Ebony and Ivory the name of Nelson Mandela." Ebony and Ivory "Ebony and Ivory" is a 1982 number-one single by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder. It was released on March 29 of that year. The song is featured on McCartney's album "Tug of War". A self-empowerment hit that tackles issues of racial equality, the song reached number one on both the UK and the US charts. It reappears on McCartney's "All the Best!" hits compilation (1987), and also on the UK two-disc version of Wonder's "The Definitive Collection" greatest hits compilation (2002). In 2013, Billboard Magazine ranked the song as the 69th biggest
One-hit wonder from composers who have two or more works that are popular in classical music circles, but have a single work that has become popular outside these circles. The two CDs differ, but the works common to both are: Other examples of classical one-hit wonders are Vittorio Monti's Csárdás, Enrico Toselli's "Serenata 'Rimpianto' Op.6 No.1", popularly known as "Toselli's Serenade", and Jean Paul Egide Martini's Plaisir d'Amour. The term "one-hit wonder" is occasionally applied to other media. In the sports world, there are several athletes known to casual sports fans for one event in their careers. Examples include Paul Henderson, a