Lately (Stevie Wonder song)

"Lately"
Single by Stevie Wonder
from the album Hotter than July
B-side"If It's Magic"
Released1981 (1981)
Genre
Length4:05
LabelTamla
Songwriter(s)Stevie Wonder
Producer(s)Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder singles chronology
"I Ain't Gonna Stand for It"
(1980)
"Lately"
(1981)
"Happy Birthday"
(1981)

"Lately" is a song by American singer, songwriter and musician Stevie Wonder, recorded for his nineteenth studio album, Hotter than July (1980). The song was released in 1981 by Tamla, reaching number 3 on the UK Singles Chart and number 64 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was later covered by American R&B group Jodeci and released as a promotional single for the live album Uptown MTV Unplugged in June 1993, which reached number one on the Billboard R&B chart and the top-5 on the Billboard Hot 100.