Who sings “Ebony and Ivory” with Stevie Wonder?

Paul McCartney sings “Ebony and Ivory” with Stevie Wonder.

McCartney wrote the song and recorded it as a duet with Wonder. It was released in 1982 as a single from McCartney’s album Tug of War. The title compares piano’s black and white keys with the idea of people living together in harmony.

The recording became a major international hit. In the United States, it spent seven weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached number one in the United Kingdom and several other countries.

The song is sometimes mistakenly linked with Wonder’s other famous collaborations, especially “That’s What Friends Are For” and “We Are the World.” Those projects involved different lineups and should not be confused with this two-artist duet.