"Overjoyed" is a hit single written and performed by American R&B singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder on the Tamla label from his 1985 album In Square Circle. The single peaked at No. 24 on the BillboardHot 100 chart in early 1986, remaining in the Top 40 for six weeks. In addition, "Overjoyed" was a No. 1 hit on the adult contemporary chart, the eighth of his career. An alternate single release featured an instrumental version on the B-side. The song was written first for the 1979 album Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants, but was left off the album, and re-recorded for the 1985 album In Square Circle. In the liner notes for the song, "crickets, nightingale & additional bird sounds, ocean, pebbles in pond, stone dropped, crushing leaves" are listed under "environmental percussion". The song was first performed live on the May 7, 1983, episode of Saturday Night Live, where Wonder was the host and musical guest.
Mary J. Blige covered it as a rare track on her 2000 Ballads collection released only in Japan, and it was famously used in a mid-1990s Air Jordan commercial.
Jane Monheit included a cover of the song in her 2007 album Surrender.
Bass virtuoso Victor Wooten included an instrumental cover of the song on his 1996 album A Show of Hands.
R&B group Profyle covered the song on their 1999 debut album, Whispers in the Dark.
Guitarist Blake Aaron covered the song on his 2002 album With Every Touch.
Belgian-French singer Viktor Lazlo recorded the song for her 2002 album Amour.
In 2009, jazz artist Esperanza Spalding covered the song at the White House at an event to commemorate Stevie Wonder's music.
Progressive metal guitarist Drewsif Stalin recorded a cover of the song for his 2011 EP, Excursion.
A version of the song by British pop group Steps appears on their 2012 festive-themed album, Light Up the World.
In 2011-2014 Canadian singer Celine Dion performed a cover of the song on select dates of her residency show in Las Vegas, Celine as a virtual duet with Stevie Wonder. Wonder appeared alongside Celine Dion singing a new duet cover version on her 2013 studio albumLoved Me Back to Life. This version was produced by Tricky Stewart. Jon Maranica of the New York Times called the cover "the most decadent move on the album Mr. Wonder, lush and flexible, is the exact opposite of Ms. Dion as a singer. On paper, it's a severe mismatch. But Ms. Dion isn't out of tricks — when Mr. Wonder shimmies, she shimmies back, dodging her own shadow." Stephen Erlewine of AllMusic noted in his review on the corresponding album that Dion was "expanding to something a little more modern and something with a subtle but palpable R&B undercurrent. This soulful streak surfaces on the duets "
Bassist Nathan East covered the song in 2014 on his self entitled album, Nathan East, with Stevie Wonder himself playing the harmonica.
Evan McKeel performed a cover of this song during the second night of the live shows of The Voiceseason 9, aired November 10, 2015.
Victory Boyd released album 'It's A New Dawn' on November, 2017, containing cover version of this song.
In 2019, musician Ben Platt covered the song at his.
