High (Lighthouse Family song)

"High"
Single by Lighthouse Family
from the album Postcards from Heaven
Released 5 January 1998
Format CD, 12"[1]
Recorded Miraval and Sarm West
Genre Soul, Pop
Length 5:13
Label Wildcard / Polydor
Writer(s) Paul Tucker
Producer Mike Peden
Lighthouse Family singles chronology
"Raincloud"
(1997)		 "High"
(1998)		 "Lost in Space"
(1998)
Greatest Hits track listing
"Ocean Drive"
(2)		 "High"
(3)		 "Raincloud"
(4)

"High" is the second pop single written by British duo Lighthouse Family for their second album Postcards from Heaven (1997). The song was produced by Mike Peden. It was released in January 1998 and reached No. 1 in Australia as well as being in the top 10 in Switzerland, Austria, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Europe.

"High" is the most successful single released by the Lighthouse Family so far, having reached the top 10 in various countries.

Three different versions exist, the original album version, the 7" edit of the Full Version, which adds some new instrumentation and a slightly quicker tempo. The Full Version appears on their Greatest Hits album.

Contents

Music video

The video clip is in black and white, except when Tunde Baiyewu begins to sing. There are scenes of Paul Tucker getting off the train at Newcastle upon Tyne and exiting the city's Central Station. There are also scenes of Tunde singing in an autumn park and the Tynemouth beach, a girl lying and rolling on the grass while playing with flowers, an abandoned house near Dungeness.

Filmed in North East England and Kent, the video shows some prominent local landmarks: the Tyne Bridge is shown at the very start along with the Quayside, and a number of shots of Baiyewu take place on the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge, which is also the backdrop for the single covers.

Track listing and formats

# Title Length
CD: Polydor / 569 149-2 (UK)[2]
1. "High" (Full Length Version) 5:13
2. "High" (Itaal Shur's Beautiful Urban Mix) 6:32
3. "High" (Full Crew Main Mix) 5:11
4. "High" (Itaal Shur's Beautiful Urban Dreamscape Mix) 6:37
# Title Length
CD: Polydor / 569 151-2 (UK)[3]
1. "High" (Full Length Version) 5:13
2. "High" (Vocal 12") 11:39
3. "High" (Interplanetary Disco Mix) 7:55
4. "High" (E-Dancer Dub) 6:42
5. "High" (Inner City Mix) 8:25
# Title Length
CD: Wild Card/Polydor / 567 505-2 (Australasia)
1. "High" (7" Edit) 4:35
2. "Ocean Drive" (7" Radio Mix) 3:59
3. "High" (Itaal Shur's Beautiful Urban Edit) 3:43
4. "High" (Inner City Mix) 8:24
5. "High" (Interplanetary Disco Mix) 11:36

Charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 1[4][5]
Italy Singles Chart 2
Switzerland Singles Chart 2[6]
UK Singles Chart 4[7]
Austria Singles Chart 4[8]
Eurochart Hot 100 4[9]
New Zealand Singles Chart 8[10]
Netherlands Dutch Top 40 6[11]
Sweden Singles Chart 18[12]
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 23[13]
Chart (1999) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play 21

References

  1. ^ Lighthouse Family
  2. ^ Lighthouse Family - High
  3. ^ Lighthouse Family - High
  4. ^ Australian ARIA chart performance of Lighthouse Family's "High"
  5. ^ ARIA End of Year Chart 1998
  6. ^ Switzerland Chart performance of Lighthouse Family's "High"
  7. ^ *Chart Stats - UK chart performance of Lighthouse Family's "High"
  8. ^ Austria Chart performance of Lighthouse Family's "High"
  9. ^ Eurochart Hot 100 which shows the peak position of Lighthouse Family's "High"
  10. ^ New Zealand Chart performance of Lighthouse Family's "High"
  11. ^ Dutch Chart performance of Lighthouse Family's "High"
  12. ^ Sweden Chart performance of Lighthouse Family's "High"
  13. ^ U.S. Billboard - chart performance of Lighthouse Family's "High"

External links

Lighthouse Family
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Remix albums
Singles
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