<P> The song was first featured in the 1984 comedy The Woman in Red , along with two other songs by Wonder , and scored number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks from October 13 to 27 , 1984 . It also became his tenth number - one on the R&B chart , and his fourth on the adult contemporary chart ; it spent three weeks atop both charts , and for the same weeks as on the Hot 100 . The song also became Wonder 's only solo UK number - one success , staying at the top for six weeks , in the process also becoming Motown Records ' biggest - selling single in the UK , a distinction it still holds as of 2015 . In addition , the song won both a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Original Song . The song also received three nominations at the 27th Grammy Awards for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance , Song of the Year and Best Pop Instrumental Performance . </P>
<P> The song was first featured in the 1984 comedy The Woman in Red , along with two other songs by Wonder , and scored number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks from October 13 to 27 , 1984 . It also became his tenth number - one on the R&B chart , and his fourth on the adult contemporary chart ; it spent three weeks atop both charts , and for the same weeks as on the Hot 100 . The song also became Wonder 's only solo UK number - one success , staying at the top for six weeks , in the process also becoming Motown Records ' biggest - selling single in the UK , a distinction it still holds as of 2015 . In addition , the song won both a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Original Song . The song also received three nominations at the 27th Grammy Awards for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance , Song of the Year and Best Pop Instrumental Performance . </P>
i just called to say i love you genre
i just called to say i love you genre
R&B adult contemporary
R&B adult contemporary