Superstition

Album

Stoned Soul Picnic

Label

Tamla

Genre

Funk Rock

Duration

7:00

Composer(s)

Stevie Wonder

Entered Chart

Nov 18, 1972

Peak Date

Jan 27, 1973

Released

October 24, 1972

Recorded

1972 Studio Electric Lady, New York City

Catalog #

Tamla 54226

"Superstition" is a song by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder. It was released on October 24, 1972, as the lead single from his fifteenth studio album, Talking Book (1972), by Tamla.[6] The lyrics describe popular superstitions[7] and their negative effects. "Superstition" reached number one in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in January 1973 [8][7] and on the soul singles chart.[9] It was Wonder's first number-one single since "Fingertips, Pt. 2" in 1963.[10] It peaked at number eleven in the UK Singles Chart in February 1973. In November 2004, Rolling Stone ranked the song number 74 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It was re-ranked number 73 on its 2010 list,[11] and number 12 on its 2021 list.[12] At the 16th Grammy Awards, the song earned Wonder two Grammys: "Best Rhythm & Blues Song" and "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male". In 1998, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame

Very superstitious writings on the wall
Very superstitious, ladders 'bout to fall
13-month-old baby, broke the looking glass
Seven years of bad luck, the good thing is in your past
When you believe in things that you don't understand
Then you suffer
Superstition ain't the way
Ooh, very superstitious, wash your face and hands
Rid me of the problems, do all that you can
Keep me in a daydream, keep me going strong
You don't wanna save me, sad is my song
When you believe in things you don't understand
Then you suffer
Superstition ain't the way, yeah, yeah
Very superstitious, nothing more to say
Very superstitious, the Devil's on his way
13-month-old baby, mm, broke the looking glass
Seven years of bad luck, good things in your past, mm
When you believe in things that you don't understand
Then you suffer
Superstition ain't the way, no, no, no