On Tuesday, October 13, Stevie Wonder announced the release of two new songs. The songs are titled “Where Is Our Love Song,” and “Can’t Put It in the Hands of Fate.”
This comes as the 70-year-old legend’s, his first new music in 15 years. The tracks will be released on his own record label, So What the Fuss Records, under Republic Records, which means a break from Motown, where he had been releasing music since 1962.
Wonder said he began writing “Where Is Our Love Song” in 1968 when he was 18 and recently brought it back out and completed it with new lyrics. Gary Clark Jr. on guitar is featured on the track. Proceeds from “Where Is Our Love Song” sales will benefit Feeding America. Wonder says that they have requested $1 billion in donations to help families in need around the country.
The second song has also been years in the making. “Can’t Put It in the Hands of Fate” was recently completed with the addition of new lyrics. Busta Rhymes and Rapsody are featured on the track along with five of Wonder’s children.
“When I first wrote it, it was about a relationship. And then I was thinking about where we are in the world and I was thinking … this craziness is unacceptable. We’re not going for it anymore. Change is right now. We can’t put it in hands of fate….. We can’t put voting in the hands of fate.”
The two songs may be included on an in-progress EP, or if that does not proceed, they may be on Through the Eyes of Wonder, Wonder’s long-awaited album.