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“Ebony and Ivory”

Single by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder from the album Tug of War
B-side	"Rainclouds"
Released	March 29, 1982
Format	7"
Recorded	1981
Genre	Soft rock
Label	Parlophone/EMI (UK) Columbia (US)
Writer(s)	Paul McCartney
Producer	George Martin
Paul McCartney singles chronology
"Temporary Secretary" (1980)	"Ebony and Ivory" (1982)	"Take It Away" (1982)
Stevie Wonder singles chronology
"That Girl" (1982)	"Ebony and Ivory" (1982)	"Do I Do" (1982)

"Ebony and Ivory" is a 1982 number-one single by Paul McCartney, performed with Stevie Wonder. Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an Tug of war, tug o' war, or tug war, also known as rope pulling, is a Sport that directly puts two teams against each other in a test of strength A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Soft rock, also referred to as light rock or easy rock, is a style of Music which uses the techniques of Rock and roll to compose a softer In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Parlophone is a Record label, founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Sir George Henry Martin CBE (3 January 1926 is a British record producer arranger and Composer. Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, Temporary Secretary is a song by Paul McCartney, featured on his McCartney II album (1980 " Take It Away " is a hit single from Paul McCartney's 1982 album Tug of War. Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an It was released on March 29 of that year. At the simplest level, the song is about the ebony (black) and ivory (white) keys on a piano, but also deals with integration and racial harmony on a deeper level. Ebony ( Diospyros ebenum) also known as India Ebony or Ceylon Ebony depending on its origin is a Tree in the genus Diospyros Ivory is formed from Dentine and constitutes the bulk of the Teeth and Tusks of animals such as the Elephant, Hippopotamus, The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers Racial integration, or simply integration includes Desegregation (the process of ending systematic Racial segregation) The title was inspired by McCartney hearing Spike Milligan say "black notes, white notes, and you need to play the two to make harmony folks!". Terence Alan Patrick Seán Milligan KBE ( 16 April, 1918 &ndash 27 February 2002) known as Spike Milligan, was an Anglo ^[1] The song is featured on McCartney's album Tug of War as well as several of Wonder's Greatest Hits albums. Tug of war, tug o' war, or tug war, also known as rope pulling, is a Sport that directly puts two teams against each other in a test of strength The song reached number one in the UK charts in 1982. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

Although written by McCartney alone, the song was performed live in the studio by both McCartney and Wonder, though due to conflicting work schedules, both recorded their parts for the song's music video separately (as explained by Sir Paul in his commentary for "The McCartney Years" 3-dvd boxed set).

"Ebony and Ivory" spent seven weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was the fourth-biggest hit of 1982. ^[2] For McCartney, the song's run atop the chart was the longest of any of his post-Beatles works, and second longest career-wise (behind "Hey Jude" with The Beatles); for Wonder, it was his longest-running chart-topper. " Hey Jude " is a song by the English rock band The Beatles that was recorded in 1968 The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 ^[3]

Following the song's massive chart success, it was derided as "saccharine" and was later named as the tenth worst song of all time by Blender magazine. Blender is an American music Magazine that bills itself as "the ultimate guide to music and more" ^[4] On October 2007 it was named the worst duet in history by BBC 6 Music listeners. ^[5]

Popular culture references

This song has been parodied in many US television shows, such as The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Everybody Hates Chris and Saturday Night Live, as well as movies such as Undercover Brother and Guess Who. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is an award winning American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from September 10 1990 to May 20 1996 Everybody Hates Chris is an Golden Globe and Emmy Award -nominated American sitcom broadcast on the The CW, featuring Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Undercover Brother is a 2002 comedy starring Eddie Griffin and directed by Malcolm D Guess Who is a 2005 Comedy film, directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan.

On the TV show Friends, the song was sung (off-screen) by Chandler Bing and his co-worker Shelly at a Karaoke in the first-season episode, "The One with the Ick Factor". Friends was an Chandler Muriel Bing (born April 8 1968 is a Fictional character on the popular US television Sitcom Friends (1994–2004 (kɑːrɑːˌoʊkɛ in Japanese karaoke) is a form of Entertainment in which Amateur Singers sing along with recorded Music (and/or a The following is a list of episodes of the Emmy Award -winning United States Situation comedy Friends. In the season-10 episode, "The One with Ross's Tan", Ross gets confused by the spray-on tan machine he was using, resulting in him being extremely dark on the front and light on the back. The following is a list of episodes of the Emmy Award -winning United States Situation comedy Friends. Upon seeing him, Chandler observes that he could sing a duet of "Ebony and Ivory" by himself.
On the show "Father Ted", Graham Norton's character, Father Noel Furlong, sings the song in a caravan with his religious retreat group in the episode, "Hell". Father Ted was a popular 1990s Television Situation comedy set around the lives of three Irish Catholic priests on the remote (and Graham William Walker (born 4 April 1963 in Cork, Ireland) is an Irish Actor, Comedian and Television presenter. Father Noel Furlong is a recurring character in the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted.
In Undercover Brother, the song is sung with Denise Richards and Eddie Griffin. Undercover Brother is a 2002 comedy starring Eddie Griffin and directed by Malcolm D Denise Lee Richards (born on February 17 1971 the daughter of Joni a Coffee shop owner and Irv Richards a Telephone engineer Eddie Griffin (born July 15, 1968) is an American actor and comedian Denise Richards does not actually sing the song- it is sung by Bethany Joy Lenz. Denise Lee Richards (born on February 17 1971 the daughter of Joni a Coffee shop owner and Irv Richards a Telephone engineer Bethany Joy Galeotti (born Bethany Joy Lenz on April 2 1981) is an American singer-songwriter musician and Actress.
In the pilot episode of Everybody Hates Chris, the song played over a fight scene featuring African-American Chris (Tyler James Williams) and racist, caucasian Joey Caruso (Travis T. A television pilot is a test episode of an intended Television series. Everybody Hates Chris is an Golden Globe and Emmy Award -nominated American sitcom broadcast on the The CW, featuring Tyler James Williams (born October 9, 1992) is an African-American Actor. Flory).
In the episode of the animated sitcom The Simpsons named "Marge's Son Poisoning", Seymour Skinner and his mother are seen singing that song in a karaoke contest. The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames "Marge's Son Poisoning" is the fifth episode of the seventeenth season of The Simpsons. Principal Seymour Skinner (born in Capitol City as Armin Tamzarian) is a Fictional character on the animated sitcom The Simpsons (kɑːrɑːˌoʊkɛ in Japanese karaoke) is a form of Entertainment in which Amateur Singers sing along with recorded Music (and/or a
In an episode of Eve, JT's mother and Donavon sing this song whilst playing the piano. Eve is an American Sitcom Television series that aired on the UPN network from September 15, 2003 to
In an episode of MTV's Rob and Big, Rob Dyrdek and Big Black sing karaoke to the song while wearing wigs. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Rob & Big was an American Reality television series that followed the lives of professional skateboarder, Rob Dyrdek, and his
The song was covered by a hardcore band Murphy's Law for their The Best of Times album. Murphy's Law is a Hardcore punk band from New York. While vocalist Jimmy Gestapo remains the only founding member of the band the constantly changing lineup
In an episode of the sitcom Early Doors, the song is sung by the two Police Officers Phil and Nige at the Karaoke for Mel's 21st Birthday. Early Doors is a BBC Sitcom written by Craig Cash and Phil Mealey.
In an episode of Season 3 on Las Vegas, Josh Duhamel's character and James Lesure's characters sing Karaoke to the song. Joshua David Duhamel (pronounced duh-MEL; born November 14 1972 is a Daytime Emmy Award -winning American actor and former Fashion model James Lesure (born September 21, 1975) is an American actor He portrays Griffin on the television series Lipstick Jungle on NBC
In the film Guess Who, the song is played on the radio as Ashton Kutcher and Bernie Mac awkwardly listen during a drive. Guess Who is a 2005 Comedy film, directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan.
Comedian/musician Stephen Lynch referenced the song in "Vanilla Ice Cream" on his 2005 album The Craig Machine. Stephen Lynch may be Stephen Lynch (musician (born 1971 American musician and comedian Stephen Lynch (politician (born 1955 member On October 4 2005, Stephen Lynch released his third official CD of new material The Craig Machine on What Are Records?.
Dante, the main character in the video game series Devil May Cry, dual-wields two handguns called "Ebony & Ivory". Dante is the fictional Protagonist of the Devil May Cry Video game series published by Capcom. Devil May Cry (frequently abbreviated as DMC) is an Action game developed by Capcom Production Studio 4 and published by Capcom
In the video game Xenosaga, the character Albedo Piazzolla makes a direct reference to McCartney himself and a lyric of the song, "Ebony and Ivory, living in perfect harmony". --> TC --> is primarily a series of Science fiction is a character in Monolith Soft 's RPG series Xenosaga and the main antagonist in Xenosaga
In the second and third seasons of the television show Arrested Development, character George Oscar Bluth performs a duet with a black puppet named Franklin titled "It Ain't Easy Being White" which parodies the song. Arrested Development is a character-driven American television Sitcom about a formerly wealthy habitually Dysfunctional family. This is a list of the main characters from the Fox television Comedy series Arrested Development.
In a 1982 episode of Saturday Night Live, the song is spoofed and sung by "Stevie Wonder" (Eddie Murphy) and "Frank Sinatra" (Joe Piscopo). Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City
In 2005's Racing Stripes, the two flies, Buzz and Scuzz, duet on the song while moving back and forth between the black and white stripes of "Stripes" the Zebra (the characters are voiced by Steve Harvey, who's black, and David Spade, who's white). Racing Stripes is a 2005 Adventure / Comedy movie, directed by Frederik Du Chau.
Popular internet game reviewer "Yahtzee" of Zero Punctuation plays the song in the background during the end credits in his review of "Uncharted. "
Paul McGrath has stated once that when Manchester United were on a pre-season tour, the bouncers of a club said if either Paul or team-mate Remi Moses 'clicked' with a girl they would have to leave. McGrath and his Utd team-mates proceeded to lie on the ground arm in arm while Ebony and Ivory played.

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References

^ Martin, George (editor): Making Music, page 62. Pan Books, 1983. ISBN 0-330-26945-3
^ Billboard Year-End Hot 100 Singles - 1982
^ Whitburn, Joel, "Top Pop Singles: 1955-2006," 2007.
^ Run for Your Life! It’s the 50 Worst Songs Ever! Article on Blender :: The Ultimate Guide to Music and More
^ Ebony and Ivory voted worst duet. BBC News (2007-10-06). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Retrieved on 2007-10-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses
^ The Escapist : Zero Punctuation: Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

External links

"Ebony and Ivory" music video with lyrics

Preceded by "Chariots of Fire" by Vangelis	Billboard Hot 100 number one single May 15, 1982 - June 26, 1982	Succeeded by "Don't You Want Me" by Human League
Preceded by "My Camera Never Lies" by Bucks Fizz	UK number one single April 20, 1982	Succeeded by "A Little Peace" by Nicole

" Chariots of Fire " is an Instrumental theme written and recorded by Vangelis for the soundtrack of the 1981 film of the same name Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou (Born March 29, 1943 in Volos, Greece) ( Greek: Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου Pre-Hot 100 era 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) " Don't You Want Me " is a song by the British Synthpop group The Human League, from their 1981 album Dare!. My Camera Never Lies is a popular song by Bucks Fizz. Written by Andy Hill and Nichola Martin and produced by Andy Hill My Camera Never Lies was the Bucks Fizz are a British pop group formed in 1981 to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest that year This is a list of the number one hits in the UK Singles Chart, from its inception in 1952 to the present Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) "Ein bißchen Frieden" (" A Little Peace " in English) is a song in German, written by prolific German Eurovision-writing duo Ralph Nicole (Nicole Seibert née Hohloch born October 25 1964, Saarbrücken, Germany) is a successful German Singer.

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