Which Stevie Wonder song became a major 1980s duet with Paul McCartney?

“Ebony and Ivory” became a major 1980s duet with Paul McCartney.

McCartney wrote the song and recorded it with Stevie Wonder in 1981. Its title refers to the black and white keys of a piano, using them as a metaphor for people of different backgrounds living together in harmony.

The single was released in 1982 and became a major international hit. In the United States, it spent seven weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The collaboration joined two former Beatles-era and Motown-era superstars in a highly visible message about racial harmony.

A common mix-up is to associate Wonder with “We Are the World,” another prominent 1980s charity recording. Wonder participated in that project, but “Ebony and Ivory” is the specific duet with McCartney.