Steer (song)
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The single cover to "Steer" featuring Higgins smiling on the right. Photograph was taken in Sydney.
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| Single by Missy Higgins from the album On a Clear Night |
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| Released | April 7, 2007 | ||||
| Format | CD single Digital download |
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| Recorded | Los Angeles, California, 2006 | ||||
| Genre | Piano pop | ||||
| Length | 3:53 | ||||
| Label | Eleven | ||||
| Writer(s) | Missy Higgins | ||||
| Producer | Mitchell Froom | ||||
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"Steer" is the first single from Missy Higgins' second album On a Clear Night. The song was released to radio in Australia on April 4, 2007 becoming the #1 most added track in that same week. The CD single achieved the #1 spot on the Australian Singles Chart in the first week of its CD release. It is Higgins' second #1 single, her first being her debut single "Scar" from her first album The Sound of White.[1]
Higgins stated that the song was "about realizing that you have the ability to change your life if you don't feel happy or fulfilled with where you are or what you're doing" and that she wrote it after overlooking the entire Southern Celestial Sphere from a bay in Western Australia.[2]
The song has a clean, upbeat feel with vocals that ascend into many high-pitched lyrics. It has instrument backings of acoustic guitar and drums.
The song is available to listen to at the website of Sydney newspaper The Daily Telegraph.[3]
In March 2007, Higgins gave fans the exclusive opportunity to pre-order a personally signed copy of her single 'Steer' via SMS.[4]
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[edit] Track listing
The song has been released on the Australian iTunes Store, on which after a few days it had already broken into the top three singles.
- "Steer" - 3:53
- "Dusty Road" - 3:14
- "The Battle" - 2:17
- "Leave a Note" (Demo) - 3:43
[edit] Versions
- Album Version (3:53)
- DeAnn Mix (4:21)
- Eddie Baez Remix (5:08)
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| Australian ARIA Singles Chart[5] | 1 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ EMI MUSIC Australia, Missy Steers Towards New Album. Top40 Charts, February 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2007.
- ^ Time Off Magazine Matt Connors' interview with Missy Higgins(2006)
- ^ "Steer" streaming version from The Daily Telegraph website.
- ^ The Harbour Agency. Retrieved May 24, 2007.
- ^ "Australian Top 50 singles chart". ARIACharts.com. Retrieved April 23, 2007.
| Preceded by "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne |
ARIA (Australia) number-one single April 23, 2007 |
Succeeded by "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne |
