Too High

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"Too High" is a socially conscious soul and funk song by Stevie Wonder that opens his acclaimed 1973 album Innervisions, addressing drug abuse through inventive lyrics and complex musical arrangements.

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Too High canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Innervisions ⓘ
artist Stevie Wonder ⓘ
associatedAct Stevie Wonder live band ⓘ
composer Stevie Wonder ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticalReception acclaimed for socially conscious lyrics ⓘ
praised for sophisticated musical arrangement ⓘ
genre R&B ⓘ
funk ⓘ
soul ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn later soul and R&B artists addressing social issues ⓘ
hasInstrumentation bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
keyboards ⓘ
percussion ⓘ
vocals ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle complex harmonic structure ⓘ
jazz-influenced chord changes ⓘ
multi-layered vocal arrangements ⓘ
prominent electric keyboard ⓘ
syncopated rhythms ⓘ
includedIn lists of notable Stevie Wonder songs ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Stevie Wonder ⓘ
lyricTheme addiction ⓘ
consequences of drug use ⓘ
drug abuse ⓘ
social issues ⓘ
medium studio recording ⓘ
openingTrackOf Innervisions ⓘ
originalMedium vinyl record ⓘ
partOf 1970s protest songs ⓘ
Stevie Wonder discography ⓘ
performer Stevie Wonder ⓘ
producer Stevie Wonder ⓘ
recordLabel Motown ⓘ
Tamla ⓘ
releaseYear 1973 ⓘ
trackPositionOnAlbum 1 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Innervisions → hasTrack → Too High ⓘ
Some Devil → hasTrack → Too High ⓘ