"Superstition" is a popular song written, produced, arranged, and performed by Stevie Wonder for Motown Records in 1972, when Wonder was twenty-two years old. It was the lead single for Wonder's Talking Book album,[1] and released in many countries. It reached number one in the USA,[2] and number one on the soul singles chart.[3] Overseas, it peaked number eleven in the UK during February 1973. In November 2004, Rolling Stone ranked the song at #74 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song deals with superstitions,[2] and mentions several popular superstitious fables in its lyrics.