I Wish (Stevie Wonder song)

"I Wish" (1976) is a hit single song by Stevie Wonder and included on the album Songs in the Key of Life. Written and produced by Wonder, the song focuses on his childhood. The single hit number-one on the Billboard Hot 100.

In 1999, Will Smith recorded "Wild Wild West", a hip-hop song that sampled "I Wish"'s instrumental track. Wonder also appeared in the music video of the song, which was featured on the soundtrack to the 1999 film, Wild Wild West.

Céline Dion performes this song in her Las Vegas show "A New Day..."

Another cover of the song was done by Randy Coven, Al Pitrelli and John O'Reilly for their 1992 album C.P.R., with a young Zakk Wylde on vocals.

The song is also covered by Patti LaBelle, Fantasia and Yolanda Adams on the soundtrack to the Warner Bros animated movie "Happy Feet" released on October 31, 2006, and it has also been covered by Donny Osmond on a DVD of a concert he performed in London.

Preceded by: "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" by Leo Sayer	Billboard Hot 100 number one single January 22, 1977	Succeeded by: "Car Wash" by Rose Royce

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