[16]1
Chile (UPI)[17]1
Costa Rica (UPI)[17]2
Denmark (Hitlisten)[18]1
El Salvador (UPI)[17]4
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[19]1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[20]1
France (IFOP)[21]1
Greece (Pop & Rock)[22]1
Guatemala (UPI)[17]2
Iceland (RÚV)[23]2
Ireland (IRMA)[24]1
Israel (IBA)[25]2
Italy (FIMI)[26]1
Japan (Oricon)[27]35
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[28]1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[29]1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[30]1
Nicaragua (UPI)[17]1
Norway (VG-lista)[31]1
Panama (UPI)[32]1
Peru (UPI)[17]1
Portugal (AFP)[33]1
Puerto Rico (UPI)[17]1
South Africa (Springbok)[34]1
Spain (AFYVE)[35]1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[36]1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[37]1
UK Singles (OCC)[38]1
Uruguay (UPI)[39]1
USBillboard Hot 100[40]1
USAdult Contemporary (Billboard)[41]1
USHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[42]1
USCash Box Top 100[43]1
Venezuela (UPI)[44]3
West Germany (GfK)[45]1
Zimbabwe (ZIMA)[46]1
Weekly chart performance for "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
Chart (2016)Peak
position
South Korea International (Circle)[47]26
2019–20 chart performance for "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
Chart (2019–20)Peak
position
Slovenia (SloTop50)[48]43

Year-end charts

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1984 year-end chart performance for "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
Chart (1984)Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[49][50]6
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[51]9
Belgium (Ultratop)[52]1
Brazil (ABPD)[53]3
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[54]1
Italy (FIMI)[55]1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[56]1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[57]4
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[58]2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[59]11
UK Singles (OCC)[60]2
USBillboard Hot 100[61]25
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[62]23
West Germany (Official German Charts)[63]6
1985 year-end chart performance for "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
Chart (1985)Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[64]63
2024 year-end chart performance for "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
Chart (2024)Position
Estonia Airplay (TopHit)[65]198

Decade-end charts

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Decade-end chart performance for "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
Chart (1980–1989)Position
Australian Singles Chart5
UK Singles Chart3
USBillboard Hot 10073

All-time charts

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All-time chart performance for "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
ChartPosition
UK Singles (OCC)[66]13
USBillboard Hot 100 (1958-2018)[67]370

Sales and certifications

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Certifications and sales for "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[69]3× Platinum408,000[68]
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[70]Gold45,000‡
France (SNEP)[72]Gold800,000[71]
Germany (BVMI)[73]Gold500,000^
Italy (FIMI)[74]Gold50,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI)[75]Platinum100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[76]Platinum30,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[77]Platinum170,000[77]
Russia (NFPF)[78]
Ringtone		Gold100,000*
South Korea—27,942[A]
United Kingdom (BPI)[82]Platinum1,874,225[81]
United States (RIAA)[83]Gold1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^Cumulative sales of "I Just Called to Say I Love You" in South Korea:
    • 2016 (Month 1): 18,009[79]
    • 2016 (Month 2): 9,933[80]

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