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<th colspan="2" style="background: #F0E68C; text-align: center;"><a href="Stevie_Wonder" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a>
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<td><a href="Musikjahr_1976" title="Musikjahr 1976">27. September 1976</a> <small>(Album)</small><br><a href="Musikjahr_1977" title="Musikjahr 1977">22. März 1977</a> <small>(Single)</small>
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<th><a href="Spieldauer_(Musik)" title="Spieldauer (Musik)">Länge</a>
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<td><a href="Funk_(Musik)" title="Funk (Musik)">Discofunk</a>, <a href="Soul" title="Soul">Soul</a>
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<td>Stevie Wonder
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<td>Stevie Wonder
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<td><a href="Songs_in_the_Key_of_Life" title="Songs in the Key of Life">Songs in the Key of Life</a>
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<p><b>Sir Duke</b> ist ein von <a href="Stevie_Wonder" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a> geschriebener Song aus seinem 1976 erschienenen Album <i><a href="Songs_in_the_Key_of_Life" title="Songs in the Key of Life">Songs in the Key of Life</a></i>. Die Singleauskopplung erreichte 1977 die Spitze der <a href="Liste_der_Nummer-eins-Hits_in_den_USA_(1977)" title="Liste der Nummer-eins-Hits in den USA (1977)">US-Pop-Charts</a> und die Top Ten in einigen europäischen Ländern.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Entstehung_und_Veröffentlichung"><span id="Entstehung_und_Ver.C3.B6ffentlichung"></span>Entstehung und Veröffentlichung</h2></div>
<p>Getextet, komponiert und produziert wurde das Lied von Stevie Wonder.<sup id="cite_ref-Austrian_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Austrian-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Die Erstveröffentlichung von <i>Sir Duke</i> erfolgte am 27. September 1976 bei <a href="Motown" title="Motown">Motown</a> als Teil von Wonders 18. Studioalbum <i><a href="Songs_in_the_Key_of_Life" title="Songs in the Key of Life">Songs in the Key of Life</a></i>. Am 22. März 1977 erschien das Lied als dritte Singleauskopplung aus dem Album. Diese erschien weltweit mit der <a href="B-Seite" title="B-Seite">B-Seite</a> <i>He’s Misstra Know It All</i>. In Dänemark und dem Vereinigten Königreich erschien die Single mit der B-Seite <i>Tuesday Heartbreak</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Austrian_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Austrian-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<p>Das Stück hat ein Tempo von 104 <a href="Beats_per_minute" title="Beats per minute">bpm</a> und steht in der <a href="Tonart" title="Tonart">Tonart</a> <a href="H-Dur" title="H-Dur">H-Dur</a>. Stilistisch ist es in die <a href="Soul" title="Soul">Soul</a>-Musik einzuordnen, mit Anklängen an die zum Zeitpunkt der Entstehung des Liedes gerade populäre <a href="Disco_(Musik)" title="Disco (Musik)">Discomusik</a>. Ungewöhnlich und eher vom Jazz beeinflusst ist jedoch der häufige Einsatz <a href="Chromatik" title="Chromatik">chromatischer</a> <a href="Akkord" title="Akkord">Harmonien</a>. Ebenfalls vom Jazz inspiriert ist das markante, <a href="Bebop" title="Bebop">Bebop</a>-artige <a href="Riff_(Musik)" title="Riff (Musik)">Riff</a>, das nach jedem <a href="Refrain" title="Refrain">Refrain</a> von Bass und <a href="Blasinstrument" title="Blasinstrument">Bläsern</a> <a href="Unisono" title="Unisono">unisono</a> vorgetragen wird.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Inhalt">Inhalt</h2></div>
<p>Inhaltlich befasst sich das Lied mit <a href="Duke_Ellington" title="Duke Ellington">Duke Ellington</a>, einem <a href="Jazz" title="Jazz">Jazz</a>-Musiker, der Wonders Stil beeinflusste. Ellington starb 1974; das Stück war eine Art Hommage von Stevie Wonder an den kürzlich verstorbenen Freund. Neben Ellington werden eine Reihe weiterer Jazz-Größen im Text erwähnt: „Satchmo“ (<a href="Louis_Armstrong" title="Louis Armstrong">Louis Armstrong</a>), <a href="Ella_Fitzgerald" title="Ella Fitzgerald">Ella Fitzgerald</a>, <a href="Glenn_Miller" title="Glenn Miller">Glenn Miller</a> und <a href="Count_Basie" title="Count Basie">Count Basie</a>.
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<p>Die Künstler, die mit Stevie Wonder zusammen den Titel aufnahmen, waren Raymond Pounds (<a href="Schlagzeug" title="Schlagzeug">Drums</a>), Nathan Watts (<a href="E-Bass" title="E-Bass">Bass</a>), <a href="Michael_Sembello" title="Michael Sembello">Mike Sembello</a> (<a href="Leadgitarre" class="mw-redirect" title="Leadgitarre">Leadgitarre</a>), Ben Bridges (<a href="Rhythmusgitarre" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhythmusgitarre">Rhythmusgitarre</a>), Hank Redd (<a href="Altsaxophon" title="Altsaxophon">Altsaxophon</a>), Raymond Maldonado und Steve Madaio (beide <a href="Trompete" title="Trompete">Trompete</a>) sowie Trevor Laurence (<a href="Tenorsaxophon" title="Tenorsaxophon">Tenorsaxophon</a>).
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<p><a href="Prince" title="Prince">Prince</a> bezeichnete das Stück als einen von <a href="One_Nite_Alone_%E2%80%A6_Live!#The_WNPG_Origin_Playlist_(xcerpt)" title="One Nite Alone … Live!">55 Songs</a>, die ihn musikalisch inspiriert haben.
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<p><i>Sir Duke</i> avancierte zum <a href="Liste_der_Nummer-eins-Hits_in_den_USA_(1977)" title="Liste der Nummer-eins-Hits in den USA (1977)">Nummer-eins-Hits</a> in den US-amerikanischen <a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">Billboard Hot 100</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ChartsUS_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ChartsUS-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Darüber hinaus erreichte es Top-10-Platzierungen im <a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="Britische Musikcharts">Vereinigten Königreich</a> (Rang 2),<sup id="cite_ref-ChartsUK_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ChartsUK-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> der <a href="Schweizer_Hitparade" title="Schweizer Hitparade">Schweiz</a> (Rang 4),<sup id="cite_ref-ChartsCH_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ChartsCH-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="Norwegische_Musikcharts" title="Norwegische Musikcharts">Norwegen</a> (Rang 8)<sup id="cite_ref-Austrian_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Austrian-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> sowie <a href="Deutsche_Singlecharts" title="Deutsche Singlecharts">Deutschland</a><sup id="cite_ref-ChartsDE_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ChartsDE-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> und <a href="%C3%963_Austria_Top_40" title="Ö3 Austria Top 40">Österreich</a> (je Rang 10).<sup id="cite_ref-Austrian_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Austrian-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<tr><td><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="%C3%963_Austria_Top_40" title="Österreich (Ö3)"></a></span> <a href="%C3%963_Austria_Top_40" title="Ö3 Austria Top 40">Österreich (Ö3)</a><sup id="cite_ref-Austrian_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Austrian-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center">10<span class="charts-monl" style="font-size:smaller"> (3 Mt.)</span></td><td class="charts-hidm" style="text-align:center">3<span class="MT"> Mt.</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Schweizer_Hitparade" title="Schweiz (IFPI)"></a></span> <a href="Schweizer_Hitparade" title="Schweizer Hitparade">Schweiz (IFPI)</a><sup id="cite_ref-ChartsCH_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ChartsCH-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center">4<span class="charts-monl" style="font-size:smaller"> (13 Wo.)</span></td><td class="charts-hidm" style="text-align:center">13 Wo.</td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="Vereinigte Staaten (Billboard)"></a></span> <a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">Vereinigte Staaten (Billboard)</a><sup id="cite_ref-ChartsUS_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ChartsUS-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center"><a href="Liste_der_Nummer-eins-Hits_in_den_USA_(1977)" title="Liste der Nummer-eins-Hits in den USA (1977)"><b>1</b></a><span class="charts-monl" style="font-size:smaller"> (17 Wo.)</span></td><td class="charts-hidm" style="text-align:center">17 Wo.</td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="Vereinigtes Königreich (OCC)"></a></span> <a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="Britische Musikcharts">Vereinigtes Königreich (OCC)</a><sup id="cite_ref-ChartsUK_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ChartsUK-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center">2<span class="charts-monl" style="font-size:smaller"> (9 Wo.)</span></td><td class="charts-hidm" style="text-align:center">9 Wo.</td></tr>
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<table class="wikitable charts-table charts-zebragrey2" style="max-width:100%;break-inside:avoid"><caption><span class="charts-hidm">Jahrescharts</span></caption><tbody><tr><th class="charts-th" style="width:250px"><span class="charts-hidm">Charts</span><span class="charts-monl">Jahrescharts</span> (1977)</th><th class="charts-trh" style="width:90px">Platzierung</th></tr><tr><td><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="Vereinigte Staaten (Billboard)"></a></span> <a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">Vereinigte Staaten (Billboard)</a><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center">18</td></tr>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Auszeichnungen_für_Musikverkäufe"><span id="Auszeichnungen_f.C3.BCr_Musikverk.C3.A4ufe"></span>Auszeichnungen für Musikverkäufe</h3></div>
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<tr><td><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="IFPI_D%C3%A4nemark" title="Dänemark (IFPI)"></a></span> <a href="IFPI_D%C3%A4nemark" title="IFPI Dänemark">Dänemark (IFPI)</a></td><td><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> Gold</td><td>45.000</td></tr><tr><td><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Music_Canada" title="Kanada (MC)"></a></span> <a href="Music_Canada" title="Music Canada">Kanada (MC)</a></td><td><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> Gold</td><td>75.000</td></tr><tr><td><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Recorded_Music_NZ" title="Neuseeland (RMNZ)"></a></span> <a href="Recorded_Music_NZ" title="Recorded Music NZ">Neuseeland (RMNZ)</a></td><td><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> Platin</td><td>30.000</td></tr><tr><td><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="British_Phonographic_Industry" title="Vereinigtes Königreich (BPI)"></a></span> <a href="British_Phonographic_Industry" title="British Phonographic Industry">Vereinigtes Königreich (BPI)</a></td><td><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> Platin</td><td>600.000</td></tr>
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<td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> 2× Gold<br><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> 2× Platin<br>
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<td style="text-align:right;"><b>750.000</b>
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<p><span style="font-style:italic; font-size:smaller;">Hauptartikel: <a href="Stevie_Wonder/Auszeichnungen_f%C3%BCr_Musikverk%C3%A4ufe" title="Stevie Wonder/Auszeichnungen für Musikverkäufe">Stevie Wonder/Auszeichnungen für Musikverkäufe</a></span>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Weblinks">Weblinks</h2></div>
<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://secondhandsongs.com/work/7817/versions"><i>Sir Duke</i></a> bei Secondhandsongs.com (englisch)</li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnNgASBdCeo"><i>Audio</i></a> auf <a href="YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a></li></ul>
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<li id="cite_note-Austrian-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Austrian_1-0">a</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Austrian_1-1">b</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Austrian_1-2">c</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Austrian_1-3">d</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Austrian_1-4">e</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Stevie+Wonder&titel=Sir+Duke&cat=s"><i>Chartplatzierung in Österreich.</i></a> In: <i>austriancharts.at.</i><span class="Abrufdatum"> Abgerufen am 20. Februar 2025</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ASir+Duke&rft.title=Chartplatzierung+in+%C3%96sterreich&rft.description=Chartplatzierung+in+%C3%96sterreich&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Faustriancharts.at%2Fshowitem.asp%3Finterpret%3DStevie%2BWonder%26titel%3DSir%2BDuke%26cat%3Ds"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-ChartsUS-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-ChartsUS_2-0">a</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-ChartsUS_2-1">b</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.billboard.com/artist/stevie-wonder/chart-history/"><i>Chartplatzierung in den USA.</i></a> In: <i>billboard.com.</i><span class="Abrufdatum"> Abgerufen am 20. Februar 2025</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ASir+Duke&rft.title=Chartplatzierung+in+den+USA&rft.description=Chartplatzierung+in+den+USA&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Fartist%2Fstevie-wonder%2Fchart-history%2F&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-ChartsUK-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-ChartsUK_3-0">a</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-ChartsUK_3-1">b</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/stevie-wonder-sir-duke/"><i>Chartplatzierung in Großbritannien.</i></a> In: <i>officialcharts.com.</i><span class="Abrufdatum"> Abgerufen am 20. Februar 2025</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ASir+Duke&rft.title=Chartplatzierung+in+Gro%C3%9Fbritannien&rft.description=Chartplatzierung+in+Gro%C3%9Fbritannien&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.officialcharts.com%2Fsongs%2Fstevie-wonder-sir-duke%2F&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-ChartsCH-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-ChartsCH_4-0">a</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-ChartsCH_4-1">b</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hitparade.ch/song/Stevie-Wonder/Sir-Duke-455"><i>Chartplatzierung in der Schweiz.</i></a> In: <i>hitparade.ch.</i><span class="Abrufdatum"> Abgerufen am 20. Februar 2025</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ASir+Duke&rft.title=Chartplatzierung+in+der+Schweiz&rft.description=Chartplatzierung+in+der+Schweiz&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fhitparade.ch%2Fsong%2FStevie-Wonder%2FSir-Duke-455"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-ChartsDE-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-ChartsDE_5-0">a</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-ChartsDE_5-1">b</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/titel-details-455"><i>Chartplatzierung in Deutschland.</i></a> In: <i>offiziellecharts.de.</i><span class="Abrufdatum"> Abgerufen am 20. Februar 2025</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ASir+Duke&rft.title=Chartplatzierung+in+Deutschland&rft.description=Chartplatzierung+in+Deutschland&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.offiziellecharts.de%2Fcharts%2Ftitel-details-455"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-6">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1977"><i>Jahrescharts 1977 in den USA.</i></a> In: <i>longboredsurfer.com.</i><span class="Abrufdatum"> Abgerufen am 20. Februar 2025</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ASir+Duke&rft.title=Jahrescharts+1977+in+den+USA&rft.description=Jahrescharts+1977+in+den+USA&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Flongboredsurfer.com%2Fcharts%2F1977&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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