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"Overjoyed" is a hit single written and performed by American R&B singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder on the Tamla (Motown) label from his 1985 album In Square Circle. The single peaked at No. 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in April 1986, remaining in the Top 40 for six weeks.
"Overjoyed" is a song by American alternative rock band Matchbox Twenty. It was released on August 28, 2012, as the second single from their fourth studio album, North . A music video was released for "Overjoyed" on November 2, 2012.
"Overjoyed" is a song by the British band Bastille. Released on 27 April 2012, it was the band's first single release through Virgin Records . [ 1 ] It was the first single to be taken from their first studio album, Bad Blood .
In Square Circle is the twentieth studio album by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder, released in September 1985 on Tamla Records. [5] In Square Circle spent 12 weeks at number one on the US Billboard Top R&B Albums chart.
Stevie Wonder also plays the harmonica on an instrumental cover of his hit single "Overjoyed". Another cover on the album, was an instrumental reimagining of Wonder's "Sir Duke". [3] As East is best known for his bass guitar skills, the album contains many bass guitar led melodies.
Robert Palmer of the New York Times described Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium as "an impressive album" where "the songs flow into one another and are grouped loosely into four categories - protest funk on Side One, sophisticated ballads and lightly swinging rhythm tunes on Side Two, tributes to various influences and inspirations on Side Three, and dance tunes with jazz-like chord ...
Chord progressions based on the ascending series of 4ths are common in many jazz and pop/rock songs, and can be traced back to Mozart, Bach and earlier,” the music copyright expert told Bored Panda.
In 1975, Wonder brought the demo recording of the song to Crystal Sound studio in Hollywood, California, where he further developed its lyrics and chords. [2] Unlike the demo recording, Wonder decided to play the song in the key of E-flat, which he felt better suited his voice and overall "felt better, spiritually". [2]