Single:
Superstition entered the Australian singles chart* on 12 February 1973 and peaked at #95.
Album:
The song is on Talking Book which entered the Australian albums chart* on 28 May 1973 and peaked at #34.
Songwriter:
Stevie Wonder
Producer:
Stevie Wonder
Record label of Australian release:
Tamla Motown
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Stevie Wonder and Jeff Beck perform Superstition at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Concert in October 2009:
Wikipedia:
Between the sessions for Stevie’s album Talking Book, Jeff Beck came up with the opening drum beat for Superstition. Wonder told Beck to keep playing while he improvised over the top of it. He improvised most of the song, including the riff, on the spot.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstition_(song)
Songfacts:
Wonder wrote this about the dangers of believing in superstitions. Some of the bad luck superstitions he alludes to include walking under a ladder, breaking a mirror (said to bring seven years of bad luck), and the number 13.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/stevie-wonder/superstition
Lyrics:
Very superstitious
Writing’s on the wall
Very superstitious
Ladder’s ’bout to fall
Thirteen month old baby
Broke the looking glass
Seven years of bad luck
The good things in your past
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