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Billboard #1 Hits: #288: “Superstition”- Stevie Wonder – January 27, 1973. #1 for 1 week in Billboard Hot 100.
- Single: “Superstition”- Stevie Wonder
- Record Company-Tamla
- Genre-Funk Rock
- Written by- Stevie Wonder
- Time: 4:26
- B-side:”You’ve Got It Bad Girl”
- Album- Talking Book
- Grade: A+
- Peaked at #1 1 week in Billboard Hot 100. #11 in UK Singles Chart.
1973 had 27 #1 hits- and many were excellent- but in looking over the list- clearly this one stands alone as the best of a strong bunch. Guitarist Jeff Beck a fan of Stevie’s was involved in the Talking Book- and part of the deal was Stevie would write a song for him- that song was “Superstition.” Beck was going to release the song first but Motown head Berry Gordy was convinced that this would be a big hit and increase album sales so it ended up being released first. Rolling Stone ranked it #74 in their 500 Greatest Songs ever list.
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This song really has a great beat.
One of the best singles ever.
Cool song…I only recently realized what a clavinet was & how it made that song. I used to think it was all some odd funky guitar.
Wow you have taught me about an amazing new instrument,
yeah, see if you can find a video of him playing the song- it’s very cool, looks like a little electric piano but he kind of rolls his hands over it instead of hitting specific keys.
I just watched a video of him playing superstition on Soul Train. Amazing.
Love Stevie Wonder and love this song.
Definitely one of Stevie Wonder’s signature song and one of the grooviest tunes I know, in large part because of this great clavinet part!