Lately “Lately” dropped in 1980 as part of Stevie Wonder’s Hotter Than July album. It’s such a raw, gut-wrenching ballad about watching someone you love slowly drift away.

Although it’s popular at birthday parties today, Stevie Wonder’s “Happy Birthday” was originally released in 1981 in support of the burgeoning movement to make Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday a ...

At the heart of the story is Wonder’s 1980 song “Happy Birthday,” from his album “Hotter Than July,” which he wrote to rally public support for the cause, Deadline reports.

In 1981, Wonder released the popular song “Happy Birthday,” from his album “Hotter Than July,” to honor King and to push for his birthday to be a national holiday.