So What the Fuss

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"So What the Fuss"
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Single by Stevie Wonder featuring En Vogue & Prince
from the album A Time to Love
Released2005
Genre Funk
Length
  • 5:04 (album version)
  • 4:11 (single version)
Label Motown
Songwriter(s) Stevland Morris
Producer(s) Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder singles chronology
"What a Wonderful World"
(2003)
"So What the Fuss"
(2005)
"Positivity"
(2005)

"So What the Fuss" is a song from Stevie Wonder's 2005 album A Time to Love . The song features En Vogue and Prince. [1]

Contents

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "So What the Fuss"
Chart (2005)Peak
position
Denmark (Tracklisten) [2] 16
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [3] 14
Ireland (IRMA) [4] 37
Italy (FIMI) [5] 27
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [6] 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [7] 82
Norway (VG-lista) [8] 17
Scotland (OCC) [9] 23
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] 46
UK Singles (OCC) [11] 19
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [12] 6
US Billboard Hot 100 [13] 96
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [14] 40
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [15] 34

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "So What the Fuss"
Chart (2005)Position
UK Urban ( Music Week ) [16] 40

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