Live Performances
Wonder, joined by Alicia Keys and Lenny Kravitz, performed it at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards. Wonder and Keys sang it again at the 2006 Grammy Awards.
Wonder performed it on January 18, 2009, at the Lincoln Memorial festivities in honor of the inauguration of President Barack Obama along with Shakira and Usher.
Wonder performed it on October 29, 2009, at the 25th Anniversary of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concert. It was performed with Sting. The song broke into "Roxanne" by The Police in the middle and concluded with a return to "Higher Ground".
Wonder performed it live with America's Got Talent contestant Poplyfe on September 14, 2011.
Wonder performed this song with Eddie Murphy during the Spike TV special Eddie Murphy: One Night Only, which aired November 14, 2012.
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