Uptight (Everything's Alright)

"Uptight (Everything's Alright)"
One of label variants for a US reissue
Single by Stevie Wonder
from the album Up-Tight
B-side"Purple Rain Drops"
ReleasedNovember 22, 1965
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Length2:52
LabelTamla
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Stevie Wonder singles chronology
"Hi Heel Sneakers"
(1965)
"Uptight (Everything's Alright)"
(1965)
"Nothing's Too Good For My Baby"
(1966)
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"Uptight (Everything's Alright)" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder for the Tamla (Motown) label. One of his most popular early singles, "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" was the first hit single that Wonder himself co-wrote.

A notable success, "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" peaked at number three on the US Billboard Pop Singles chart in early 1966, at the same time reaching the top of the Billboard R&B Singles chart for five weeks. Billboard ranked it as the 59th biggest American hit of 1966. An accompanying album, Up-Tight (1966), was rushed into production to capitalize on the single's success. It also garnered Wonder his first two career Grammy Award nominations for Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance.