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Higher Ground is a funk song written and performed by Stevie Wonder, released in 1973 as part of his album Innervisions. The song reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the US Hot R&B Singles chart. Wonder wrote and recorded the entire song in just three hours, playing all the instruments himself, including a distinctive wah-wah clavinet sound achieved with a Mu-Tron III envelope filter pedal. The lyrics address the concept of reincarnation, with Wonder expressing his belief in second chances and the value of life.