Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away

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"Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away" is a socially conscious soul song by Stevie Wonder that reflects on faith, injustice, and the distance between spiritual ideals and earthly reality.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
albumArtist Stevie Wonder
artist Stevie Wonder
chronologyContext classic 1970s Stevie Wonder period
composer Stevie Wonder
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReputation noted for socially conscious lyrics
recognized as a spiritual protest song
era post–civil rights era United States
genre R&B
socially conscious music
soul
hasArtistRole Stevie Wonder – lead vocals
Stevie Wonder – producer
Stevie Wonder
surface form: Stevie Wonder – writer
hasInstrumentation backing vocals
bass
drums
keyboards
synthesizer
hasLyricalPerspective first person
hasTheme doubt and belief
faith
hope
racial injustice
religion
social justice
spiritual ideals vs earthly reality
war and peace
includedInAlbum Fulfillingness' First Finale
surface form: Fulfillingness’ First Finale
language English
lyricalMotif affirmation that God is present despite distance
distance between God and human suffering
questioning why injustice persists
lyricist Stevie Wonder
medium studio recording
originalFormat vinyl record
partOf Stevie Wonder discography
performer Stevie Wonder
performerNationality American
producer Stevie Wonder
recordLabel Motown
Tamla
releaseDecade 1970s
releaseYear 1974
vocalist Stevie Wonder

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Fulfillingness' First Finale hasTrack Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away