You Haven't Done Nothin'

"You Haven't Done Nothin'"
Single by Stevie Wonder
from the album Fulfillingness' First Finale
B-side	"Big Brother"
Released	August 7, 1974
Genre	Funk
Length	3:29
Label	Tamla
Writer(s)	Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder singles chronology
"He's Misstra Know It All" (1974) "You Haven't Done Nothin'" (1974) "Boogie on Reggae Woman" (1974)

"You Haven't Done Nothin'" is a 1974 funk single by Stevie Wonder, taken from his album Fulfillingness' First Finale and featuring background vocals by The Jackson 5. The politically aware song became Wonder's fourth Number 1 pop hit and his tenth Number 1 soul hit.^[1] In the UK the single spent five weeks on the chart, peaking at Number 30.^[2]

The song was one of his angriest political statements and was aimed squarely at President Richard Nixon, who resigned two days after the record's release. The Jackson Five sing the words "Doo da wop!" repeatedly in the chorus, when Wonder sings "Jackson Five, sing along with me".^[3] The song also features a thick clavinet track and an early appearance of the drum machine. The B-side "Big Brother", also a political statement, was taken from Wonder's 1972 album Talking Book.

Personnel

• Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, Hohner clavinet, hi-hats, crash cymbal
• Reggie McBride – electric bass
• The Jackson 5 – background vocals
• Robert Margouleff and Malcolm Cecil – synthesizers
• Horns, drum machine – uncredited

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 635.
2. "you+haven%27t+done+nothin%27 | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
3. Whitburn, J. Billboard Book of Number One Hits

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics