"That Girl" is a song by American R&B singer and songwriter Stevie Wonder. It was the leading single from Wonder's 1982 greatest-hits compilation, Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I, as one of four new songs from the collection. The song spent nine weeks at number one on the Billboard R&B singles chart, the longest time a Stevie Wonder single spent at the top spot. It also peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 for three consecutive weeks from March 20 to April 3, 1982.Stevie Wonder, Billboard Hot 100 – Billboard.com. Retrieved November 13, 2023.Billboard Hot 100, Week of April 3, 1982 – Billboard.com. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
In 2024, "That Girl" was ranked #39 on Rolling Stone's list of the 50 best Stevie Wonder songs.
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1982)PeakpositionBelgium (Ultratop)20Canada Top Singles (RPM)16Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)4Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)14Netherlands (Single Top 100)42New Zealand (Listener)20Poland (LP3)17UK Singles (OCC)39US Cash Box Top 100Cash Box Top 100 Singles, April 3, 19821
Year-end charts Chart (1982)RankUS Billboard Hot 100Musicoutfitters.com43US Cash Box Top 100Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 25, 198212
Other versions The song was covered by Peter Sprague and Leonard Patton on their "Dreamwalkin'" album. The song was sampled into other recordings, most notably: Jade - "Don't Walk Away" Tupac Shakur - "So Many Tears" Queen Latifah - "Let Her Live"
See also List of number-one R&B singles of 1982 (U.S.) List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1982
References
External links List of cover versions of "That Girl" at SecondHandSongs.com