Sir Duke

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"Sir Duke"
Single by Stevie Wonder
from the album Songs in the Key of Life
B-side"He's Misstra Know-It-All"
ReleasedMarch 22, 1977
GenreFunk, R&B, pop[1]
Length3:52
LabelTamla
Songwriter(s)Stevie Wonder
Producer(s)Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder singles chronology
"I Wish"
(1976)
"Sir Duke"
(1977)
"Another Star"
(1977)

"Sir Duke" is a 1977 song by Stevie Wonder and was taken from his 18th studio album Songs in the Key of Life. It went to number 1 in Canada and the United States, number 2 in the United Kingdom, number 4 in Switzerland, number 10 in Germany, number 19 in the Netherlands, number 22 in Belgium, number 24 in New Zealand and number 69 in Australia. It pays tribute to jazz legend Duke Ellington who died in 1974.

References[change | change source]

  1. McFerrin, John. "Stevie Wonder- Songs In The Key of Life". Archived from the original on 2020-07-02. Retrieved 2018-09-22.