From Hotter Than July, one of Stevie Wonder's most popular albums, Did I Hear You Say You Love Me is one of the album's classic songs. In 1980, the Los Angeles Times reported: "The standouts are 'Did I Hear You Say You Love Me' and 'Do Like You'." (Stevie Gets Hot in 'July'". Los Angeles Times. October 19, 1980, p.P81) Did I Hear You Say You Love Me is one of the album's lighter songs, amidst the antidiscrimination message of Cash in Your Face, and Happy Birthday's demand for a national Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.